Lorenzo was simply untouchable during the race, taking the lead on the first lap, and at times lapping over a second quicker than his rivals, to take a commanding victory.

The battle for second place was where the action was, with Ducati Team’s Andrea Iannone (+5.563s) riding through the pain to finish a second ahead of a hard charging Valentino Rossi in third. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa crossed the line in fourth, ahead of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s of Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro in fifth and sixth respectively.

Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Michele Pirro (Ducati Team wild card), Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) and his teammate Yonny Hernandez completed the top ten.

Marc Marquez crashed out with six laps to go while battling with Iannone for second, while Loris Baz took the Open class victory in twelfth.