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German GP for Marquez
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SPAIN’S MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the German Grand Prix from pole position yesterday for his sixth win in a row at the Sachsenring in a Honda one-two with compatriot Dani Pedrosa.
Italy’s Valentino Rossi finished third for Yamaha to extend his championship lead over Spanish teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who was fourth, to 13 points.
Rossi, a nine-time champion in all categories, has 179 points to Lorenzo’s 166 after nine of 18 races. Marquez is fourth overall with 114.
The victory, at a circuit he has dominated since his 125cc days, was Marquez’s second of the season and Honda’s first one-two of the year. “From the beginning I felt good and then when I had the gap I tried to manage it,” said the Spaniard, who was passed at the start by Lorenzo but retook the lead after four laps and pulled away.
“I’m happy because during this weekend we were completely first and it’s been a long time since I did that.”
With Marquez on his own, the battle for second provided most of the excitement.
Rossi went wheel-to-wheel with Lorenzo and passed after seven laps, with Marquez 1.8 seconds ahead, but any hopes the Italian had of closing the gap soon vanished. Pedrosa overtook Lorenzo and reeled in Rossi before regaining second place — his grid position — with 14 of 30 laps remaining.
“It was a very difficult race, especially the beginning, for me,” Pedrosa said. “I had some issues at the beginning with the setting but towards the middle of the race the tank became emptier and I felt more comfortable.”
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