It was another masterclass in wet track riding by Miller, who surged into his second top six result of the season from 14th on the grid.

Miller’s previous sixth place was at the Dutch TT in June.

Miller had threatened a big haul of points after qualifying and the Australian delivered on cue, despite the slippery and tricky conditions at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

Miller dashed into ninth place on lap one and two laps later was locked in a titanic battle with Cal Crutchlow and Maverick Vinales for fifth place.

On lap six Miller had moved to fifth and settled into a long contest with Vinales before fading rear grip left him unable to hold off the late race challenge from Michele Pirro.

Miller’s sixth place is a confidence boost in advance of the next race, the Aragon GP, in two weeks.

Tito Rabat’s desire to finish in the points was dampened in the opening laps when he suffered from a lack of grip on the drenched Misano circuit. The race day rain was not ideal for Rabat who had showed good pace in the dry practice sessions.

But the determined Spaniard regrouped and by lap 17 he was in 13th and on target to score championship points. Three laps later Rabat slid out of the race at turn six.

“Not only I am very happy with this race result by Jack I am even happier that we are back in the form showed at the beginning of the season with a fast and constant pace. And who knows what could have happened if Jack had been able to get ahead of Crutchlow and Vinales earlier in the race. But sixth is a perfect result considering the conditions and I hope we can take this level to the next race in Aragon. It is a shame for Tito not to finish as he was closing on some points late in the race in tricky conditions.”