Alex Rins snatched a dramatic victory on the line
on his Suzuki to win the British Grand Prix ahead of MotoGP world champion Marc
Marquez. Marquez appeared to have held off the younger Spaniard, only for Rins
to produce a spectacular piece of riding for his second win of the season. But
Marquez still extended his lead in the Championship to 78 points after
second-placed Andrea Dovizioso of Italy suffered a bad crash on the first lap.
Britain's Cal Crutchlow was sixth. Marquez led
virtually all the way round and was on course for his seventh win of the
season, but he could not shrug off Rins. It looked like the 23-year-old from
Barcelona was going to finish agonisingly close until he zoomed past Marquez
with the last manoeuvre of the race. Another Spaniard, Maverick Vinales, was
third, with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi a place further back.
It was another disappointment for Marquez, who
had begun on pole position, as the same thing happened to him last time out in
Austria. But the Honda rider is still 78 points clear of nearest challenger
Dovizioso in the riders' standings with only seven races remaining and on
course for his sixth world title. Rins climbs to third following his victory,
while Crutchlow remains ninth overall after picking up 10 points for finishing
sixth.
The Championship fight took a huge turn though
when Albert Arenas wiped out Aron Canet, who is second in the standings, in the
early stages, allowing Lorenzo Dalla Porta, who was third, to move 14 points
clear with a seventh podium of the season.
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