{"id":59698,"date":"2014-10-26T10:10:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T10:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=59698"},"modified":"2014-10-26T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T15:11:26","slug":"marquez-clinches-record-equalling-win-in-malaysian-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=59698","title":{"rendered":"Marquez clinches record-equalling win in Malaysian MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"

World MotoGP champion Marc Marquez clinched a record-equalling 12th win of the season in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard’s victory at Sepang matched Australian Mick Doohan’s record of most premier class victories in a single season, set in 1997.<\/p>\n

It was the 21-year-old’s first victory in five races with Italy’s Valentino Rossi finishing second and Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo third.<\/p>\n

The result sealed the constructor’s title for Marquez’s Honda team.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MotoGP championship standings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n

Marc Marquez (Spa) Honda<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

337 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

275 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

263 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

230 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Ducati<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

174 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Rossi consolidated second place in the championship standings, 12 points ahead of his Movistar Yamaha team-mate Lorenzo.<\/p>\n

The pair will battle it out in the last race of the season in Valencia after Spain’s Dani Pedrosa crashed out to fall out of contention.<\/p>\n

Marquez, who sealed his second\u00a0MotoGP title in Japan two weeks ago,\u00a0had not won a race since\u00a0Silverstone on 31 August.<\/p>\n

On Saturday he had become the first rider to secure 13 poles in a season.<\/p>\n

In front of a crowd of 80,000, in searing temperatures, Marquez didn’t have the best of starts, dropping back to sixth on the first lap after running wide.<\/p>\n

Lorenzo surged into the lead but Pedrosa crashed twice, retiring after the second incident.<\/p>\n

Rossi took the lead halfway through the race and looked set for back-to-back victories, while Marquez also passed Lorenzo.<\/p>\n

Two laps later Marquez pushed in front of the seven-time champion and took the chequered flag 2.445 seconds clear of Rossi.<\/p>\n

The final race of the season takes place in Valencia on 9 November.<\/p>\n

Malaysian MotoGP result:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Marc Marquez (Spa) Honda 40:45.523<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha +2.445<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha +3.508<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Stefan Bradl (Ger) Honda +21.234<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Bradley Smith (GB) Yamaha +22.283<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Pol Espargaro (Spa) Yamaha +34.668<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Yonny Hernandez (Col) Ducati +38.435<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Ducati +48.839<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Hector Barbera (Spa) Avintia +50.792<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Scott Redding (GB) Honda +59.088<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Marc<\/p>\n

Marc Marquez kissed his team co-ordinator Roger Van der Borght on the podium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Honda\"<\/p>\n

Marquez’s win which ended a run of four Yamaha victories<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Marc<\/p>\n

He will be looking for a record breaking 13th season win in Valencia<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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