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The British ace bagged a place on the podium after finishing behind Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez.

Dovizioso, 32, just pipped the Spaniard to the line in a pulsating finish.

Crutchlow wasn’t far behind the duo which was all the more impressive given his career-threatening ankle break.

The LCR Honda star missed the final three races of last season after a horror crash in practice at Phillip Island.

The calendar heads to Argentina next.

MotoGP’s elite will lock horns at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo circuit on March 31.

Hopkins reckons Crutchlow will be a serious contender after triumphing there 12 months ago.

“He’s heading to a track now that he’s also very fond of and is full of confidence,” he added.

“So, I mean he’s definitely going to be one to watch in Argentina and throughout the rest of the season.

“I believe the doctors told him he was possibly going to struggle to walk for the rest of his career.

“To come back from that, I know just how hard it was and hats off.

“I think Crutchlow will be really strong going into Argentina.”

MotoGP Championship Standings 2019

1 Andrea Dovizioso 25

2 Marc Marquez 20

3 Cal Crutchlow 16

4 Alex Rins 13

5 Valentino Rossi 11

6 Danilo Petrucci 10

7 Maverick Vinales 9

8 Joan Mir 8

9 Takaaki Nakagami 7

10 Aleix Espargaro 6

11 Franco Morbidelli 5

12 Pol Espargaro 4

13 Jorge Lorenzo 3

14 Andrea Iannone 2

15 Johann Zarco 1

16 Fabio Quartararo 0

17 Miguel Oliveira 0

18 Karel Abraham 0

19 Tito Rabat 0

20 Hafizh Syahrin 0

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