POINTS FINISH FOR TAKA IN TOPSY-TURVY AUSTRIAN GP

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami eventually took 13^th position in a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix as mixed weather conditions caused chaos in a flag-to-flag race at the Red Bull Ring. Despite ominous grey clouds throughout and a few spots of rain at the start, the majority of the race took place in the dry, before heavy rainfall made the final few laps something of a lottery.

Starting from 12^th on the grid, Taka lost a couple of places over the first lap before settling into 13^th just ahead of LCR team-mate Álex Marquez. He managed to battle up into the top 10 by the closing stages but, after choosing to stay out in the rain on slicks, found himself in third place with three laps to go as most riders headed back to the pits to switch bikes. He was unable to maintain his position on an increasingly slippery circuit and eventually grabbed a points finish as he was caught by a host of rivals on wet tyres towards the finish line.