Spaniard Marc Marquez, who sealed his third world title in Japan last weekend, ended up in the track-side gravel in the ninth lap. Cal Crutchlow comfortably held off Valentino Rossi over 18 laps at Phillip Island on Sunday to claim his second career MotoGP victory and become the first British winner of the Australian Grand Prix. The LCR Honda rider held his nerve despite being chased by six-times world champion Rossi and crossed the line in 40 minutes, 48.543 seconds. "I'm really pleased for my team, I was confident I could have won even with Marc in the race," said Crutchlow. "We must be happy because we won the title but we would have liked more wins."

Source: dna October 23, 2016 10:43 UTC