TAKA BEST HRC RIDER AT DRAMATIC MISANO GP

Takaaki Nakagami produced an impressive and controlled ride to claim sixth position in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from the fourth row of the grid, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider picked his way through the field to secure another highly-creditable result at Misano. Indeed, the Japanese star is now the only rider in the MotoGP class to have top-10 finishes in every round of the 2020 championship.

Having gone fifth fastest in the morning warm-up, Taka did not get the best start in the race and found himself down in 15^thafter the first few corners. But the 28-year-old got stronger as the race wore on and, having passed Andrea Dovizioso, moved ahead of Alex Marquez with two laps to go to ensure he would again finish as the leading Honda. His sixth-placed finish means he is seventh in the world championship standings, just one point behind fifth position.