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Lecuona has overtaken the works KTM of Kallio for 16th. My man!
If Marquez wins, the quick maths in my head suggest Ducati will need Dovizioso in second and Petrucci 10th or higher. Not looking impossible in the slightest at the moment.
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Quartararo is fading now - he's half a second down on Marquez already, and will shortly have to worry about the likes of Miller, Dovizioso and Rins.
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Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro has called it a day in the pits.
Marquez sends it down the inside of Quartararo from a long way back at Turn 11, and now has clear air ahead of him. That might be that.
For now, Quartararo is hanging on, and Miller is staying within a second and a bit of the leading duo.
Marquez looks poised to win this race, if we're being totally honest, so fourth-placed Dovizioso and 11th-placed Petrucci will probably need to find a combined six points from somewhere.
As it stands, Honda and Ducati are level on points in the teams' championship, and the former is poised to win the title on countback thanks to Marquez's wins.
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Marquez is now on Quartararo's tail. I saw this movie twice already this year, I know how it ends. Granted, he might not need wait until the final lap here.
Iker Lecuona's now running ahead of Pirro in 17th, and is already two and a half seconds up the road from Tech 3 squadmate Syahrin. This is solid stuff from the debutant.
Marquez is beginning to reel in Quartararo, he has halved the gap to three and a half seconds that time by.
The gap is currently stable at six-seven tenths between Marquez and Quartararo. Miller is already a further second back, so it's looking like it'll be just down to these two.
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Current order: 1 Quartararo, 2 Marquez, 3 Miller, 4 Rins, 5 Dovizioso, 6 Morbidelli, 7 Vinales, 8 Mir, 9 Rossi, 10 Crutchlow, 11 P Espargaro, 12 Petrucci, 13 A Espargaro, 14 Zarco, 15 Iannone, 16 Kallio, 17 Pirro, 18 Lecuona, 19 Lorenzo, 20 Rabat, 21 Syahrin, 22 Abraham.
Marquez eases past Miller into the final corner on the second lap. The champion will now set out in pursuit of Quartararo.
Marquez has made his way through into second place. Quartararo is starting to stretch his lead over Miller, whose defence on Marquez may well be key to the rookie's hopes of a maiden win.
Lorenzo is down to 18th after the start, one place ahead of debutant Lecuona, who was up to 17th briefly.
Marquez and Vinales, the two riders with probably the best pace, are now squabbling for fifth place - with the champion getting ahead of the Yamaha man.
Quartararo tucks in behind Miller and immediately retakes the lead out of the second corner. Rins is up to third, ahead of Dovizioso, Vinales and Marquez.
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Lights out, poor start from Marquez, Jack Miller will lead into Turn 1 as he expected.
Riders are now arriving to the grid after the formation lap. It's a medium front - hard rear selection for almost all the frontrunners, except for the Suzukis, who are using the soft rear.
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In Moto2 earlier today, Brad Binder and his departing employer KTM signed off with a third consecutive win, as he passed Tom Luthi on the penultimate lap. Repsol Honda hopeful Alex Marquez crashed after having charged from 15th to fifth.
The Moto3 race was bonkers, with all the usual frontrunners hitting the deck. In that void, Sergio Garcia beat Andrea Migno by 0.005s to claim his maiden win, while debutant Xavier Artigas scored a brilliant podium.
The MotoE decider has been shuffled to after the MotoGP race. Title hopeful Hector Garzo was disqualified from second place in Saturday's race, meaning Matteo Ferrari looks nailed on to become the series-first ever champion - as he takes a 20-point lead over Bradley Smith into the finale.
The Moto3 race was bonkers, with all the usual frontrunners hitting the deck. In that void, Sergio Garcia beat Andrea Migno by 0.005s to claim his maiden win, while debutant Xavier Artigas scored a brilliant podium.
The MotoE decider has been shuffled to after the MotoGP race. Title hopeful Hector Garzo was disqualified from second place in Saturday's race, meaning Matteo Ferrari looks nailed on to become the series-first ever champion - as he takes a 20-point lead over Bradley Smith into the finale.
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Dovizioso predicted yesterday that he would probably be fighting for fourth at best, because the top three - Marquez, Vinales and Quartararo - have a "different pace".
But Quartararo is probably not quite on the same level as those two, at least on evidence from Saturday, while Vinales could yet come to rue his second-row starting position.
Jack Miller may be a factor too, especially as he expects to lead the race into Turn 1 due to his Ducati's prowess for lightning getaways.
But Quartararo is probably not quite on the same level as those two, at least on evidence from Saturday, while Vinales could yet come to rue his second-row starting position.
Jack Miller may be a factor too, especially as he expects to lead the race into Turn 1 due to his Ducati's prowess for lightning getaways.
The riders' and manufacturers' crowns are long decided, but there's still the big intrigue surrounding the teams' title, which will go to either Mission Winnow Ducati or Repsol Honda.
Ducati enters the race two points up. Its riders Dovizioso and Petrucci are pretty clearly slower than Marquez here, but pretty clearly faster than the other Repsol Honda of Lorenzo - so it's all to play for.
Ducati enters the race two points up. Its riders Dovizioso and Petrucci are pretty clearly slower than Marquez here, but pretty clearly faster than the other Repsol Honda of Lorenzo - so it's all to play for.
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Riders' championship (top 10): 1 Marquez, 395; 2 Dovizioso, 256; 3 Vinales, 201; 4 Rins, 194; 5 Petrucci, 176; 6 Quartararo, 172; 7 Rossi, 166; 8 Miller, 149; 9 Crutchlow, 133; 10 Morbidelli, 115.
Pramac Ducati racer Pecco Bagnaia will not take the start today, remaining unfit after his strange crash in practice on Saturday.
Bagnaia will thus end his first MotoGP campaign with 54 points and a best finish of fourth at Phillip Island.
Bagnaia will thus end his first MotoGP campaign with 54 points and a best finish of fourth at Phillip Island.
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Grid: 1 Quartararo, 2 Marquez, 3 Miller
4 Vinales, 5 Morbidelli, 6 Dovizioso
7 Mir, 8 Rins, 9 Crutchlow
10 Petrucci, 11 P Espargaro, 12 Rossi
13 Zarco, 14 Pirro, 15 A Espargaro
16 Lorenzo, 17 Kallio, 18 Rabat
19 Lecuona, 20 Iannone, 21 Abraham
22 Syahrin
4 Vinales, 5 Morbidelli, 6 Dovizioso
7 Mir, 8 Rins, 9 Crutchlow
10 Petrucci, 11 P Espargaro, 12 Rossi
13 Zarco, 14 Pirro, 15 A Espargaro
16 Lorenzo, 17 Kallio, 18 Rabat
19 Lecuona, 20 Iannone, 21 Abraham
22 Syahrin
Hello and welcome to our final bit of MotoGP live coverage for the year, as the 2019 season concludes at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo at Valencia.
Concluding with it is Jorge Lorenzo's storied premier-class career, while 19-year-old Tech 3 KTM rider Iker Lecuona makes his debut.
Concluding with it is Jorge Lorenzo's storied premier-class career, while 19-year-old Tech 3 KTM rider Iker Lecuona makes his debut.
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