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The likes of Dovizioso, Espargaro, Crutchlow and Rossi are being brought back into podium contention by the Miller train here.
Rins serves his long lap penalty, losing three or four seconds but no actual positions.
In the meantime, Dovizioso has overtaken Espargaro for fifth, and Mir has had some sort of drama that has dropped him down to 21st.
Vinales clearly has the pace on Miller, but his Yamaha is being obliterated by the Aussie's Pramac-run Ducati GP19 on the straight.
Vinales has overtaken Quartararo for third at Turn 16, and is now trying to work his way past Miller.
Long-lap penalty assessed against Rins, who had made it up to 12th place.
Dovizioso has picked off Rossi for sixth place, the pair running in a four-bike pack that's formed behind Espargaro's Aprilia.
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Running order: 1 Marquez, 2 Miller, 3 Quartararo, 4 Vinales, 5 A Espargaro, 6 Rossi, 7 Dovizioso, 8 Crutchlow, 9 Iannone, 10 Petrucci, 11 Oliveira, 12 Nakagami, 13 Rins, 14 Lorenzo, 15 Mir, 16 Bagnaia, 17 Kallio, 18 Smith, 19 Abraham, 20 Syahrin, 21 Rabat.
Marquez now two seconds in the clear, with Miller holding firm in second place. Vinales still can't quite find a way past Quartararo, despite keeping him under pressure in virtually every corner.
Replays show that Rins more or less wiped out Morbidelli with a late dive down the inside at T12. That should be a pretty open-and-shut investigation.
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The Morbidelli/Rins incident, which we haven't had a great look at just yet, is under investigation.
Vinales is now all over Quartararo for for third place after having fought off Aleix Espargaro.
Marquez is over a second clear out front after just the opening lap. So, that's probably that.
That incident also compromised Rins badly, the Suzuki rider down to 19th place.
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Miller passes Quartararo at Turn 12, and Morbidelli then crashes out at the same corner.
Marquez has kept the lead from Quartararo after the start, and he's checking out immediately!
Marquez arrives to the grid at the end of the warm-up lap, and we're about to get underway for the 23-lap event.
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Every rider is on the medium front, except for Kallio, who is taking a pun on the soft. But there is a big split between soft and hard rear.
Soft rear: Dovizioso, Abraham, Iannone, Nakagami, Crutchlow, A Espargaro, Rins, Syahrin, Bagnaia, Rabat, Marquez, Lorenzo.
Hard rear: Petrucci, Vinales, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Mir, Rins, Rossi, Kallio, Oliveira.
Soft rear: Dovizioso, Abraham, Iannone, Nakagami, Crutchlow, A Espargaro, Rins, Syahrin, Bagnaia, Rabat, Marquez, Lorenzo.
Hard rear: Petrucci, Vinales, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Mir, Rins, Rossi, Kallio, Oliveira.
No Pol Espargaro today. KTM's lead rider fractured his wrist in a particularly nasty FP4 highside yesterday, so it will be up to Mika Kallio - drafted in to replace Johann Zarco - to carry the torch for the Austrian manufacturer's works team.
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In Moto3 earlier today, Aron Canet broke out of slipstream range to dominate the race and close to within two points of championship leader Lorenzo Dalla Porta, who was only 11th.
The Moto2 race will follow after the main event, due to a revised schedule. Championship protagonists Alex Marquez and Augusto Fernandez will line up first and second respectively.
The Moto2 race will follow after the main event, due to a revised schedule. Championship protagonists Alex Marquez and Augusto Fernandez will line up first and second respectively.
It's purely academic because the championship battle is very over, but a Marquez win today will formally eliminate Petrucci, Rins, Vinales and Rossi from title contention.
Whatever happens, Dovizioso's title hopes will 'survive' until Thailand at least.
Whatever happens, Dovizioso's title hopes will 'survive' until Thailand at least.
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Riders' championship: 1 Marquez, 275; 2 Dovizioso, 182; 3 Petrucci, 151; 4 Rins, 149; 5 Vinales, 134; 6 Rossi, 129; 7 Quartararo, 112; 8 Miller, 101; 9 Crutchlow, 88; 10 Morbidelli, 80.
No point sugar-coating it then - if it's a dry race, all signs suggest Marquez will walk it.
He was quickest by far through practice, quickest in qualifying, comfortably quickest in FP4 race pace simulations.
If he stays on the bike and the weather doesn't introduce some randomness, a fifth Aragon MotoGP win is his. But you never know for sure.
He was quickest by far through practice, quickest in qualifying, comfortably quickest in FP4 race pace simulations.
If he stays on the bike and the weather doesn't introduce some randomness, a fifth Aragon MotoGP win is his. But you never know for sure.
Some rain this morning, just as on Saturday, but the track has long dried out, and further precipitation looks unlikely if not impossible.
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Grid:
1 Marquez, 2 Quartararo, 3 Vinales
4 Miller, 5 A Espargaro, 6 Rossi
7 Crutchlow, 8 Morbidelli, 9 Mir
10 Dovizioso, 11 Iannone, 12 Rins
13 Nakagami, 14 Petrucci, 15 Bagnaia
16 Oliveira, 17 Rabat, 18 Kallio
19 Lorenzo, 20 Syahrin, 21 Abraham
22 Smith
1 Marquez, 2 Quartararo, 3 Vinales
4 Miller, 5 A Espargaro, 6 Rossi
7 Crutchlow, 8 Morbidelli, 9 Mir
10 Dovizioso, 11 Iannone, 12 Rins
13 Nakagami, 14 Petrucci, 15 Bagnaia
16 Oliveira, 17 Rabat, 18 Kallio
19 Lorenzo, 20 Syahrin, 21 Abraham
22 Smith
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Aragon Grand Prix at the Motorland Aragon venue based in Spain's Alcaniz.
It's race number 14 in the 19-round 2019 MotoGP championship.
It's race number 14 in the 19-round 2019 MotoGP championship.
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