MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy 2014 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Marc Marquez took his sixth consecutive MotoGP victory of the season to extend his championship lead after a thrilling battle with Jorge Lorenzo around the Mugello circuit in Italy on Sunday.  Marquez prevailed after a terrific battle with the 27-year-old as the pair exchanged first place for the final laps and pushed each other right to the finish line. Veteran Valentino Rossi finished a well-beaten third and was never really in with any chance of winning on the occasion of his 300th Grand Prix. Lorenzo started brilliantly from third on the grid on his Yamaha, taking the lead before the first corner and extending it as Pramac Racing's Andrea Iannone held Marquez up in third. Iannone also had a terrific start and managed to cause the ...

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