BRADLEY Smith secured his third straight points finish when coming 12th in the Japan MotoGP.
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider landed his second best result of the season at Motegi.
Smith, who had qualified 13th, was just ten seconds off the top ten and picked up four points in a race won by Marc Marquez, who wrapped up a seventh world championship title.
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