Michael Laverty pushed his ART across the finish line of Sunday's Japane💦se MotoGP, after running out of fuel.

The PBM rider, classified 19th and the final rider not to be lapped, said: "Starting a race with only 18 laꦛps under my belt in the dry was always going to make things difficult. I got gradually faster th💧roughout the race as I figured the circuit out and managed to catch back up to Petrucci.

"I began to run out of fuel o🦹n the penultimate lap and had to nurse it home so I wasn't able to make a pass. I ran dry on the home straight and had to push it the final 100 metres. Iꦚ enjoyed Japan and the Motegi circuit although it was a little bit frustrating with the lack of track time this weekend meaning we didn't reach our true potential."

Team-mate Damian Cudlin inadvertently held up r𓂃ace winner Jorge Lorenzo in the latter stages on his way to 21st out of the 23 finishers.

"I got into a good rhythm and was riding my own race and I apologise if I held Jorge up but🔯 the flags were not clear to me," said 🎶the Australian. "I'd like to thank the team for their hard work as it has been a difficult couple of rounds but I am happy to record another finish."