Germany MotoGP race

16:01 And that'll be that for this year's German Grand Prix. They can't all be classics - it's certainly not MotoGP's fault, as the series can't just not go to the Sachsenring just because one rider always has everybody's number there.

Onto the summer break, and then Brno in four weeks. See you then!

Sachsenring MotoGP: Marquez dominates for 10th German GP win

Honda's Marc Marquez took a dominant victory in MotoGP's German Grand Prix, winning at the Sachsenring for the 10th consecutive year, as closest rival Alex Rins crashed out.

15:59 Marquez: "Incredible. I mean, was the perfect strategy. Was not the best start but in the first corner I brake so late - then my plan was, two laps slow to warm well the front tyre especially, and then push. It's exactly what I did, everything was in the plan.

"In the end I was just riding, enjoying, thinking about my brother [Alex Marquez, who won in Moto2 this weekend]. Very happy for this victory - we feel really good since FP4 until now. Very happy to have the summer break on these conditions."

15:57 Vinales: "It was a really tough race. This morning already the grip drop so much after the rain, we knew was really difficult race but we play our cards, we knew the hard tyre give me an extra the first 20 laps, so I give my best. Today the best was to be in this place.

"I start good, I jump some places, which is good for me. I have to say thank you for the team. We go into the break with a really good feeling, feeling we can be strong."

15:55 Crutchlow: "I always felt coming into Sachsenring it would be a good race for us. Last week at Assen was a good race, Barcelona was a good race - I just made mistakes, and today I didn't make any mistakes.

"We were 17th or 19th in FP4, laughable, but that [the podium] was the aim for the race. A couple of laps to go, I had a big moment on the rear tyre, and I said, Maverick can have it, he's riding well.

"Happy to come here and happy to go into the summer break with a podium."

15:45 Marquez has added a further 14 points to his lead over Dovizioso today, taking it to 58 points. That's two race wins and an eighth place.

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15:43 Honda team boss Alberto Puig says Marquez has looked on "another planet" today. A certified alien.

15:43 Final results: 1 Marquez, 2 Vinales, 3 Crutchlow, 4 Petrucci, 5 Dovizioso, 6 Miller, 7 Mir, 8 Rossi, 9 Morbidelli, 10 Bradl, 11 Rabat, 12 P Espargaro, 13 Iannone, 14 Nakagami, 15 Abraham, 16 Syahrin, 17 Bagnaia, 18 Oliveira.

15:42 Petrucci fights off Dovizioso to finish fourth, followed by Miller, Mir and Rossi.

15:42 Vinales is 4.5 seconds off at the end, but only because Marquez was coasting to the line. Crutchlow takes third place.

15:41 Marc Marquez wins the 2019 German Grand Prix, taking his seventh consecutive MotoGP win from pole at the Sachsenring. Brutal.

15:40 Petrucci has re-passed Dovizioso for fourth place as they enter the final lap.

15:40 Cal's had a big moment while chasing Vinales, and he rolls off, conceding defeat in the battle for second place.

15:39 Aleix Espargaro has crashed out of ninth place.

15:39 A lap and a half to go. Crutchlow is still probing for a way past Vinales, but he just cannot find a way.

15:38 Slightly needless there from Dovizioso maybe, considering Petrucci has raced him very carefully so far.

15:38 Petrucci back through on Dovizioso at Turn 12 - then Dovizioso forces him very wide at Turn 1, allowing Miller to also pass Petrucci.

15:37 Dovizioso fires it down the inside of Petrucci at Turn 1 for fourth place. He's really been quite good here, Dovi, but the championship looks over and done with.

15:36 Or maybe not - Mir's back through on Miller, while Rossi has lost a whole heap of time somewhere.

15:35 Miller is now back through on Mir, and Rossi looks like he will follow suit any lap now, as the Spanish rookie is beginning to struggle for pace.

15:34 Five laps left to run. Vinales is doing a lovely job of hanging on to second ahead of Crutchlow, but he's now six seconds behind Marquez. Petrucci, in fourth, is 15 seconds behind Marquez.

This has been a real butt-kicking.

15:33 Current order: 1 Marquez, 2 Vinales, 3 Crutchlow, 4 Petrucci, 5 Dovizioso, 6 Mir, 7 Miller, 8 Rossi, 9 Morbidelli, 10 A Espargaro, 11 P Espargaro, 12 Bradl, 13 Nakagami, 14 Rabat, 15 Iannone, 16 Syahrin, 17 Abraham, 18 Bagnaia, 19 Oliveira.

15:32 Mir has briefly surfaced ahead of Dovizioso, but has now been relegated back to sixth place by the Italian.

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15:30 Crutchlow is all over Vinales now, but has not made an obvious attempt to overtake just yet.

15:29 TV operators catch Rins let out a pair of primal rage-screams as he enters his motorhome. They were quite audible despite him keeping the helmet on.

15:28 Mir gets Miller for what is now sixth place. Dovizioso and Petrucci are next in the firing line.

15:28 Marquez posited after Assen that it was the "best race" for his championship, but I would argue that this one is turning out better still - and that we might need some sort of mercy rule to kick in here.

15:27 The Spaniard was just managing to keep the gap to Marquez at three secounds, but has now chucked his GSX-RR off the track at Turn 11.

15:26 And that's Rins crashing out for the second consecutive race!

15:25 Mir has found a way past Morbidelli too, and now has the three Ducatis in his sights.

15:24 Little progress for Rossi in the way so far - and he now gets overtaken by Mir for ninth.

15:23 Dovizioso is through as well - Miller is alone within the top 10 in running the soft rear tyre, and might just be running out of grip.

15:22 Make that 'Miller in sixth' - Petrucci lunges down the inside of the Aussie at Turn 12.

15:22 Passing the halfway point of the race, Marquez leads Rins by three seconds, with Vinales another second down. The Yamaha rider has his mirrors full of Crutchlow, but it's another five seconds from them to Miller in fifth.

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15:19 Dovizioso might be in a spot of bother - he had some daylight between himself and Petrucci a couple of laps ago, but all of that is now gone and Petrucci duly works his way past at Turn 12.

15:18 Crutchlow's looking like he might very well be the second-fastest rider on track, but he's not managed to find a way past Vinales just yet.

15:16 Twelve laps down, 18 to go. Marquez's lead is no longer growing with each lap, but it's not shrinking either.

15:15 Petrucci's now being hounded by Morbidelli and Rossi, but is staying firm for now.