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Assen Moto2: Morbidelli beats title rival Luthi on final lap
Franco Morbidelli passed main Moto2 rival Thomas Luthi on the final lap to win at Assen and extend his lead at the top of the championship.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: Jun 25, 2017, 3:23 PM
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Morbidelli led the first quarter of the race comfortably from pole position, pulling a one-second buffer by the end of the opening lap.
However, as the race progressed, Miguel Oliveira, who had jumped from fourth to second at the start, started piling pressure on the Italian before making a move at the final chicane on Lap 4.
But Oliveira’s stint at the front didn’t last for too long with Mattia Pasini and then Takaaki Nakagami both passing the Portuguese rider in the following laps.
It was the Japanese rider, who took the lead next, but he couldn't pull away either, and Luthi, recovering from an early slip, passed Nakagami with just four laps to go.
Meanwhile, Morbidelli was himself fighting his way back up front and passed Pasini and Nakagami in quick succession to set up a thrilling showdown for victory.
On the final lap, the Marc VDS rider made a decisive move on Luthi and made it stick to take the chequered flag and extend his advantage in the Moto2 points standings.
Behind the leading duo, Nakagami was classified third after Pasini was penalised for cutting the final chicane while battling with the Japanese rider.
Oliveira finished fifth while Alex Marquez crossed the line in sixth, having run as high as third at multiple stages in the races.
Race results:
Pos.RiderBikeGap 1 
Franco Morbidelli Kalex 2 
Thomas Luthi Kalex 0.158 3 
Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 0.630 4 Mattia Pasini Kalex 0.394 5 
Miguel Oliveira KTM 0.657 6 
Alex Marquez Kalex 2.774 7 
Xavier Simeon Kalex 6.967 8 
Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 7.027 9 
Fabio Quartararo Kalex 11.089 10 Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 11.623 11 
Marcel Schrötter Suter 14.196 12 Dominique Aegerter Suter 14.521 13 
Brad Binder KTM 18.210 14 
Yonny Hernandez Kalex 18.926 15 Jorge Navarro Kalex 21.767 16 
Remy Gardner Tech 3 22.008 17 Jesko Raffin Kalex 22.179 18 Andrea Locatelli Kalex 32.097 19 Augusto Fernandez Speed Up 32.231 20 Stefano Manzi Kalex 40.349 21 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 44.830 22 Axel Pons Kalex 48.509 23 Iker Lecuona Kalex 57.518 24 Edgar Pons Kalex 1'06.824 25 
Tarran Mackenzie Suter 1'24.146 26 Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 3 laps Ret Isaac Viñales Kalex 13 laps Ret Sandro Cortese Suter 19 laps Ret Luca Marini Kalex 23 laps Ret Simone Corsi Speed Up 23 laps
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