I did not expect him to slow down so much and touched him but fortunately we both managed to stay on our bikes, it was a huge relief."

Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) fell late on at Turn 8 defending against Ogura, with Jack Miller (Pramac) crashing twice, while Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse), Joan Mir (Honda) and Enea Bastianini (Tech3) all fell out of the race.

Marc Marquez now has the MotoGP world title in his grasp, while reigning champion Jorge Martin celebrated a fine fourth position