In the premier class, Marc Márquez took his sixth pole position of the season and recorded the fastest lap by a motorcycle since Silverstone was renovated, with a 2:00.234 lap time.

[5] Rossi led home an all-Italian podium for his fourth victory of the season,[6] and his first at Silverstone.

Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa had good starting positions, but they dropped back into 4th and 5th places respectively.

Rossi extended his lead in the championship standings to 12 points from his teammate, Lorenzo.

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.