In a flag to flag race that started under wet conditions, Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez reigned supreme and crossed the line in first place to score his 58th career victory, his third of the 2017 MotoGP season.

What made it a perfect afternoon for the Repsol Honda team was that teammate Dani Pedrosa crossed the line 12 seconds further back in P2.

Riders were forced to come into the pits to switch from wet to dry set up but Dani was unfazed by the situation….

“This weekend we were competitive in all situations, yesterday in qualifying and today, with this podium,” Dani said. “ I'm really very happy with the performances and with how I felt on the bike. I'm generally feeling stronger than in the first part of the season. We must improve some details—today it was knowing the right lap to stop on, but we'll learn from it. Normally, when it's still a bit wet and you have to switch to slicks you must be super focused and super committed.”

“This is usually a strong point for Marc, as he's always very good in these conditions; we have to be able to keep the same concentration in the future because these details are very important. “

“Anyway, thanks to the team and to Michelin for the amazing feeling I had on the bike. We lost five points to Marc on top but we recovered some on our other rivals. I think the strategy of the team to come test during the summer break was right, as it was good to have the bike setting, especially at this track. We also improved on some little details of the bike and now I feel more comfortable going into the second part of the season. Now we have to not focus too much on the Championship and just concentrate and perform well at every race.”

While switching bikes went well for the Honda duo, things weren't as clear cut for Jorge Lorenzo, who, after leading for the opening three laps of the race, came in on lap five only to have issues with the set up of his second bike that saw him drop down the field to eventually finish in 15th place overall.

The two Yamaha's of Mav Erick Vinales and Valentino Rossi finished third and fourth respectively

“Our riders both were comfortable on their bikes today. They were on the pace right from the start of the race, but it soon became clear that they would have to switch back to slicks,” explained Yamaha's Massimo Meregalli. “Flag-to-flag races are by nature uncertain and a gamble. Maverick came in a lap earlier than Vale, but in the heat of the moment this is always a difficult decision to make for both the team and the riders, especially if you‘re leading the race.”

“Our riders both rejoined mid-field after switching bikes and showed their speed. As soon as they had their tyres up to temperature they rode solid lap times, even dropping into the low 1‘57s. It was a shame that the changing track conditions played such a big role today. We aim to fight at the front again at the Austrian Grand Prix next weekend.”

Cal Crutchlow was fifth with Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci, Aleiz Espargaro, Pol Espargaro and Jonas Folger rounding out the top ten.

There was drama for Aleix however when he had a coming together with the Suzuki of Andrea Iannone in the pits when both riders came in to switch bikes. Iannone did his best to avoid contact and injured himself in the process.  

“This has been a very unlucky weekend for Andrea. Everything happened,” said Davide Brivio – Team Manager. “Yesterday he had a problem with the bike in qualifying and today the crash in the pit lane, where he hit leg and head, compromising his race. Moreover, at the race start the spare bike had the same wet setting of the race bike, and when Andrea entered the pit to swap the bike the dry setting was not ready yet and we lost some more time.”

Teams will remain in Brno for a one day test on Monday before heading to Austria for the next round of the championship.

Final race classification
1. Marc MARQUEZ, Repsol Honda Team - 44'15.974
2. Dani PEDROSA, Repsol Honda Team - +12.438
3. Maverick VIÑALES, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - +18.135
4. Valentino ROSSI, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - +20.466
5. Cal CRUTCHLOW, LCR Honda - +20.892
6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Ducati Team - +23.259
7. Danilo PETRUCCI, OCTO Pramac Racing - +24.079
8. Aleix ESPARGARO, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini - +30.559
9. Pol ESPARGARO, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing - +30.754
10. Jonas FOLGER, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - +33.236
11. Alex RINS, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - +33.290
12. Johann ZARCO, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - +34.595
13. Karel ABRAHAM, Pull&Bear Aspar Team - +34.697
14. Jack MILLER, EG 0,0 Marc VDS - +38.062
15. Jorge LORENZO, Ducati Team - +40.100
16. Scott REDDING, OCTO Pramac Racing - +44.376
17. Tito RABAT, EG 0,0 Marc VDS - +45.454
18. Sam LOWES, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini - +53.976
19. Andrea IANNONE, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - +1'23.346
20. Hector BARBERA, Reale Avintia Racing - +1 Lap

MotoGP World Standing 2017 after the GP of The Czech Republic:
1. Marc MARQUEZ, Honda - 154
2. Maverick VIÑALES, Yamaha - 140
3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Ducati - 133
4. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha - 132
5. Dani PEDROSA, Honda - 123
6. Johann ZARCO, Yamaha - 88
7. Jonas FOLGER, Yamaha - 77
8. Danilo PETRUCCI, Ducati - 75
9. Cal CRUTCHLOW, Honda - 75
10. Jorge LORENZO, Ducati - 66
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Ducati - 44
12. Jack MILLER, Honda - 43
13. Aleix ESPARGARO, Aprilia - 40
14. Scott REDDING, Ducati - 33
15. Loris BAZ, Ducati - 31
16. Andrea IANNONE, Suzuki - 28
17. Karel ABRAHAM, Ducati - 23
18. Tito RABAT, Honda - 23
19. Pol ESPARGARO, KTM - 21
20. Hector BARBERA Ducati - 21
21. Alex RINS, Suzuki - 12
22. Bradley SMITH, KTM - 8
23. Michele PIRRO, Ducati - 7
24. Sam LOWES, Aprilia - 2
25 Sylvain GUINTOLI, Suzuki - 1