Thailand MotoGP - Race Results
Marquez is an eight-time world champion after winning the 2019 MotoGP title in Sunday's Thai Grand Prix.
The Repsol Honda star, who needed to score at least two points more than Dovizioso to secure a sixth premier-class crown (with four rounds to go), stalked rookie Quartararo for much of the race.
Twice Marquez ran wide when trying to pass Quartararo into the Turn 3 hairpin, before making the same move stick on the last lap.
Marquez is an eight-time world champion after winning the 2019 MotoGP title in Sunday's Thai Grand Prix.
The Repsol Honda star, who needed to score at least two points more than Dovizioso to secure a sixth premier-class crown (with four rounds to go), stalked rookie Quartararo for much of the race.
Twice Marquez ran wide when trying to pass Quartararo into the Turn 3 hairpin, before making the same move stick on the last lap.
But Quartararo wasn't finished and dived inside Marquez into the final corner - only for Marquez to repeat last year's move on Dovizioso by cutting back under the Frenchman on the exit to win by 0.171s!
Vinales completed the podium after again losing ground in the early laps.
Miller stalled on the grid and had to start from pit lane.
KTM's Espargaro was returning from a left wrist fracture at Aragon.
| Thailand MotoGP - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 39m 36.223s |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.171s |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.380s |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +11.218s |
| 5 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +11.449s |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +14.466s |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +18.729s |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +19.162s |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +23.425s |
| 10 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +29.423s |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +30.103s |
| 12 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +33.216s |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +35.667s |
| 14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +39.736s |
| 15 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +40.038s |
| 16 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +40.136s |
| 17 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +44.589s |
| 18 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +54.723s |
| 19 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +56.012s |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +61.431s |
| Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | DNF | |
| Mika Kallio | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | DNF | |
* Rookie.
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.
