Marc Márquez beats brother Alex to emotional MotoGP world championship
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Francesco Bagnaia won Japanese Grand Prix
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Márquez took unassailable lead with five races to go
Ducati’s Marc Márquez clinched his seventh MotoGP world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and his first since 2019 after he took an unassailable lead with five rounds to spare.
Márquez needed to outscore his brother, Alex, of Gresini Racing by three or more points by the end of the weekend, and finished second behind his teammate Francesco Bagnaia in Sunday’s race to clinch the title.