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Marquez rides his luck
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MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez rode his luck on “destroyed” tires before swooping late to win the Australian Grand Prix for Honda yesterday as pole-sitter Maverick Vinales’s challenge ended with a crash. Marquez, who sewed up his sixth MotoGP title and fourth in a row in Thailand three weeks ago, roared past Vinales on the straight as they entered the final lap at Phillip Island and held off his fellow Spaniard in a nerve-jangling finish. Pushing his Yamaha hard to reel in Marquez, Vinales spun out at the Lukey Heights section of the circuit, handing Briton Cal Crutchlow the runnerup spot on his non-works LCR Honda, with local hero Jack Miller third for Pramac Ducati. Marquez’s 55th premier class win moved him past Australian Mick Doohan to outright third in the all-time list behind Italian great Valentino Rossi (89) and Giacomo Agostini (68). Rossi placed eighth for Yamaha after qualifying fourth in his 400th race weekend. Marquez extended his championship lead to an unbeatable 375 points with two races remaining in Malaysia and Valencia. Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso is second on 240 points.
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