Swiss rider Thomas Luthi has moved into second place in the Moto2 world championship with a stunning last-gasp win at the Australian grand prix.
Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten) trailed Franco Morbidelli (Marc VDS Honda) into the final turn at Phillip Island, but pulled off a brilliant passing move to win by just one hundredth of a second.
Luthi started from pole position and led for most of the race before Morbidelli snatched the lead with two laps to go.
But Luthi slashed Johann Zarco's championship lead to 22 points when he notched the first back-to-back wins of his Moto2 career.
Morbidelli was second and Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) was third.
Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) finished well down the order in 12th, while Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP40) slipped to third in championship standings after he crashed out of the race.
Local hope Remy Gardner, who was detained by Japanese authorities with his father Wayne Gardner last week, endured a torrid afternoon at his home grand prix.
The Tasca Racing Scuderia rider started from 22nd but tangled with Malaysian Hafizh Syahrin (Petronas Raceline) at turn 10 on the first lap.
The 18-year-old was able to pick his bike up and rejoin the race but he crashed out for good with 12 laps remaining.
Two riders - Alex Marquez (Marc VDS Honda) and Isaac Vinales (Tech 3 Racing) - were unable to take their places on the starting grid after suffering injuries in qualifying.
