Phillip Island MotoGP race day
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That's all from a hectic Phillip Island weekend.
Thanks for your company, and we will be back next week for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Thanks for your company, and we will be back next week for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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It's shoey time for Miller!
Australia has had to wait since 2012 to see a home rider on the premier class podium at Phillip Island.
Nice to hear no boos from the crowd for a change.
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Marquez's win puts Repsol Honda just one point behind Ducati in the teams' standings. The world champion has kept Honda in contention himself the entire year.
What an amazing podium for Crutchlow here. A year ago, he was lying in an Australian hospital bed with a shattered ankle, and there was a fear he may never ride again. Fast-forward 12 months and he's on the podium.
Replay shows Dovizioso ran wide at Turn 2 on the last lap, which is why he dropped to seventh at the chequered flag.
Hats off to Zarco. He was only 26s behind Marquez in the end on a new bike to him and on a weekend with limited dry track time. And with Lorenzo absolutely nowhere, Honda must surely be having some serious thoughts tonight.
Vinales, Kallio, Rabat, Quartararo and Petrucci didn't make the finish.
Morbidelli was 11th in the end ahead of Pol Espargaro, who only held Zarco at bay by a tenth in the end. Abraham and Syahrin took the final points, with Lorenzo last in 16th - some 66s off of his team-mate.
What an effort from Honda to secure a 1-2 at a circuit that probably shouldn't suit the 2019-spec Honda, with it's numerous long corners and fast direction changes.
That's Marquez's 55th premier class victory. He surpasses five-time world champion Mick Doohan's tally.
Marquez cracked Vinales. The Yamaha rider tried to run the wider line at Turn 9 to get the inside for 10, but highsided as he tried to do so.
Bagnaia denied a maiden podium in the end in fourth ahead of Mir, Iannone, Dovizioso, Rossi, Rins, Aleix Espargaro.
Crutchlow moves up to second, Miller takes third in his home race!
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Marc Marquez wins in Australia!
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Vinales crashes out!
It'll have to be Turn 10 for Vinales if he is going to get this done.
Marquez holds the line at Turn 4.
Vinales tried to fight back around Turn 1 and into Turn 2, but couldn't make it work.
Onto the final lap and Marquez makes his move on the main straight. He leads into Turn 1.
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Contact between Rins and Iannone at Turn 4. Looks like a bit of the Aprilia broke off.
Two scenarios. Scenario one: Marquez makes the move at Turn 10 and pulls the pin across the last lap. Scenario two: He waits until the last moment on the last lap to cruelly deny Vinales.
Two laps to go and Vinales still leads Marquez.
Three laps to go and Marquez allows Vinales to hold the lead into Turn 1.
Marquez pulled alongside Vinales on the run to Turn 1, but decided against it.
Marquez is definitely just waiting for his moment here.
Marquez once again closes in on Vinales on the run to Turn 1, but the Yamaha holds position. I wonder, is Marquez just playing with his fellow Spaniard here?
The Honda may have great speed, but Vinales is able to use the Yamaha to get out of the last corner pretty well.
No real signs of Vinales's soft front tyre fading in these latter stages.
Bagnaia has taken fourth on the 2018-spec Ducati.
At the front, Vinales still leads Marquez. They have absolutely left Crutchlow behind in a lonely third.
Rossi is being slapped about a bit here. Three Ducatis have just mugged him and pushed him back to seventh on lap 19 of 27.
Gloomy clouds have gathered over Phillip Island and teams are preparing second bikes. Will we see a flag-to-flag in these final nine laps?
Rossi comes back at him, though, at Turn 4.
Dovizioso takes fourth from Rossi using the sheer power of the Ducati. 10 laps to go.
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Rabat has come into the pits.
Stunning charge here from Bagnaia. He was 10th and a second off the lead group a few laps ago, and he's now on some serious pace in eighth.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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