Moto GP: Jorge Martin extended his Championship lead in the Moto GP, taking out an eventful Sprint Race at Phillip Island.
Marc Marquez overcame a poor start and hunted down world championship leader Jorge Martin to win the Australia n Motorcycle Grand Prix for the fourth time, the six-time MotoGP world champion taking his third victory of the season at Phillip Island on Sunday afternoon.
Australia’s Jack Miller, who started from a Phillip Island-worst 16th after hitting a hare that ran across the track during qualifying and crashed from Saturday’s sprint after a coming-together with a seagull that smashed the front fairing of his KTM, finished in 11th place, 19.932secs behind Marquez.Marquez smoked his rear tyre off the line after spinning on a helmet visor tear-off he’d discarded before the race start, entering the first corner in 13th from second on the grid.
“I saw it and it was impossible to take from under my wheel, and when I released the clutch I start to spin. I don’t know where I was at the first corner, but I overtook many riders. With five laps to go, Marquez drew to within two-tenths of a second of Martin and surprised his Spanish compatriot with a pass at turn five, Martin returning the favour at the first turn on lap 25.
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