Business Day

Crutchlow wins in Oz

- Phillip Island /AFP

Great Britain’s Cal Crutchlow won only his second MotoGP with victory in the Australian race here on Sunday.

Crutchlow , competing in his 103rd MotoGP, capitalise­d when newly crowned world champion Marc Marquez crashed out on lap 10 after holding a big lead.

Crutchlow beat Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi by 4.218sec with Spain’s Maverick Vinales third on a Suzuki.

The race turned when Marquez came off his Repsol Honda bike.

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