The British Spidi rider produced one of the best performances of his career at the Sachsenring MotoGP to fight his way back from sixth position to second, passing Assen winner and nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi in the process
Crutchlow’s latest spectacular display means he became the first British rider to score four or more podiums in a premier class campaign since Barry Sheene in 1982.
The former World Supersport champion was ‘pleased to even race’ after his painful crash during the practice laps finishing just 1.5s behind Marquez on the official factory Honda RC213V.