Marquez wins ninth straight German motorcycling Grand Prix

The Spaniard has won in the top category for the last six years and before that won three times in the smaller classes.

Published : Jul 15, 2018 18:40 IST

Starting from the pole as he has every year during his streak at the German circuit, Marquez finished in 41 minutes 5.019 seconds

Honda rider Marc Marquez cruised to his ninth consecutive German Grand Prix win to extend his MotoGP lead at Sachsenring on Sunday.

The Spanish world champion has won in the top category for the last six years and before that three times in the lower classes. “Nine victories in a row here is incredible. Viva the Sachsenring!” Marquez said.

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Starting from pole, as he has every year during his streak at the German circuit, Marquez finished in 41 minutes 5.019 seconds, 2.196 seconds ahead of Valentino Rossi. The Italian veteran's Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales was 2.776 seconds further back.

Marquez, now, has 165 points in the MotoGP championship standings, 46 ahead of Rossi and 56 more than Vinales.