
Valentino Rossi won a rain-soaked British MotoGP at Silverstone to take over at the top of the world championship.
Yamaha rider Rossi, 36, secured his first Silverstone victory ahead of fellow Italian Danilo Petrucci, who claimed his first podium finish.
Rossi's win takes him above Jorge Lorenzo in the standings as he chases a 10th world title.
Defending world champion Marc Marquez started from pole but crashed out.
Marquez's exit, eight laps from the end of the 20-lap race, left Rossi clear at the head of the field and has all but ended the Spaniard's hopes of retaining his title.
Petrucci cut into the lead on a Pramac Ducati but Rossi showed his mastery of the wet...