But a minor shortcut when returning his ෴damaged Pramac Ducati to the pits meant he was left empty handed.

Zarco fell at the end of lap 13 (of 24) just moments before the race was stopped🌜 dꦅue to the worsening rain.

The results - initially due to be used for the restart grid order, but which became the final classification when conditions failed to improve - were then taken from the end of the previous lap, 12, which Zarco had𝓰 completed in sixth.

However, to be officially classified, riders must🐷𝔉 also be ‘actively competing’ when the red flags are shown.

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The definiti♛on of ‘active’ includes a rider getting 'across the designated pit lane entry timing point together with their motorcycle' within a five-minute window after the stoppage.

Zarco - whose fast Turn 12 fall was close to the pit entry - was able to meet the five-minute criteria but, crucially, had straight-lined from the gravel trap into the pit lane, missing the 60km/h line that officꦑially marks the pit lane en𒆙try by just ‘five metres’.

That meant 𝓰the Frenchman was not classified as finishing, even though he had comp📖leted lap 12 and later returned to the pits in time.

“I crashed just before the red flag beca𒐪use of aquaplaning getting out of the bridge,” explained thꩲe Pramac Ducati rider.

“I tried to bring my 𒆙bike back. I did it, but they didn’t count my result, so I'm not even finishing in sixth 💟position.

“I should have crossed the 60k per hour line of the pit lane. And because I've gone 5 m🐬etres to the♏ side, they don't count it. So for this reason I'm quite angry.”

The ten points Zarco could hav♛e got for sixth place have also cost him ඣfifth in the world championship to Aleix Espargaro.

Adding to Zarco’s frustration was that he had fought back from almost last on the opening lap, having been bumpe𓃲d wide♏ at Turn 1, when riders were on slicks.

“I got a good start, but clearly on the first cor♒ner I got hit by Vinales, but he got hit by someone else.ও Fortunately, I didn't crash, come back on track and I could see that it was starting to rain [more],” Zarco said.

“A few guys stayed on track, but most came in the pit lane and it was good for me because my race was almost lost after the first corner and changing the bike, going with the rain tyres was good for me because it w🦄as not super wet at🐲 the beginning and I could catch a lot of time.

“Then when the rai🍌n came heavier, it was not easy t🍎o understand where the limit was, but I was still fast and catching positions.

“And then after a lot, 🐠lot﷽ of rain, clearly red flag was necessary.”

Zarco set the fastest lap 🍷of the race, by half a second, on lꦜap 3.