Joan Mir has been penalised one position for contact with Jack Miller on the final lap of MotoGP’s Grand Prix of the Americas.
The sanction means that Mir and Miller swap seventh and eighth positions in the 15th race of the season, at the Circuit of The Americas.
Stewards deemed it ‘irresponsible riding’ on the part of Mir, who has history with Miller.
The Ducati rider was seen expressing his anger at Mir on the cool down lap, after a topsy-turvy weekend.
Miller had vented his fury after what he implied was an issue with one of his tyres after qualifying only 10th, before Michelin suggested it was the rider who was in fact in the wrong for being too slow on his preceding out lap.
The Queenslander charged to as high as fourth in the 20-lap race but was fading when Mir came at him on the final lap.
Miller did at least make life easier for championship-contending team-mate Francesco Bagnaia in his pursuit of a podium, letting the Italian past on Lap 13.
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Race results: Americas MotoGP Updated
| Pos | Num | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 41:41.435 |
| 2 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +4.679 |
| 3 | 63 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | +8.547 |
| 4 | 42 | Alex RINS | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | +11.098 |
| 5 | 89 | Jorge MARTIN | ESP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +11.752 |
| 6 | 23 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati | +13.269 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | +14.722 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan MIR | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | +13.406 |
| 9 | 33 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +15.832 |
| 10 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +20.265 |
| 11 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +23.055 |
| 12 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | ESP | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | +24.743 |
| 13 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | +25.307 |
| 14 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY VR46 Avintia | Ducati | +26.853 |
| 15 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | +28.055 |
| 16 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | ESP | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +30.989 |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | +35.251 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | +42.239 |
| 19 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +49.854 |
| DNF | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ESP | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 12 Laps |
| DNF | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 15 Laps |
Race winner: 20 laps
Championship points Updated
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Pts |
| 1 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | 254 |
| 2 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | 202 |
| 3 | Joan MIR | ESP | 175 |
| 4 | Jack MILLER | AUS | 149 |
| 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | 141 |
| 6 | Brad BINDER | RSA | 131 |
| 7 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | 117 |
| 8 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ESP | 104 |
| 9 | Maverick VIÑALES | ESP | 98 |
| 10 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | 92 |
| 11 | Jorge MARTIN | ESP | 82 |
| 12 | Alex RINS | ESP | 81 |
| 13 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | 71 |
| 14 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | 70 |
| 15 | Pol ESPARGARO | ESP | 70 |
| 16 | Alex MARQUEZ | ESP | 54 |
| 17 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | 40 |
| 18 | Iker LECUONA | ESP | 38 |
| 19 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | 37 |
| 20 | Luca MARINI | ITA | 30 |
| 21 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | 29 |
| 22 | Stefan BRADL | GER | 13 |
| 23 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | 8 |
| 24 | Dani PEDROSA | ESP | 6 |
| 25 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | 4 |
| 26 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | 3 |
| 27 | Tito RABAT | ESP | 1 |
| 28 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | |
| 29 | Garrett GERLOFF | USA | |
| 30 | Jake DIXON | GBR |
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