MotoGP Jerez race
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The Yamahas continue to scrap with Dovizioso, with Vinales slicing his way past team-mate Rossi and the Ducati to assume fifth. Petrucci's not all that far behind the trio either.
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At the front, Pedrosa continues to edge ever so slightly away from Marquez. The gap between them is 1.625s.
That means there's a full collection of Spaniard's in the podium places as it stands.
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Lorenzo is right on Zarco's rear now in that battle for third, and squeezes up the inside. Might we see a Ducati podium?
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Rossi runs wide, allowing the second factory Ducati of Dovizioso up into fifth.
Rabat is also down and out - should that kind of information tickle your fancy - while Iannone has dropped it at Turn 11.
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Jack Miller has been down to discuss that incident with Bautista. No pushing involved this time, it seems: "We worked it out. Everybody was excited on the first laps, got cleaned up, run wide by a lot of people. It’s a shame, a bad way to end a good weekend. I’m happy to go down there and work it out, I was angry at the time it’s racing."
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Pedrosa's advantage at the front is 1.488s over Marquez.
Replays show a big jolt from Vinales under braking for the final corner, with Iannone having to take avoiding action and losing a place to the Spaniard (and Petrucci) as a result.
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After those recent shakeups, the current order is as follows:
1 Pedrosa
2 Marquez (who's worked his way back round Zarco)
3 Zarco
4 Lorenzo
5 Rossi
6 Dovizioso
7 Vinales
8 Petrucci
9 Iannone
10 Folger
1 Pedrosa
2 Marquez (who's worked his way back round Zarco)
3 Zarco
4 Lorenzo
5 Rossi
6 Dovizioso
7 Vinales
8 Petrucci
9 Iannone
10 Folger
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Stewards are investigating the collision between Bautista and Miller that's removed the pair from this race.
So a bit of a frenetic start to this one - how out of character for MotoGP...
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Crutchlow is down! He drops it out of fourth at Turn 11, while Pol Espargaro is also down at the same corner.
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Down go Miller and Bautista, who look like they're keen to square up for fisticuffs in the Turn 1 gravel trap.
That placing for Lorenzo is because he's always worked his way past Iannone.
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Great move from Zarco at the final corner, as he ducks underneath Marquez to claim second. What can Zarco do from here, and how long will his tyres hold out?
Lorenzo has now passed Iannone as well. Passing the Yamaha pair in particular would have been sweet. But, like Zarco, he will have to manage his medium front tyre.
Lorenzo is now clear of Vinales too on the Ducati.
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Crutchlow is now past Iannone for fourth, while Lorenzo is into seventh - ahead of Rossi.
Zarco is flying early again. He has been super-impressive in the early laps of races so far, but he is on the medium front tyre, rather than the hard.
At the front, Pedrosa's built a neat little cushion over team-mate Marquez in the first couple of laps, as Zarco closes in...
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Zarco is now into third, ahead of Iannone's Suzuki!
Zarco now gets underneath Vinales and then Crutchlow to move into fourth! He might be on the softer compound tyres, but this is a strong showing from the Frenchman.
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Tyre info: Other than Zarco, Folger, Lorenzo and Barbera, everybody is on the hard front tyre. They are on the medium. The medium is, though, the go-to rear tyre, other than Marquez, Crutchlow (who changed on the grid) and Lowes on the hard.
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order at the end of lap one: Pedrosa; Marquez; Iannone; Crutchlow; Vinales; Zarco; Rossi; Lorenzo; Miller; Folger
Crutchlow is all over the back of Iannone looking for a quick response, while Vinales is fifth ahead of a nice little squabble between Rossi and Zarco.
Pedrosa launches brilliantly to hold the lead into the Turn 1, as Iannone buys his way past Crutchlow for third.
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The race is go!
The formation lap is underway.
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This is the first time Pedrosa has started on pole since the Malaysian Grand Prix of October 2015. He won that race, but you'll probably remember it more for the infamous Rossi/Marquez clash.
The grid has been cleared, riders are about to head off on the formation lap.
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KTM looks to have made an impressive step forwards this weekend at Jerez - where it has tested before - and it is also running a new engine that is helping power delivery: 
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