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ter falling and remounting. Second
Aspar Ducati rider Yonny Hernan-
dez retired.
Thus Rossi made himself im-
pregnable in second overall, while
Lorenzo regained ground on the
formerly threatening Vinales. The
points: Marquez 278, Rossi 236,
Lorenzo 208, Vinales 181, Dovizio-
so 162.
Laverty (Aspar Ducati) and Espar-
garo's fading Suzuki on the last lap.
A distant Bradley Smith (Monster
Yamaha) and a lone Scott Redding
(Pramac Ducati) completed the
points, with Pedrosa replacement
Hiro Aoyama (Repsol Honda) and
Tito Rabat (EG-VDS Honda) well
out of touch. Stefan Bradl (Aprilia)
was sandwiched between them af-
(Above) Jorge Lorenzo
leads off the start but
would have to settle for
third in this one.
(Top right) Hector
Barbera shows what
position he ended up
on the day. (Right)
Already champ, Marc
Marquez was slowed
by a crash.
