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ANOTHER FIRST-TIME WINNER

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Spain’s Maverick Vinales claimed his first MotoGP victory and the first for Suzuki in 16 years with a dominant ride in the British MotoGP at Silverstone, in the United Kingdom, overnight.

The 21-year-old became the first rider to win a premier class race for Suzuki in full dry conditions since Kenny Roberts Jnr. in 2000, disappearing into the distance on the GSX-RR and pulling away to win by 3.4 seconds from Britain’s Cal Crutchlow.

Italian Valentino Rossi finished third, while Spain’s Marc Marquez ran off track during a late battle with Crutchlow and dropped down the order to finish fourth.

Rising star Vinales is the fourth new race winner of the season and seventh different winner so far.

The original race was red-flagged on the opening lap following a huge accident involving Loris Baz and Pol Espargaro. Baz required the most treatment at trackside, but waved as he was moved to the ambulance.

Alex Lowes was making his MotoGP race debut, in place of the injured Bradley Smith at Tech 3 Yamaha. Smith suffered knee ligament injuries at last weekend’s Oschersleben round of the World Endurance Championship and has also been ruled out of Misano.

Jack Miller was returning to action after missing the last two races due to injuries in Austria.

Photo courtesy Suzuki

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RESULTS AND STANDINGS:

Results from Silverstone:

  1. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 39m 3.559s
  2. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 39m 7.039s
  3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 39m 7.622s
  4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 39m 9.551s
  5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 39m 9.940s
  6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 39m 15.862s
  7. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 39m 20.231s
  8. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 39m 22.991s
  9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 39m 29.177s
  10. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 39m 35.643s
  11. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 39m 39.690s
  12. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 39m 42.689s
  13. Alex Lowes GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 39m 43.702s
  14. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 39m 44.915s
  15. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 39m 45.502s
  16. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 39m 51.169s
  17. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 40m 59.736s

Andrea Iannone   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) DNF

Stefan Bradl        GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF

Loris Baz    FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) DNS

Pol Espargaro      ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) DNS

 

Standings after 12 of 18 rounds:

POSITION RIDER TEAM POINTS
1 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda 210
2 Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha 160
3 Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha 146
4 Maverick Vinales Team Suzuki Ecstar 125
5 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 120
6 Andrea Iannone Ducati Team 96
7 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team 89
8 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda 86
9 Pol Espargaro Monster Yamaha Tech 3 81
10 Hector Barbera Avintia Racing 78
11 Eugene Laverty Aspar Team MotoGP 67
12 Aleix Espargaro Team Suzuki Ecstar 60
13 Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich 54
14 Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Yakhnich 45
15 Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 42
16 Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 42
17 Alvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 41
18 Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 39
19 Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 27
20 Loris Baz Avintia Racing 24
21 Michele Pirro Octo Pramac Yakhnich 23
22 Yonny Hernandez Avintia Racing 13
23 Alex Lowes Monster Yamaha Tech 3 3

 

 

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