File photo: Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso in Misano Adriatico circuit in central Italy, September 12, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi
(Reuters) - Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso breathed new life into the MotoGP championship on Sunday, edging Marc Marquez in a ferocious duel to win a rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi.
In a white-knuckle battle in appalling conditions at the Twin Ring circuit, Dovizioso snatched the lead from championship leader Marquez in a dramatic last lap after the swashbuckling Spaniard made a rare mistake when rounding a corner.
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