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MotoGP Teruel: Morbidelli wins as Mir strengthens championship lead

Franco Morbidelli eased to his second MotoGP victory from Alex Rins in the Teruel Grand Prix to strengthen his championship charge, while Joan Mir extended his points lead in third. Morbidelli's superb Sunday came as both factory counterparts Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo struggled to seventh and eighth respectively, while Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso could only salvage 13th from 17th on the grid. Takaaki Nakagami got his Honda into the lead from pole despite running wide at the first corner, with Morbidelli and Rins tucking in behind the LCR rider. But the Japanese rider's hopes of a dream Teruel GP were dashed at Turn 5 when he crashed, releasing Morbidelli into the lead, with...
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