Coventry born Cal Crutchlow finished sixth in the the Gran Premio Iveco de Aragón.
The former Stoke Park pupil had been third quickest in the warm up but had to settle for sixth place in a race won by Marc Marquez, who moved a step closer to becoming a rookie MotoGP World Champion with his sixth win of the season ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi.
Crutchlow tweeted about the race: "Pleased with my race , not with speed of my bike ! Set up felt good by my team. We we’re let down , a lot. Did my best."