Honda's Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix and MotoGP riders' championship on Sunday as both his Yamaha-riding world title rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo crashed out, handing the Spaniard his third crown in the premier class.
The win at Motegi Twin Ring is Marquez's first top-class race win in Japan, but the bigger story is Marquez winning his fifth Grand Prix title — adding his three MotoGP class wins to one in Moto2 and one in 125cc — and all on a Honda bike that is regarded as both difficult to ride and underpowered.
Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso and Suzuki's Maverick Vinales finished second and third, respectively.