MotoGP Grand Prix of Britain 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Rob Blanchette @@_Rob_BFeatured ColumnistSeptember 4, 2016

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Maverick Vinales produced a dominant display to grab his maiden win in MotoGP, mastering the track to triumph at the Silverstone Circuit for the Grand Prix of Britain on Sunday.

Cal Crutchlow held off a late charge from two-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez to claim second, and Valentino Rossi grabbed third by the smallest of margins.

A crash affected the day's racing, as Loris Baz and Pol Espargaro were injured in a dramatic collision.

Here are the confirmed results and latest world standings:

MotoGP Grand Prix of Great Britain 2016 Result
Pos.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	Maverick VINALES	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	172.1	39'03.559
2	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	171.9	+3.480
3	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	171.9	+4.063
4	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	171.7	+5.992
5	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	171.7	+6.381
6	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	171.3	+12.303
7	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	171.0	+16.672
8	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	170.7	+19.432
9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	170.3	+25.618
10	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	169.8	+32.084
11	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	169.5	+36.131
12	Eugene LAVERTY	IRL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	169.3	+39.130
13	Alex LOWES	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	169.2	+40.143
14	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	169.2	+41.356
15	Tito RABAT	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	169.2	+41.943
16	Jack MILLER	AUS	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	168.7	+47.610
17	Scott REDDING	GBR	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	164.0	+1'56.177
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MotoGP Rider Standings
Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	210
2	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	160
3	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	146
4	Maverick VINALES	Suzuki	SPA	125
5	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	120
6	Andrea IANNONE	Ducati	ITA	96
7	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	89
8	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	GBR	86
9	Pol ESPARGARO	Yamaha	SPA	81
10	Hector BARBERA	Ducati	SPA	78
11	Eugene LAVERTY	Ducati	IRL	67
12	Aleix ESPARGARO	Suzuki	SPA	60
13	Scott REDDING	Ducati	GBR	54
14	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	ITA	45
15	Jack MILLER	Honda	AUS	42
16	Bradley SMITH	Yamaha	GBR	42
17	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Aprilia	SPA	41
18	Stefan BRADL	Aprilia	GER	39
19	Tito RABAT	Honda	SPA	27
20	Loris BAZ	Ducati	FRA	24
21	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	23
22	Yonny HERNANDEZ	Ducati	COL	13
23	Alex LOWES	Yamaha	GBR	3
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Recap

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Vinales gave the display of a veteran despite his young age (21), as he dominated at the Grand Prix of Britain.

The real action unfolded behind the winning rider, as current world championship leader Marquez battled for position with Crutchlow and Italian legend Rossi.

Rossi was quickest off the mark as he grabbed the lead, but a huge crash occurred on the opening bends. It produced a red flag, as the bikes of Baz and Espargaro flew through the air at Becketts.

Debris was strewn across the track, as medical staff attended to Baz and Espargaro after both men took sickening falls.

Both motorcycles were completely wrecked in the high-speed incident.

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Moto GP's official Twitter feed gave updates on the injured riders:

MotoGP™🏁 @MotoGP
Good news is that @lorisbaz and @polespargaro are both conscious and undergoing examination #BritishGP

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The race restarted after a substantial delay, and Crutchlow took advantage, taking the initiative to head the field early on as Rossi chased him.

Marquez was 11th when the red flag was shown, and despite his more conservative and tactical displays of recent times, he produced his aggressive best once again to rise through the field.

Vinales caught Rossi as he made a play for the front, and he duelled with Crutchlow at the head of the race. The 21-year-old Spaniard was tactically supreme as he maintained a gap between himself and the English rider.

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As the young starlet edged away from Crutchlow, Marquez made his move and attacked with intent. Rossi refused to let the pair fight alone and punctured the standings.

Stefan Bradl crashed his Aprilia, causing more drama, and Scott Redding also soon hit the tarmac when he attempted to battle through from ninth place.

There was a further accident when Andrea Iannone pushed hard to take a podium place but crashed with five laps remaining.

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As the winner earned his procession to victory, Crutchlow held off seven-time champion Rossi and the irrepressible talent of Marquez.

The Brit reacted to his fine finish after the race, per BT Sport (h/t BBC Sport).

"It was a long race but good fun," said Crutchlow. "We deserved that result. The crowd deserved it. They've backed me for years. Pole and second I'll take that all day long. I expected to be in the top six."

The championship now belongs to Marquez, but the emergence of Vinales reinforces the competitive nature of MotoGP.

Rossi is still in tremendous form as he monitors the development of the wonderful young talent around him, but he is unlikely to lift another world title this season.