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By: Matt Beer

Summary

Status: Stopped
That's it for our live coverage, we'll leave you with our FULL REPORT of another pulsating MotoGP encounter.

Join us again next weekend for live coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Until then, it's goodbye from us.
Podium celebrations now as Marquez basks in the Spanish national anthem for the sixth time this year.
Marquez: "I knew before the race that today was an important day. Dovi was struggling a little bit and I was feeling really good. During the race I was just waiting, and then with seven or eight laps to go I push really hard for three or four laps. The bike was amazing, I had a moment with Valentino, but anyway I enjoyed the race. Amazing race another time for MotoGP, this is great for the show."
Rossi: "I enjoy very much. This track is unbelievable, it was a great race. All the riders were aggressive, so you need to be more stupid then! It was a great battle with Zarco, Iannone, Marquez, Vinales. I wanted to try for podium, and in the end with second place I'm very happy."
Vinales: "Well, honestly my strategy was another one. I was saving tyres to the end, trying to pull away in the last laps. But I had contact with Johann and Andrea and finally it went really bad. The comeback was really good, the bike was working good today, I'm happy for that."
Points standings:

1. Marquez 269
2. Dovizioso 236
3. Vinales 219
4. Rossi 188
5. Pedrosa 174
6. Zarco 138
7. Lorenzo 117
8. Petrucci 111
9. Crutchlow 103
10. Folger 84

That's Vinales officially out of the running now folks. He's 50 points behind, and even if he won the last two races with Marquez failing to score, he'd lose on countback.
What a race that was, even if Marquez managed to ease clear of the madness in the closing laps. The 2017 MotoGP season just keeps on delivering.
Race results:

1. Marquez
2. Rossi
3. Vinales
4. Zarco
5. Crutchlow
6. Iannone
7. Miller
8. Rins
9. P Espargaro
10. Smith
11. Redding
12. Pedrosa
13. Dovizioso
14. Abraham
15. Lorenzo
It's been a great season for Dovizioso, but you have to say that was probably the race where Ducati's title dreams faded for good.
That means only three points for the Italian, a 22-point swing to Marquez giving the Honda rider a lead of 33 with only 50 left to play for in the final two rounds of the season.
Dovizioso meanwhile is beaten to the line by both Redding and Pedrosa, and comes home P13...
Rossi takes second, Vinales beats Zarco to third at the line.
Marquez crosses the line to WIN THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX!
Zarco on the brakes at Honda corner, he can't clear Rossi - only a couple more passing places to try for the Frenchman.
Marquez has a lead of more than two seconds as he begins the final lap - but who will be second?
Rossi retakes Zarco for second, now Iannone finds himself demoted to fifth by Vinales!
Dovizioso still scrapping with Redding, back into 11th.
In fact, such was the sloppy pace of that group that lap that Vinales has caught them...
Marquez now with a lead of 1.7s with two to go.
Zarco takes Iannone at MG corner for second - let's hope this one doesn't end in tears!
Iannone is on a rampage, he picks off Zarco at Southern Loop and moves Rossi wide at Honda! Zarco takes advantage to grab third.
Vinales is back up to fifth place but he's surely too far back to challenge for a podium.
Three to go, and Marquez is almost a second clear. Looks like the fight is now for second, between Rossi, Zarco and Iannone.
Redding moves ahead of Dovizioso into 11th - no team orders for the Aprilia-bound Brit!
Rossi and Zarco continue to scrap, and they are letting Marquez escape out front...
Dovizioso still 11th, now with Scott Redding for company.
Top 10 rundown:

1. Marquez
2. Zarco
3. Rossi
4. Iannone
5. Crutchlow
6. Vinales
7. Miller
8. Rins
9. Smith
10. P Espargaro
Five laps to go, Marquez has opened up a half-second gap at the head of the field.
Zarco is back on the offensive at Honda, he moves Rossi wide to get back up to second.
That has strung out the lead pack just a bit, it's Marquez-Rossi-Zarco-Iannone with a small gap back to Miller, Crutchlow and Vinales now.
Vinales runs wide at the Southern Loop, he drops down to seventh behind Miller! Victory hopes surely in tatters now for the Spaniard.
Rossi back to second ahead of Vinales. Six laps to go!
Crutchlow still with the leading quintet with Miller close behind, Rins just being dropped off a little in P8.
Marquez into the lead at Honda corner as he clears Vinales!
Zarco slides under Iannone for fourth at Turn 1 as he looks to find his way back on to the podium...
Rossi stands up Iannone at MG to get back third, as Marquez hassles Vinales for the lead...
Marquez and Rossi rub shoulders at the Southern Loop, the Honda man is second and now Iannone is up to third as Rossi drops to fourth!
Zarco slips to fifth behind Iannone now, with eight laps left to run here at Phillip Island...
Top 10:

1. Vinales
2. Rossi
3. Marquez
4. Zarco
5. Iannone
6. Crutchlow
7. Miller
8. Rins
9. Smith
10. P Espargaro
Now it's Vinales who drafts ahead of both his Yamaha stablemates to grab the lead, Marquez goes from fifth to third as Zarco drops to fourth!

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