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MotoGP Styria: Oliveira takes shock maiden win with last-corner move

Miguel Oliveira took a shock maiden MotoGP victory on the last corner of a red-flagged Styrian Grand Prix after Jack Miller and Pol Espargaro ran wide on the final lap. Suzuki's Joan Mir grabbed the holeshot for the first start, though had to relinquish his lead to Pramac's Jack Miller for running off at Turn 1 and gaining an advantage. Mir was then demoted by Takaaki Nakagami on lap four, though the Suzuki soon rallied and by the end of the tour was once again in the lead. He was able to open up a lead of over two seconds by the end of lap 16 before the red flag brought the race to a halt after Maverick Vinales suffered a scary crash at Turn 1. Having seemingly been battling brake issues...
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