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Marquez wins Malaysian Grand Prix to extend championship lead to 44 points

Marquez in action
Marquez in actionREUTERS / Hasnoor Hussain

Reigning MotoGP ⁠champion Marc Marquez won the Malaysian Grand ‌Prix on Sunday for ‌the first time since ‌2018 to take a ‌44-point lead over injured ‌title rival Jorge Martin in the championship.

Marc ‌shot out of the ⁠block ‌and beat his brother Alex, ​the pole-sitter, into the opening turn. ​Alex was able to quickly regain the ⁠lead but ​ran wide a turn later to hand it back, and Marc ‌did not make any mistakes from that point on.

Victory moved seven-times MotoGP champion Marquez up to 399 points in the championship standings, 44 ahead of Martin, ‌who did not ​compete after fracturing his ‌wrist.

Saturday's sprint winner Pedro Acosta of KTM finished second, while Gresini's Alex was third.

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