With a great start from the middle of the second row, Marquez took the lead for good after just two laps. He built a comfortable gap to second place before Miguel Oliveira (KTM) worked his way to that position, and pressured Marquez for the remainder of the race.
Olivera came home second with current championship points leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) finishing third.
This was the first win by Marquez in 581 days as a result of the broken arm he received at the beginning of last year and the subsequent rehabilitation process. Since returning to racing, Marquez has had more downs than ups, but today saw him take a convincing win at his favorite track – taking his 11th straight win here
By finishing 3rd while title rival Johann Zarco (Ducati) could only manage 8th place, Quartararo extends his points lead to 22. The riders will be racing again next weekend at Assen. For full results of today’s race, take a look here. You can find additional details on the MotoGP site.
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