Marquez runs rings round rivals in Germany

Germany

Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez' extraordinary record at the Sachsenring continued on Sunday as he won the German MotoGP for only his second win of the season.

The 22-year-old Spaniard, winning his sixth race in six years on the circuit, led home Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa with championship leader Valentino Rossi third on a Yamaha.

Rossi, seeking a 10th world title and seventh in the 500cc/MotoGP category, extended his lead over team-mate Jorge Lorenzo who finished fourth to 13 points.

The championship is at the halfway mark and takes a break for three weeks with the next race the Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Early on there was little indication of what would unfold in terms of Honda's race dominance.

Lorenzo had produced a blistering start to move from the inside to the outside and sweep past Pedrosa and Marquez while Rossi made up two places to move into fourth by the end of the first of the 30 laps including 'Maniac Joe' Iannone.

The exuberant Italian perhaps pressing too hard on the gas had a wobble on the second lap when he was bounced out of his saddle, but with an open mouthed anxious looking team chief Lin Jarvis watching on TV he managed to regather himself.

Rossi brought the crowd to their feet with 26 laps remaining as he eased past Pedrosa while Marquez struck back at Lorenzo overtaking him to move into the lead.