Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez takes a strong dramatic finished at the round 14 of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship held at the MotorLand Aragón in Spain.
The Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and 2-time MotoGP world champion continues a relentless pace, which set him as the fastest lap of the race on the 15th circulation. Marquez increased his advantage as the race drew to a close and crossed the line almost three-seconds clear to take his fourth victory of the season and extend his championship lead.
The crowd of 69,714 fans at trackside were treated to a fascinating battle for the final two podium places as Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and team-mate Rossi produced an enthralling contest which saw the current World Champion Lorenzo – medium front and hard rear – take the spoils after the pair had traded places over the closing stages.
Viñales took fourth position, with Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) crossing the line in fifth to take the Independent Team Rider award, this was after an exciting three-way battle with Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) in sixth and Aleix Espargaro (Team SUZUKI ECSTAR) seventh. Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was eighth, followed home by Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) in ninth, with Stefan Bradl (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) rounding out the top-10.
The Spaniard champion is running with the hard-compound version of the Michelin Power Slick front and rear.
“Today was a great race and this has been an important weekend for the tires to work well. The grip was really good, but the drop was a bit bigger than at other circuits, because here we have long corners and we really stress the tires, said Marquez.
“We found a good set-up for the second part of the race with the used tire and the front was working really well. Michelin brought the hard front and it was certainly the right one for these temperatures,” adds Marquez.
The round 15 will be held at Motegi (Japan) on October 14 to 16.