Jorge Martin has claimed victory at the Japanese MotoGP after heavy rain saw red flags deployed twice.
Despite rain beginning to fall moments before the start of the race, riders stuck to dry tyres.
Pirro eventually pitted on lap four, as Morbidelli stayed out despite being overtaken by 16 riders on that same lap. Brad Binder was the first rider to crash out of the race, while at the front Martin saw his lead go from eight tenths to 1.4 seconds on lap 10.Vinales, Raul Fernandez and Crutchlow were given Long Lap penalties for an illegal bike swap.
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