Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team)
has taken an incredible eighth win in a row at the Sachsenring, extending his
run from the 125 World Championships to another year of the premier class –
with all those wins from pole. It was anything but easy, however – with German
rookie Jonas Folger pushing the reigning Champion on home turf throughout the
race in a stunning ride to his first podium. Dani Pedrosa completed the podium
to get back in contention following a more difficult Dutch GP.
Marquez took the lead into Turn 1
from pole, with teammate Dani Pedrosa slotting into second as Jorge Lorenzo sliced
through from P6 on the grid to third, pushing Danilo Petrucci and Jonas Folger
back. Marquez and Pedrosa began to pull away in the lead as Folger charged
through to get himself into third - and then started threatening the
Repsol Honda duo in the lead. Choosing his moment, the German rookie then took
Pedrosa and prepared to attack Marquez – pushing through soon after and below
lap record pace.
With Petrucci through on Lorenzo
into fourth, it was the ‘Doctor’ Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) who
struck next, with the number 46, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Petrucci
then battling for fourth as Pedrosa began to drop back from the lead duo.
Folger then headed wide and Marquez took the opportunity, but couldn’t shake
the German.
Vinales came out on top in the
battle for fourth, limiting his losses after a poor qualifying performance.
Rossi came home fifth, while Dovizioso had to settle for eighth. The standings
make for tremendous reading ahead of the summer break. We're in for a thrilling
climax to the 2017 season when the action returns in the Czech Republic next
month.
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