Source: MotoGP.

The Hertz British Grand Prix saw a great battle between Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo won by Marquez as he made an immediate return to winning ways, whilst Valentino Rossi joined them on the podium.

Lorenzo took the initiative to pull out in front in the early stages but Marquez stayed with the front group and took the fight to his Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rival. Marquez had the pace to catch Lorenzo, but made two slight errors, giving Lorenzo the opportunity to retake the lead twice.

The pair battled right to the last lap, even touching at one stage and with Repsol Honda’s Marquez eventually crossing the line 0.732s ahead of Lorenzo. The result sees Marquez become the first rider since Valentino Rossi in 2005 to win 11 MotoGP races in a single season and also sees him return to victory after his fourth place at Brno.

Nine-time World Champion Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was chased hard for third by the experienced pair of Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).

Rossi made it onto the rostrum but was trailed by just 0.175s by Pedrosa and 0.544s by Dovizioso. ‘The Doctor’ set a new outright record of 246 starts in the premier class of Grand Prix racing in the Silverstone contest.

Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech3) won a battle for sixth place as his impressive rookie campaign continued. Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP), Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing), Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) and top British finisher Scott Redding (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) completed the top 10.

Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team) was down in 12th, whilst Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) was 22nd after experiencing a rear-end problem.

Australian Broc Parkes crossed the line in 21st for Paul Bird Motorsports, outside the points but remaining 20th in the standings with seven points to his credit.

Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) crashed out towards the end of the race, ruining his quest for a top ten finish.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 12 – Silverstone, UK

MotoGP race results:
1. Marc MARQUEZ 40m51.835
2. Jorge LORENZO +0.732s
3. Valentino ROSSI +8.519s
4. Dani PEDROSA +8.694s
5. Andrea DOVIZIOSO +9.238s
6. Pol ESPARGARO +24.746s
7. Stefan BRADL +26.717s
8. Andrea IANNONE +26.910s
9. Aleix ESPARGARO +33.455s
10. Scott REDDING +39.094s
11. Yonny HERNANDEZ +40.255s
12. Cal CRUTCHLOW +43.027s
13. Karel ABRAHAM +52.245s
14. Hiroshi AOYAMA +58.981s
15. Alex DE ANGELIS +59.164s
16. Leon CAMIER +1m05.680
17. Michael LAVERTY +1m10.939
18. Danilo PETRUCCI +1m16.834
19. Hector BARBERA +1m16.904
20. Mike DI MEGLIO +1m34.939
21. Broc PARKES (AUS) +1m38.442
22. Bradley SMITH +1 lap

MotoGP championship standings:
1. Marc MARQUEZ 288
2. Dani PEDROSA 199
3. Valentino ROSSI 189
4. Jorge LORENZO 157
5. Andrea DOVIZIOSO 129
6. Aleix ESPARGARO 92
7. Pol ESPARGARO 88
8. Andrea IANNONE 81
9. Stefan BRADL 74
10. Bradley SMITH 65
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA 56
12. Scott REDDING 51
13. Cal CRUTCHLOW 40
14. Hiroshi AOYAMA 39
15. Yonny HERNANDEZ 32
16. Nicky HAYDEN 29
17. Karel ABRAHAM 28
18. Colin EDWARDS 11
19. Michele PIRRO 11
20. Broc PARKES (AUS) 7
21. Mike DI MEGLIO 4
22. Danilo PETRUCCI 4
23. Michael LAVERTY 2
24. Hector BARBERA 2
25. Alex DE ANGELIS 1
26. Leon CAMIER 1

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