The 2 riders have been scrapping over fifth place with two laps to go once they got here collectively at velocity on the finish of the lengthy Gardner Straight.
Vinales has slipstreamed previous Bezzecchi on the method to Flip 1, Bezzecchi then dropping management of his Ducati advert clattering into the again of the Aprilia.
Each riders have been despatched tumbling by way of the gravel lure, the pair fortunately seeking to have escaped any severe damage.
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There have been no such dramas for Martin, who dominated all 13 laps to say victory.
There was a small reprieve for the pole starter when Marc Marquez ran extensive at Flip 1 at the beginning and dropped again all the way down to eighth place.
Whereas Marquez fought his means again by way of the sector, Martin was capable of management the race from the entrance.
“I’m actually glad,” mentioned Martin. “I assumed it was going to be way more troublesome with Marc actually shut behind me. However I don’t know what occurred within the first few laps, I noticed I used to be growing the gaps.
“I used to be attempting to maintain a very quick tempo and once I noticed I had an enormous hole already I managed a bit to make it to the top.”
Marquez did work his means again to second whereas Enea Bastianini labored his means from tenth on the grid to 3rd, passing teammate Francesco Bagnaia who may handle simply fourth.
Fabio Di Giannantonio inherited fifth after the Bezzecchi/Vinales crash forward of Franco Morbidelli, Raul Fernandez, Aleix Espargaro, Augusto Fernandez and Luca Marini.
Jack Miller was combating for a High 10 spot however crashed out of the race with a handful of laps to go.
Johann Zarco, Alex Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder additionally crashed out of the Dash.
