The Italian motorcyclist Andrea Dovizioso took advantage of mistakes by title chasers Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo to win the British MotoGP at Donnington Park.
The 23-year-old Honda rider finished ahead of Yamaha rider Colin Edwards of the U.S. and Honda's Randy De Puniet of France to secure his first MotoGP win.
The near-90,000 spectators were hoping for another battle between Italy's Rossi and Spain's Lorenzo after their epic finish at Germany's Sachsenring last Sunday.
Instead, Lorenzo was forced to retire on lap nine after falling off his bike and hurtling across the track and Yamaha team mate Rossi relinquished his lead with 10 laps remaining after losing control before remounting to finish fifth.
Rossi's recovery to fifth increased his championship lead over Lorenzo to 25 points and Australian Casey Stoner, third in the standings, finished a modest 14th on a Ducati.
The riders now enjoy a three-week break before the next race in Brno, Czech Republic.
