Marquez closer to the title after winning at Phillip Island

Now the spaniard is leading with 33 points ahead of the Ducati rider.

Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) made a great race and managed to finish second. It was a good day for the Yamaha factory team as Maverick Vinales has taken the last step on the podium. That however means, that Vinales is now officially out of the fight for the world title, because the gap between him and Marquez in the general standings has been stretched up to 50 points.

Here are the complete results of the Phillip Island race:

1    Marc Marquez    Honda    27    40m49.772s
2    Valentino Rossi    Yamaha    27    1.799s
3    Maverick Vinales    Yamaha    27    1.826s
4    Johann Zarco    Tech3 Yamaha    27    1.842s
5    Cal Crutchlow    LCR Honda    27    3.845s
6    Andrea Iannone    Suzuki    27    3.871s
7    Jack Miller    MVDS Honda    27    5.619s
8    Alex Rins    Suzuki    27    12.208s
9    Pol Espargaro    KTM    27    16.251s
10    Bradley Smith    KTM    27    16.262s
11    Scott Redding    Pramac Ducati    27    21.652s
12    Dani Pedrosa    Honda    27    21.668s
13    Andrea Dovizioso    Ducati    27    21.692s
14    Karel Abraham    Aspar Ducati    27    26.110s
15    Jorge Lorenzo    Ducati    27    26.168s
16    Tito Rabat    MVDS Honda    27    26.252s
17    Alvaro Bautista    Aspar Ducati    27    36.377s
18    Loris Baz    Avintia Ducati    27    39.654s
19    Sam Lowes    Aprilia    27    40.400s
20    Hector Barbera    Avintia Ducati    27    45.901s
21    Danilo Petrucci    Pramac Ducati    27    48.768s
22    Broc Parkes    Tech3 Yamaha    27    57.711s
-    Aleix Espargaro    Aprilia    7    Retirement