Honda's world champion Marc Marquez won the rain-affected Czech MotoGP in Brno, his sixth victory of the season, and became only the fourth rider to achieve 50 premier-class victories.
A surprise rain shower an hour before the start left the final corner, home straight and first turn soaking wet, but the rest of the circuit bone dry. The outcome was to postpone the start by 35mins.
Damp patches remained when the race got underway, on slicks, with Marquez, Dovizioso, Rins and Miller soon forming a breakaway lead group.
Marquez put the hammer down with 9 laps to go, pulling clear of the Italian.
Marquez, who equalled Australian Mick Doohan's record of 58 top-class pole positions on Saturday, finished ahead of Ducati's Italian Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller of the non-works Pramac Ducati team.
The other three riders to achieve at least 50 premier-class wins are Valentino Rossi (89), Giacomo Agostini (68) and Mick Doohan (54).
"It's important but I don't like to compare, they are legends of this sport," Marquez told after the race when he was informed of his milestone. "I'm just going to keep pushing... keep the same mentality, same ambition from the beginning until the end."
Spaniard Marquez now leads the MotoGP championship with 210 points, 63 ahead of second-placed Dovizioso (147) while Danilo Petrucci, who finished eighth in Brno, is third (129).
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