Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain celebrates on podium after winning the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico circuit in central Italy September 13, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi
(Reuters) - Valentino Rossi extended his MotoGP lead over luckless Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo to 23 points at the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday despite a strategy blunder that handed victory to Spaniard Marc Marquez.
Rossi had the 92,000-strong home crowd cheering as he took the lead at Misano's Marco Simoncelli circuit in eastern Italy but the joy was short-lived in a thrilling dry-wet-dry race involving two pitstops to change bikes.
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