epa05587437 Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team gets the chequered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the MotoGP race of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan and the rider's champion title at Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Japan, 16 October 2016. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
(Reuters) - Honda rider Marc Marquez secured his third MotoGP championship in four years on Sunday by winning the Japanese Grand Prix after his nearest rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both crashed out.
The 23-year-old Spaniard had only an outside chance to seal the title but his win at Motegi gave him an unassailable 77-point lead over Italian Rossi, who started on pole but slid into the gravel early.
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