The BWIN Grand Prix České republiky brought a fourth win in a row for Marc Marquez, with Dani Pedrosa just behind him in second, to register Repsol Honda's fourth 1-2 finish of 2013.
Marc Marquez has made more MotoGP history, winning Sunday’s bwin Grand Prix České republiky to become the first rookie ever to claim five victories in his maiden season. On this occasion, the Repsol Honda Team rider came out on top after an immensely close fight with teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo.
Start from the second row, Lorenzo led the race overtaking direct shot Marquez, Alvaro Bautista and Cal Crutchlow. Marquez Lorenzo and Pedrosa trailed from behind by a distance that is not too far away. Within a few laps, the third racer 4 seconds ahead of the drivers who are in the second group.
Marquez’s ride was a mixture of patience, aggression and defence. The 20-year-old had been annoyed during qualifying, but ran second behind Lorenzo as the reigning champion scorched off the start line. The pair would proceed to swap places on various occasions, with the final pass coming at Turn 3 with just under four laps to go. Pedrosa also dispatched of Lorenzo, but two final tours was not enough for last year’s winner to hunt down his teammate who won by three tenths of a second.
In fourth place, Lorenzo’s teammate Valentino Rossi ultimately came out on top after a race-long duel with GO&FUN Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista, whereas LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl experienced a quiet ride to sixth spot from Ducati Team duo Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden, locked together once again. The top ten was completed by Energy T.I. Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone and Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaro, just one second ahead of CRT rival Colin Edwards (NGM Mobile Forward Racing) who had started in front of him.
MotoGP result after České republiky, Marquez still leading The Championship aheads with 213 points, 26 ahead of Pedrosa and 44 in front of Lorenzo.
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