VOL. 54 ISSUE 45 NOVEMBER 14, 2017 P81
Pirro was ninth. Barely a second
behind Tito Rabat (VDS Honda) took his
first top 10, having passed and left be-
hind not only 11th-placed Bradley Smith
(Red Bull KTM) but also an increasingly
disgruntled Vinales.
Danilo Petrucci, Karel Abraham and
Hector Barbera took the rest of the
points, with fellow Ducati rider Loris Baz
missing out by one hundredth of a sec-
ond; substitute Monster Yamaha rider
(Above) Alex Rins'
fourth place was
a sterling effort
and one of the
rides of the race.
(Left) WorldSBK
rider Michael van
der Mark made
another good
showing on the
Tech3 Yamaha,
finishing 17th.
(Below) Dani
Pedrosa showed
his experience,
waiting until the
last lap to steal
the lead and break
Zarco's heart with
a second victory
of the season.
wheel, with Rossi now heading the gang.
Rossi stayed in front as the others
shuffled, but Rins was soon ahead of
his teammate, and then with seven laps
to go, got past Rossi as well. He hung
on to an excellent career-best fourth,
Rossi and Iannone right on his heels.
A couple of seconds adrift, Miller was
busy narrowly fending off the closing
Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) for a strong
seventh.
