MotoGP: Marquez won the United States Grand Prix, Rossi led the championship

The reigning world champion in motorcycle racing in the MotoGP class Marc Marquez at the Grand Prix of the USA scored their first win of the season.

At the start of the race was leading Dani Pedrosa, who managed the breakthrough with the fourth position. During the eighth round of the rider of the Honda with the first line shifted his teammate Marquez.

The defending champion never allowed to threaten their position. Marquez surely reached the finish and scored the 30th victory of his career.

Three laps before the end of the race Pedrosa did not hold and the second place, the Spaniard surpassed Rossi, the second place which compensated for “Yamaha” a failed race, because viñales at the start of the race made a mistake and went the distance.

Race results:

1. Marc Marquez (Honda) — 43:58.770
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +3.069
3. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) +5.112
4. Cal Crutchlow (“LCR Honda”) +7.638
5. John Zarco (“Tech 3 Yamaha”) +7.957
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +14.058
7. Andrea Iannone (“Suzuki”) +15.491
8. Danilo Petrucci (“PRAMAC Ducati”) +16.772
9. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) +17.979
10. Jack Miller (“Marc VDS Honda”) +18.494

Valentino Rossi in the opening three races of the season never fell below third place. Legendary Italian with 56 points, six points away from his teammate Maverick viñales. In third place progressed Marc Marquez (38 points).

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