MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 15 / OCTOBER 13-15, 2017
TWIN RING MOTEGI / MOTEGI, JAPAN
P80
race trailing Pedrosa before the factory
Honda faded into retirement.
Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM) was a
distant 11th, while Yamaha factory wild
card Katsu Nakasuga got back ahead
of Sam Lowes (Aprilia) on the last lap for
12th. Also on the last lap, Hector Bar-
bera (Avintia Ducati) and Tito Rabat (VDS
Honda) got ahead of Scott Redding's
Octo Ducati for the final points.
As well as Rossi, Cal Crutchlow, Karel
Abraham, Alvaro Bautista and Folger
replacement Kohta Nozani crashed out;
Pedrosa retired to the pits.
Marquez now has 244 points, Dovi
233. Vinales is dropping out of conten-
tion at 203, then non-scorers Pedrosa
(170) and Rossi (168).
Another wet
race, another
disaster for
the Movistar
Yamahas with
major rear grip
issues.
Dovi (04) beats Marquez to the line in a
carbon copy of the Austrian MotoGP.
