MotoGP Japan - Race Results
Marquez wins the Japanese Grand Prix and, with it, his fifth MotoGP title!
The Honda stars and title rival Dovizioso broke clear of Crutchlow in the closing stages, but the Ducati rider fell on the penultimate lap to confirm Marquez as champion with three rounds to go.
Rins was promoted to another podium for Suzuki by Dovizioso's exit.
Rossi meanwhile is now closing in on Dovizioso for title runner-up.
Marquez wins the Japanese Grand Prix and, with it, his fifth MotoGP title!
The Honda stars and title rival Dovizioso broke clear of Crutchlow in the closing stages, but the Ducati rider fell on the penultimate lap to confirm Marquez as champion with three rounds to go.
Rins was promoted to another podium for Suzuki by Dovizioso's exit.
Rossi meanwhile is now closing in on Dovizioso for title runner-up.
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Jorge Lorenzo missed the event due to the left wrist fracture in Thailand.
Sylvain Guintoli and Katsuyuki Nakasuga were making their latest wild-card appearances for Suzuki and Yamaha respectively.
Tito Rabat is still recovering from leg fractures at Silverstone and again replaced by WorldSBK rider Jordi Torres. Torres has the GP16 machines of Simeon, who is on Rabat's GP17s.
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- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 36.438s
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 42m 38.011s
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 38.158s
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 42.851s
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 42m 43.357s
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 42m 44.462s
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 49.768s
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 52.020s
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 42m 57.022s
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 43m 1.423s
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 43m 2.369s
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 43m 3.313s
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 43m 3.507s
- Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 43m 8.988s
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 43m 14.156s
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 43m 16.021s
- Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 43m 16.277s
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 43m 19.136s
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 43m 26.381s
- Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 43m 29.145s
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 43m 38.286s
Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) DNF
Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) DNF
Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) DNF
Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
