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taken out in the early stages by a
trademark headlong lunge by the
dreaded Simone Corsi.
Morbidelli still led on points,
75 to Luthi's 64, then Oliveira
(64), Marquez (49) and Bagnaia
(33).
the midfield, taking ninth from Axel
Pons (RW Kalex) on the last lap.
Baldassarri, rookie Navarro,
Syahrin, Cardus and Nagashima
wrapped up the rest of the points.
Taka Nakagami and erstwhile
front-runner Xavi Vierge were
the line—his eighth-place finish
a boost to his title hopes with
Morbidelli failing to score.
Ex-MotoGP rider Yonny Her-
nandez (AGR Kalex) at last had a
good ride, coming through from
22nd on the grid to cut through
