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Brno MotoGP race

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10 laps to go, Marquez continues to lead from Pedrosa, Petrucci, A.Espargaro, Crutchlow, Vinales, Redding, Abraham, Rossi and Rins.
Petrucci uses the power of the GP17 up the hill to Turn 13 to take third from Espargaro.
Petrucci moves into third at Turn 3, but Espargaro is having none of it had fights back at Turn 4.
Stopwatch
1m57.183s from Dovizioso in 12th - new fastest lap.
Vinales has got onto the back of that battle for third. He needs to clear Abraham first. Pedrosa has cleared off in second.
This afternoon has gone awfully awry for Lorenzo. He led at the start, but is now 19th.
Stopwatch
1m57.346s from Pedrosa, which is a new fastest lap.
Crash
Petrucci collided with Abraham at Turn 10. Abraham stays on his GP15, but drops to seventh.
It is all looking spot on for Marquez at the moment, but the sky has darkened somewhat.
Stopwatch
1m57.419s from race leader Marquez.
Pedrosa takes second from the Aprilia rider at the penultimate corner. It is a Repsol Honda one-two with 13 laps to go.
Redding runs wide at Turn 10 and Pedrosa moves up to third. Aleix Espargaro now his target.
Fifth-placed Pedrosa has closed in on the battling Redding and Abraham, and has now moved into fourth.
Crash
Pol Espargaro has had an off track excursion somewhere. He is running 12th ahead of Rossi.
Huge opportunity for Aprilia today. The team burned the midnight oil over the summer break and has brought a massively upgraded RS-GP to Brno. Espargaro currently second.
Marquez crosses the line, lapping in the mid 1m57s bracket, with a 19-second lead. 15 laps left.
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Marquez leads A.Espargaro, Redding, Abraham, Pedrosa, Petrucci, Rins, Crutchlow, Miller, Vinales, Baz, P.Espargaro, Rossi, Dovizioso and Rossi.
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The incident in pit lane between Iannone and A.Espargaro is under investigation. Meanwhile, Zarco has boxed.
How big could this be for the championship with Marquez comfortably in front and his main rivals mired further down the field?
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Marquez leads.
Marquez will comfortably lead as Rossi, Dovi head for the pits. Zarco stays out, though.
Stopwatch
Marquez is lapping in the 1m58s - fastest lap from him a 1m58.9s, which was 10 seconds quicker than race leader Rossi.
Pit stop
Petrucci, Lorenzo, Vinales, Pedrosa, Baz, Crutchlow, Rins are in.
Both Ducati rider do not have their second bikes ready for slicks. Rossi takes the lead.
The top 10 are all bunched up. Marquez is 13th at present.
Crash
Iannone has crashed in the pit lane.
Redding and Aliex Espargaro have had enough and are in for slicks.
The leaders stay out.
Pit lane is a hive of acitivity. Expect more bike swaps this lap
Rossi is beginning to break away a little from Dovizioso in third. How long before the rest decide to box?
Pit stop
Marquez, Pol Espargaro, Smith, Miller, Folger have switched to slicks.
Marquez is in
Marquez is struggling to hold onto the top 10. Lorenzo clearing off in front.
Marquez is really struggling now, Dovizioso moves through, as does Vinales and Zarco.

By: Matt Beer

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