ROAD RACE
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10 / AUGUST 14, 2016
RED BULL RING / SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA
P56
after a jump start, along with
both Aprilia riders Bautista and
Bradl, Hernandez and Hector
Barbera. The last-named failed
to heed the instruction and was
disqualified, spoiling his own
perfect points record.
The effect on the champion-
ship was minimal. Marquez leads
by a reduced 43 points, 181 to
Lorenzo's 138; then Rossi (124),
Pedrosa (105) and Vinales (93),
now in danger from Iannone (88).
(Monster Yamaha) managed to
get away from Danilo Petrucci
(Pramac Ducati) and Ducati
wildcard Michele Pirro. The still-
injured Loris Baz (Avintia Ducati)
was four seconds down in a lone
13th, after Tito Rabat (EG-VDS
Honda) had dropped away with
sliding tires.
A long way back, Cal
Crutchlow (LCR Honda) took the
last point. He was one of five
riders called in for a ride-through
until the Suzuki rider retired, in
too much pain from a broken fin-
ger from the previous day. Finally
Laverty crashed on the last lap,
spoiling a perfect points-scoring
run from the start of the season.
Redding managed to stay
four-tenths ahead of Smith.
Some way back Pol Espargaro
Laverty (50) spoiled a perfect point-
scoring season to date by crashing
at the final corner of the race.
