Marc Marquez has retained his MotoGP championship title following a second-place finish in Japan on Sunday, and the 21-year-old becomes the youngest ever back-to-back champion in the premier class.
Marquez extends lis lead
Marc Marquez is now 39 points clear of his nearest rival and edging ever closer to winning the championship in his rookie season after clinching the Aragon Grand Prix. Reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo was second and six-time champion Valentino Rossi was third.
Marquez becomes the youngest MotoGP winner
Spain’s Marc Marquez became the youngest rider to win a MotoGP race after taking victory at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas. His Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa finished second and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo was third. Marquez was 20 years and 63 days old, taking the record as the youngest rider to win a premier-class grand …