BRADLEY Smith maintained his improvement by recording his highest finish of the season when he came 13th in the French MotoGP at Le Mans.
The Oxfordshire rider, competing for the Red Bull KTM team, collected three points, one more than in his previous event in Spain.
The race was won by Maverick Vinales, the new world championship leader.
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