HONG KONG - BRITON Stuart Easton won his first Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday, denying compatriot Michael Rutter a record-breaking seventh victory.
Easton finished 2.72 seconds ahead of Rutter, with fellow Briton John McGuinness - who ran second last year - third on the 6.2-kilometere Guia street circuit.
Easton, riding a Doosan Honda, surged from a sixth-place start and held on the lead for half the 15-lap race, beating Rutter who for the third time missed out on a record-breaking seventh title. He shares the record of six wins with Ron Haslam.
Portugese Luis Carreira also had his best performance at Macau to finish fourth. American Michael Barnes and Briton Stephen Thompson came in fifth and sixth respectively.
The race was part of the annual motor racing meeting in the Chinese territory, featuring several different car classes as well as the motorcycle event. The highlight is Sunday's Formula 3 race. -- AP
