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Euphoric celebrations from Marquez included him booting a football into the crowd, and getting thrown into the air by his jubilant crew.
Keep an eye on AUTOSPORT's news pages over the coming hours and days for more follow-up from Barcelona, as well as our full report from the Le Mans 24 Hours, which is also coming to an end right now.
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Keep an eye on AUTOSPORT's news pages over the coming hours and days for more follow-up from Barcelona, as well as our full report from the Le Mans 24 Hours, which is also coming to an end right now.
AUTOSPORT Live returns on Friday morning for coverage of Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. See you then.
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MotoGP - Barcelona - result:
1 Marquez
2 Rossi
3 Pedrosa
4 Lorenzo
5 Bradl
6 A Espargaro
7 P Espargaro
8 Dovizioso
9 Iannone
10 Smith
1 Marquez
2 Rossi
3 Pedrosa
4 Lorenzo
5 Bradl
6 A Espargaro
7 P Espargaro
8 Dovizioso
9 Iannone
10 Smith
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa gave it absolutely everything on that final lap and actually clipped the back of Marquez's bike as they came through Turn 11, sending himself wide.
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MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa then has a massive wobble and runs very wide and Rossi steals second, as Marquez wins his seventh straight race.
MotoGP - Barcelona: They come very close at Turn 10 but again Marquez stays ahead.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa dives back at Turn 4 but again Marquez immediately retakes the lead.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Onto the final lap, Pedrosa squeezes down the inside at Turn 1 and takes the lead, but Marquez slips straight back through.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez again goes wide at Turn 10 but cuts back still just ahead of Pedrosa.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa is all over Marquez through Turns 4 and 5, with Rossi still sat behind the two Hondas.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa carries a lot more speed than Marquez through the final corner as they head onto the penultimate lap, but can't convert it into a passing attempt.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa has half a look at Turn 4 but doesn't go for it. Two laps left after this one.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez keeps outbraking himself then somehow yanking the Honda back onto the racing line before Pedrosa and Rossi can get past.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Four laps to go, Rossi gets very close to Marquez, backs out of a move and loses second to an opportunistic Pedrosa.
Lorenzo is dropping back again.
Lorenzo is dropping back again.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez brakes incredibly late for Turn 1 and somehow stays ahead despite the rear of the Honda stepping out.
Rossi then takes a big dive at Turn 3, retakes the lead but runs wide and lets Marquez back in front.
Rossi then takes a big dive at Turn 3, retakes the lead but runs wide and lets Marquez back in front.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Looking at how the riders are behaving, it seems there are some parts of the track with a bit of drizzle, but no worse yet.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez brakes too late at Turn 10 and nearly hands the lead back to Rossi as he runs very wide.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez goes down the outside of Rossi into Turn 1 and makes it ahead as Rossi brakes a bit too late and has to give way.
Pedrosa tries to pass Rossi too but runs out of space.
All four leaders are utterly together.
Pedrosa tries to pass Rossi too but runs out of space.
All four leaders are utterly together.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Still not enough rain to convince any of the leaders to pit.
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MotoGP - Barcelona: The rain seems to have arrived, Marquez raised his hand at Turn 2. Was he asking for the race to be stopped? That's not how the rules work, Marc...
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez skates down the inside into Turn 1 with seven laps left and takes the lead...
...then Pedrosa accelerates past both of them through Turn 3.
The Hondas then lose momentum and Rossi is back in front at Turn 4!
...then Pedrosa accelerates past both of them through Turn 3.
The Hondas then lose momentum and Rossi is back in front at Turn 4!
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez has brought Pedrosa with him, both Hondas are piling pressure on Rossi, with Lorenzo not quite able to keep in touch.
MotoGP - Barcelona: With eight laps left, Marquez is right back on Rossi for the lead.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Further back, Pol Espargaro and Dovizioso are having a great place-swapping battle for seventh.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez is trimming Rossi's lead down again. The gap has been reduced to four tenths of a second.
Now there's lightning in the sky too...
Now there's lightning in the sky too...
MotoGP - Barcelona: One thing that Honda wildness has definitely done is given Lorenzo a chance to get back into the fight. He's right with the Hondas once again.
Bradl has fifth in his pocket but is now three seconds off the lead group.
And it still looks like it'll pour with rain at any second...
Bradl has fifth in his pocket but is now three seconds off the lead group.
And it still looks like it'll pour with rain at any second...
MotoGP - Barcelona: All of that has given Rossi a lead of about a second, by far the most breathing space he's had.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez tries to pass Rossi into Turn 1, clips the Yamaha and scoots off onto the run-off area!
Marquez eases off as he rejoins and tucks in behind Pedrosa in third, then surprises his team-mate with a dive back into second at Turn 5.
Marquez eases off as he rejoins and tucks in behind Pedrosa in third, then surprises his team-mate with a dive back into second at Turn 5.
MotoGP - Barcelona: We're about to reach half-distance and Rossi still has those Hondas lurking right behind him, while Lorenzo is edging slowly closer again.
MotoGP - Barcelona: A near-miss for Honda there, as Pedrosa brakes a lot later than Marquez into the first corner and nearly hits the championship leader, running a bit wide to miss him.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Crutchlow comes int the pits, he's retired.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Lorenzo is starting to lose touch with the leaders, he's fallen a second behind Marquez and Pedrosa as they go onto lap 11.
Rossi continues to stay just ahead of the two Hondas.
Rossi continues to stay just ahead of the two Hondas.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez didn't appreciate that, he dives back past Pedrosa for second into Turn 10, causing a bit of a wiggle from the #26 bike as Pedrosa makes space at short notice.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Here's something we haven't seen much in 2014 - Pedrosa overtakes Honda team-mate Marquez, grabbing second place.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Behind the lead group, the Espargaro brothers are sixth and seventh, with Aleix ahead and Pol fending off Ducati's lead runner Dovizioso.
Iannone isn't far behind that lot, then Hernandez is resisting British trio Smith, Crutchlow and Redding for 10th.
Iannone isn't far behind that lot, then Hernandez is resisting British trio Smith, Crutchlow and Redding for 10th.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Lorenzo ran very deep into Turn 1 that time and lost a little momentum, but is still right behind the Rossi-Marquez-Pedrosa queue up front, with Bradl clinging on behind them.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Pedrosa has had a quiet start but now he drafts past Lorenzo and takes third as they cross the line to start lap seven.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez squeezes back past Lorenzo into the tight downhill left-hander.
Despite battling this hard, Marquez and Lorenzo are still staying right with leader Rossi.
Despite battling this hard, Marquez and Lorenzo are still staying right with leader Rossi.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Lorenzo retakes second from Marquez into Turn 1. Marquez tries to reply around the outside of Turn 3 then tucks back in.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Marquez ponders a look down the inside of Rossi into Turn 10, but pulls back out of it.
Still the clouds loom overhead, but no rain on track yet.
Still the clouds loom overhead, but no rain on track yet.
MotoGP - Barcelona: Starting lap five, it's a five-bike lead train with Rossi ahead of Marquez, Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Bradl.
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