 At turn 15 (part of the "Casio Triangle" set of corners), Crivillé tried to lunge up the inside of Doohan but backed off at the last moment, finishing 0.431 behind the Australian.At round three in Spain, Crivillé won his first race of the season.With teammates Doohan and Okada finishing second and third, the podium was an all-Factory Honda podium once again.