Race Win! Marc Marquez cuts championship gap to two points
The Ducati rider prevails in the Motegi race ahead of his major championship rival Jorge Martin.
Marc Marquez makes a big leap towards the MotoGP World Championship lead in Motegi.
After the Spaniard won Saturday's sprint race, he also secured victory in the main race on Sunday.
The Ducati-Lenovo Team rider relegated championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) to second place, with third going to his Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi, who had a tough fight for his podium spot in the final stages but ultimately held off KTM rider Enea Bastianini.
The Italian became the best KTM rider on Sunday, with Pedro Acosta finishing seventh.
In the championship standings, the battle at the top intensifies. Martin leads with 333 points, but now only has a two-point advantage over the rapidly approaching Marc Marquez. Marco Bezzecchi is third with 284 points.
