MotoGP great Marquez celebrates 200th race with win in Germany
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez celebrated his 200th race in the premier class with a win at the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring on Sunday.
It was his ninth win at the German GP, this time in front of a record crowd of 256,441 people.
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The Ducati rider claimed his seventh win this season to extend his lead in the championship standings.
Marquez is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.
Just 10 riders finished the race, marking the first time in MotoGP since the 2011 Australian Grand Prix that so few saw the chequered flag.
The starting grid was already depleted, with just 18 riders starting Sunday's 30-lap Grand Prix. During the race, eight riders ultimately failed to make the finish due to crashes.
Marc Marquez's brother, Alex, was injured but took an unlikely second-place finish, while Francesco Bagnaia made his way into third having come from 10th on the grid.
Spanish motorcycle racer Marc Marquez of the Ducati Lenovo Team celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP race at the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, alongside second-placed fellow Spaniard Alex Marquez of the Gresini Racing MotoGP Team (Ducati). Robert Michael/dpa
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