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Rossi has inched his lead over Rins out to 0.517s now as the race enters its second half.
Ah no, that wasn't a crash for Lorenzo - he simply parked the bike at the same spot as Marquez, shaking his head as he pulls up with a second mechanical problem in as many days.
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And now Lorenzo has crashed out too - this is turning out miserable for Honda.
Marquez arrives back in the pitlane on a moped and walks into the Honda garage, helmet still on.
Marquez's engineer Santi Hernandez has his head in his hands in the Honda garage.
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Order now: 1 Rossi; 2 Rins; 3 Miller; 4 Morbidelli; 5 Dovizioso; 6 Petrucci; 7 Quartararo; 8 P Espargaro; 9 Bagnaia; 10 Iannone; 11 Nakagami; 12 Lorenzo; 13 Zarco; 14 Oliveira; 15 Rabat
We've got 11 laps to go, and Rossi is leading by 0.580s over Rins. Miller has fallen 2s away now, his choice of soft tyres not looking so great over a race distance compared to Rossi and Rins's mediums.
Crikey. That was somewhat unexpected.
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Marquez cannot get his Honda restarted, and falls off it again trying to do so. He lays on the ground in the run-off area for a moment then walks away.
That means Rossi leads the race ahead of Rins and Miller!
Marquez simply lost his Honda under braking at the end of the back straight and had a low-side much like Crutchlow's.
Marquez was leading this race by 4s and looking totally unbeatable, but he's down on the ground.
Incredible...
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MARQUEZ CRASHES FROM THE RACE LEAD!
Though he was overtaken by Morbidelli a while ago, Dovizioso hasn't been dropped by the Petronas Yamaha and still has a shot at getting into the top five here.
Oh by the way, Marquez continues to lead by miles.
Rossi is finding it a bit easier to hold onto second with Crutchlow gone, but Miller and Rins aren't letting him escape.
Vinales and Mir are now in 19th and 20th after their penalties. Vinales has a 12s gap to close to catch Hafizh Syahrin for 18th, but getting back into the points is possible with 13 laps left as the next group is not far ahead of the Tech3 KTM.
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Order now: 1 Marquez; 2 Rossi; 3 Miller; 4 Rins; 5 Morbidelli; 6 Dovizioso; 7 Petrucci; 8 Quartararo; 9 P Espargaro; 10 Bagnaia; 11 Lorenzo; 12 Iannone; 13 Nakagami; 14 Zarco; 15 Oliveira
A replay shows why Vinales dropped outside the top 10 - he initially thought his punishment was just to take the penalty loop, so he did that several laps ago unnecessarily.
Vinales has now pitted to take his penalty.
Crutchlow simply had a low-side under braking as he tried to close on Rossi into the corner before the back straight. He's unhurt and trudging over the runoff area.
Crutchlow's exit doesn't help Rossi much - he's still got Miller and Rins on his tail for second.
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But it all goes wrong for Crutchlow - he crashes!
Crutchlow is taking big looks at Rossi for second in pretty much every major braking area.
Mir comes in to take his penalty. Vinales hasn't yet, but has dropped down to 12th anyway - possibly a minor incident?
Dovizioso loses seventh place to Morbidelli. Ducati's race pace - well, the factory Ducatis' race pace, isn't great. Petrucci is ninth but will gain a place when Vinales takes his penalty.
Second placed Rossi has now fallen 1.8s away from leader Marquez now, and has both Crutchlow and Miller all over the back of him, with Rins lurking too.
Mir hadn't had a great race so far anyway and is only 13th, but that's a real blow for factory Yamaha man Vinales - who has also just been passed for seventh by Morbidelli.
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Vinales and Mir are both awarding ridethrough penalties for jump starts!
Lorenzo falls further down the order as Iannone overtakes him for 14th place.
With Marquez now 1.3s clear at the front, Rossi is coming under a lot of pressure from Crutchlow.
Petrucci and Quartararo are having one of the best battles at the moment, repeatedly swapping 10th place.
Marquez gets his lead over a second now with nearly three laps done.
Aleix Espargaro has managed to remount his Aprilia and resume the race at the back of the field.
After that superb first lap, Dovizioso's progress has stagnated - he's quite lonely in sixth right now, between Rins and Vinales.
Marquez has a 0.8s lead over Rossi, who has now been caught by Crutchlow.
Espargaro's shunt elevates his Aprilia team-mate Andrea Iannone into the points in 15th, with Zarco on his tail.
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