in turn stretched away from
Oliveira.
Unlucky Pasini, forced to start
from row two, did not finish the
first lap, sliding out at the bottom
of the hill.
The top three positions did not
change to the end, Luthi almost
five seconds clear at the end.
The action behind was like
a club race, and Morbidelli
was the loser, finishing lap one
fourth, but directly swamped
by the pack. Pecco Bagnaia
(SKY VR46 Kalex) was the first
to take over, but he lost out the
next time round to Luca Marini
(Forward Kalex), who held on for
a career-best finish.
Morbidelli was back to ninth
by the end of lap two, while Xavi
Vierge (Tech3) cut through the
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decision. He'd climbed from 12th
on the grid to seventh, and fitted
a used wet tire, while most of the
other front men fitted new ones.
It made half the difference.
The rest came from a blazing
start, with Luthi going straight
from the third row into the lead,
and able to build on it straight-
away. He rapidly outdistanced
second-placed Marquez, who
