In the premier class, Valentino Rossi took the first non-Honda win of the season, and his first victory since the 2013 Dutch TT. He finished ahead of teammate Jorge Lorenzo,[4] and Dani Pedrosa finished in third place. The victory pushed him past the 5000 career points total, the first and so far only rider to achieve this feat.[5]Marc Márquez crashed while battling for the race lead with Rossi; he remounted and – with a last-lap retirement for Aleix Espargaró – was able to score one championship point.[6]
In the support categories, Moto2 championship leader Esteve Rabat took his seventh victory of 2014 – and third in succession[7] – leading home teammate Mika Kallio for a 1–2 for the Marc VDS Racing Team, while the podium was completed by Johann Zarco. Just as in the other two classes, Estrella Galicia 0,0 achieved a 1–2 finish with riders Álex Rins and Álex Márquez; the pair were split by 0.042 seconds at the line, with Rins prevailing for his second win of 2014.[8]