8 – Rins took his sixth MotoGP™ win (his second at COTA) and his first with Honda, having previously won with Suzuki. He becomes the eighth different rider who has won with two manufacturers since the introduction of MotoGP™ in 2002 along with Jack Miller, Andrea Dovizioso, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Maverick Viñales, Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi.