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Rabat pits. Rossi is 2.788s behind Marquez with nine laps to go.
Rossi also ran a little too hot into Turn 2. He is now two seconds behind Marquez.
Rabat - yet to stop - splits the pair when they come back out. This could hurt Rossi.
Nothing between Marquez and Rossi as they come into pitlane. Smooth swaps for both riders, looks like Marquez has gained a couple of bike lengths.
Marquez, Rossi, Dovizioso, Redding and Pirro pit.
Rossi closes right up on Marquez again at the end of the back straight. He gets back ahead briefly.
Vinales has pitted as well.
Iannone, Pedrosa and Bradl have pitted, Marquez and Rossi go around again.
Rossi goes back inside a little too hot, Marquez retakes top spot!
Rossi takes the lead down the back straight!
The pit window is now open.
Vinales is now third, he has moved past both of the Ducatis.
Just 0.232s between Marquez and Rossi at the end of Lap 8.
Rossi is now right behind Marquez, whose rear-facing camera is loose. Perhaps there was contact from Iannone.
Iannone nearly cleaned up Marquez, a further replay shows.
Replays show Iannone went into the first corner too hot, forcing Pedrosa wide and down the order.
Stopwatch
Quick lap from Rossi this one, he takes half a second out of Marquez with the fastest lap of the race, a 1m40.779s.
Lorenzo's fall means Pedrosa is now sixth, ahead of Baz, Barbera, Pol Espargaro and Redding, who completes the top 10.
At the front, Marquez leads Rossi by 0.8s on Lap 7, the duelling Duatis are a further two seconds back.
Lorenzo took the lead off the line, held it for several corners, then fell down the order and gradually away from the lead pack.
The Suzuki rider was able to keep it upright, Lorenzo is now walking away from his Yamaha.
Lorenzo went down at Turn 1, moments after Vinales ran wide.
Crash
Lorenzo has crashed!
Replays show Crutchlow and Aleix Espargaro falling in tandem, but separately at Turn, before running back to their bikes to rejoin the race.
With 16 laps to go, Marquez leads Rossi, Dovizioso, Iannone, Vinales and Lorenzo.
Crash
A Turn 3 crash for Miller, cameras show.
Dovizioso fought back past Marquez down the main straight, but the Spaniard held on. Rossi capitalised to pass Dovizioso and take second.
Miller now appears to have fallen in the second sector.
Marquez takes the lead, with quick moves on Rossi and Dovizioso on the second half of the third lap.
Miller has made a flying start, he is up to sixth, past Lorenzo. He was quick on Friday.
Marquez is all over the rear of Rossi's Yamaha at the back of the three-rider lead pack.
Hernandez has crashed as well, his race looks over.
Scratch part of that. Crutchlow and Espargaro did crash, but they have rejoined, well off the back of the pack.

By: Mitchell Adam

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