Full Race Motogp Silverstone 2016, Octo British Grand Prix

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Maverick Vinales celebrated the first victory of his Moto GP career at the British Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Suzuki its first success since 2007. The 21-year-old Spaniard finished more than three seconds clear of British pole-sitter Cal Crutchlow of Honda to become the seventh different winner in the championship. “It feels incredible, for what I’ve fought for all the time to come true,” said Vinales, who is fourth in the drivers’ standings. “The key was yesterday in the rain because they gave me a bike to be able to be on the front row. Today, we did it.” Six-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi on a Yamaha completed the podium in the 12th race of the season at Silverstone in central England. Marc Marquez was fourth on a Honda and remains the championship leader, 50 points ahead of Rossi. The race began with a dramatic first lap as Loris Baz (Avintia) and Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) were involved in an incident, prompting the red flag with the two riders needing medical attention. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/4/vinales-dominates-at-silverstone-for-1st-moto-gp-v/ MotoGP Race Preview There will be a new experience for the vast majority of fans flocking to Silverstone across the three days – the chance to salute a home rider with a MotoGP race win on his record. Cal Crutchlow made the most of some smart tactics last time out in the Czech Republic to become the first British winner of a premier class race since Barry Sheene’s triumph in Sweden in 1981. It was a poignant moment in Brno as the man with 35 on his bike ended the 35-year wait with a dominant victory, coming home seven seconds clear of Valentino Rossi. With heavy rain falling right up until about an hour before the race, most riders decided to go with the softer of the two wet tyre compounds in the belief that the track would dry quickly. And while some opted for a combination of the two, Crutchlow plumped for the harder compound on both tyres and duly reaped the rewards, lacking grip at the outset but soon storming through the field to take the chequered flag. The jubilant 30-year-old labelled his rivals “wimps” for lacking the bravery to take the same decision and it was hard to begrudge a man whose frustrations have been all too evident over the past few seasons his moment in the sun. Crutchlow’s chances of repeating the feat at Silverstone look slim at best, but at the very least he will have the chance to soak up the acclaim of the crowd as Marc Marquez aims to further assert his dominance in the title race. The Spaniard finished a respectable third in the Czech Republic and actually extended his lead in the championship after Jorge Lorenzo endured a miserable afternoon, eventually finishing 17th. That allowed Rossi to leapfrog Lorenzo in the standings but Marquez now enjoys a 52-point lead over his nearest challenger, having previously been 43 points clear ahead of round 11. Rossi will hope to further eat into that margin with a repeat of last year’s triumph, which was his first ever at Silverstone and a record sixth British Grand Prix success in total. The good news for Lorenzo, meanwhile, is that Silverstone is a track he clearly enjoys, having emerged victorious in three of the six races to be staged there since the move from Donington in 2010. However, with the risk of rain on race day appearing low at the time of writing, it’s hard to look past 2014 winner Marquez getting the job done and moving a step closer to landing his third world championship crown. http://sport.bt.com/motogp/motogp-british-grand-prix-live-stream-the-silverstone-action-or-watch-on-tv-with-bt-sport-S11364082998641 About the circuit With more than 60 years of history Silverstone has become one of the most prestigious venues dedicated to motorsport. Completely revamped in recent years, a multimillion pound investment saw the completion in 2010 of a first phase of works to greatly improve the venue, making it one of the fastest tracks on the MotoGP calendar and earning high praise from the World Championship riders who enjoyed the new layout. The ‘Silverstone Wing’, a state-of-the-art, multi-million pound complex, became a new landmark at the circuit from 2011, thus adding to already breathtaking facilities at Silverstone. http://www.motogp.com/en/event/Great+Britain