MotoGP Grand Prix of Spain 2017 Results: Dani Pedrosa Tops Marc Marquez

Dani Pedrosa headed a Spanish one-two-three as he prevailed at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix on Saturdayat theCircuito de Jerez.The pole-sitter held off a late surge from his Repsol Honda team-mate Marc Marquez and eventually claimed victory by more than sixseconds,while Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium lineup for his best result of the season by a distance.RookieJohann Zarco impressed hugely to take fourth place as he pushed Lorenzo all the way to the finish. And Movistar Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales finished 10thand sixth, respectively, seeing the battle at the top of the championship tighten up significantly.Here are the final standings for the race:BT Sport MotoGP provided a look at the front of the grid ahead of the race start in Andalucia:Suzuki'sAndrea Iannone made the best move at the start as he went up in to third place.But it wasTech 3 Yamaha rookieZarco who was most eye-catching in the early stages as he moved up as high as second before dropping behindMarquezand settling in third.With 22 laps to go, Cal Crutchlow crashed out the race from fourth, per MotoGP.com:Meanwhile,Pedrosa looked comfortable on the front as Ducati's Lorenzo, who has endured a tough start to the new season after switching teams,made fine progress through the field having started eighth on the grid.It became abundantly clear after the midway point the winner would come from Repsol Honda, with the Spanish duo of Pedrosa and Marquez lapping significantly faster than the rest of the field.With 10 laps to go, Marquez, with a hard rear tyre, began to close on Pedrosa at the front. However, despite at one point cutting the gap down to under a second, the three-time world champion was kept at arm's length.He clearly decided late on he had no chance of catching his team-mate, and Pedrosa cruised home for his first race victory of the year.
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