Marco Simoncelli's hopes of🧔 a first MotoGP victory, and indeed podium, came crashing down when he suffered tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhis highside (see below for full sequence) while leading Sunday's wet Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.

Simonceꦅlli was already leading when Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner collided just behind him on lap 8 of 27, handing him a near two-second lead over Jorge Lorenzo.

But that counted for nothing when the Italian became one of eight riders to crash during the Jerez race, after this accide🔥nt at turn one on lap 12.

Simoncelli initﷺially loꦫst the front, saved it, then lost the rear.

"I am really disappointed!" said Simoncelli. "I knew 💫after the first five la💦ps that the tyres were struggling but I managed to hold my advantage over Lorenzo.

"Unfortunately I lost the front in turn one and the rea♒r came round on me - I tried to get it back under control but I couldn't manage it. It happens in racing and even though I am disappointed I am also happy to have shown again that I am a contܫender this year.

"The most frustrating thing about today though was that I got no help at all from the marshals, unlike other riders today. The bike was okay and if I could have had some help I am sure I could have still hꦐad a good race.

"That is not good but as I said before I showed I can run with the best today and that's the main t🦋hing we'll take away with us. A major result is around the corner."

Super Sic's exit handed home victory to Lorenzo.