Álvaro Bautista takes 17th in Australia
Marc Márquez has one hand on the MotoGP World Championship title after dominating the race at Phillip Island as Andrea Dovizioso could only finish thirteenth. Despite having to come back from running wide early in the race, Marquez has extended his advantage over the Italian from eleven points to 33, meaning that he will have his first shot at claiming the crown in Malaysia next Sunday. Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales completed the podium after a tough battle with Johann Zarco.
Álvaro Bautista started from twentieth and finished in seventeenth but leaves empty-handed after struggling all weekend to find grip at the Australian track.
17th Álvaro Bautista:
“It has been a difficult weekend, I haven’t had a good feeling with the tyres all weekend in these conditions and today was the best I could do. When things don’t work like they should, especially the combination of bikes and tyres, it is difficult to do any more. We saw here in Australia how all of the Ducatis suffered.”