MotoGP Argentina race
By: Glenn Freeman
Summary
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All three men on the podium have good reason to be happy - but there will be plenty of others with every right to be furious, apologetic, and everything in between.
Stick with Autosport and Motorsport.com for all the reaction from the paddock, but in the meantime, here's our comprehensive race report of... well... whatever that was!
MotoGP: Crutchlow wins crazy race, Marquez hits Rossi
Thanks for joining us - we'll see in you two weeks for round three in Austin.
Stick with Autosport and Motorsport.com for all the reaction from the paddock, but in the meantime, here's our comprehensive race report of... well... whatever that was!
MotoGP: Crutchlow wins crazy race, Marquez hits Rossi
Thanks for joining us - we'll see in you two weeks for round three in Austin.
Zarco equals his best finish in MotoGP with second, by the way, while Rins gets his first-ever premier class podium in third place - and Suzuki's first as a manufacturer since 2016.
Marquez heads to the Yamaha pitbox, ostensibly to say sorry for having Rossi off - but the Italian's right-hand man Uccio Salucci blocks his way, and presumably tells him where to stuff his apology.
So, it's official - Crutchlow leads the championship, the first time a British rider has done so since Barry Sheene in 1979.
Marquez is handed a 30-second penalty for 'irresponsible riding' - and that drops him out of the points. Not the Spaniard's finest hour, to put it mildly.
Dovizioso, Rabat, Iannone and Syahrin complete the top 10 - Petrucci, Pol Espargaro, Redding, Nakagami and Morbidelli complete the scorers.
Zarco is second, from Rins; Miller is fourth, and Marquez got ahead of Vinales for fifth on the last lap.
...and it's Cal Crutchlow who comes through to win the Argentinian Grand Prix, his third victory in MotoGP!
Crutchlow gets a wobble as he crosses a damp patch entering the back straight, but he holds the lead from Zarco - half a lap left!
Crutchlow drafts by Zarco on the back straight, and holds the lead after running a tiny bit wide at Turn 5.
Is this the craziest race in MotoGP history? This writer is struggling to recall one more action-packed...
Marquez has well and truly lost his cool... another penalty - or maybe disqualification - surely on the way.
Marquez is now challenging Rossi in the fight for sixth - every point could be valuable come Valencia...
Five laps to go:
1. Crutchlow
2. Zarco
3. Rins
4. Miller
5. Vinales
6. Rossi
7. Marquez
8. Dovizioso
9. Rabat
10. Syahrin
1. Crutchlow
2. Zarco
3. Rins
4. Miller
5. Vinales
6. Rossi
7. Marquez
8. Dovizioso
9. Rabat
10. Syahrin
Miller has lost serious ground with that error, so we may be down to three contenders for the win. Crutchlow would lead the championship if he hung on to this, by the way...
Rins has gone wide! Miller retakes the lead, and Crutchlow is second having just passed Zarco moments before.
Rins leads with eight to go. He's never led in the premier class before, but has a shot at Suzuki's first MotoGP win since Silverstone '16.
Rins leads! He went for the move on Miller at Turn 5 again, and managed to get it done coming through Turn 6.
Vinales is 14 seconds behind in fifth, Marquez is now 10th and clearly has the pace to make it as far as the Yamaha rider in the remaining laps.
Rins has yet another go at Miller at Turn 5, runs wide again - and nearly gets passed by Zarco as he recovers the racing line. Rossi is now up to sixth at Dovizioso's expense, meanwhile.
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