MONTMELO, June 15 — Spaniard Marc Marquez won his seventh straight race today as he took the honours in a thrilling Catalunya MotoGP ahead of Italian Valentno Rossi and Honda teammate and compatriot Dani Pedrosa.
The runaway championship leader and defending champion survived a furious onslaught from Pedrosa over the final two laps after seizing the lead from Rossi who led for much of the middle part of the race.
He extends his points tally to a perfect 175 while Rossi stays second on 117 after going past Pedrosa on the final lap when the Spaniard touched wheels with Marquez.
The final laps of the race were run under thunder and lightning although race officials declined to halt the race. — AFP
