VOL. 54 ISSUE 25 JUNE 27, 2017 P83
Bautista (Pull&Bear) and Scott
Redding (Pramac) were locked
in combat, soon a couple of
seconds behind.
The leading quartet kept the
same order until lap 10, when
Rossi picked off Marquez, then
also Zarco into the first corner
of the next lap. The Frenchman
fought straight back, and the
pair touched, leaving a tire mark
Third was bitterly disputed
between Marc Marquez (Rep-
sol Honda), late arrival Cal
Crutchlow (LCR Honda) and An-
drea Dovizioso (Ducati), crossing
the line five seconds adrift, but
covered by just over one tenth.
Zarco led into the first corner;
Marquez second, then Rossi
and Petrucci. Behind them the
independent Ducatis of Alvaro
Rossi (with Vinales and Suzuki
riders Rins and Andrea Iannone)
had taken a risk on the hard
rear tire. First-time pole qualifier
Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha)
took the opposite gamble, soft
front and rear, and was losing
touch, prompting a bike change
when rain spots hit and the white
flag came out with eight laps left.
This put him out of the picture.
