NAGASHIMA BRINGS HOME HIS BIKE AT THAI GP

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Tetsuta Nagashima toughed out challenging wet conditions to finish the Grand Prix of Thailand in 22^nd position. Standing in for injured compatriot Takaaki Nakagami, the 30-year-old battled through 25 laps of a drenched Chang International Circuit to bring his Honda home at round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship.

The race at Buriram was delayed by an hour due to heavy rain and there was standing water across the track when the lights finally went out. Competing on a MotoGP bike in wet conditions for the first time, Nagashima acquitted himself well to complete the race, finishing just behind the Yamaha bike of Darryn Binder.