Marquez extends world championship lead with Le Mans win


Motorcycling - MotoGP - French Grand Prix - Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, France - May 20, 2018 Repsol Honda Team's Marc Marquez in action REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Spaniard Marc Marquez extended his MotoGP world championship lead when he won the French Grand Prix in commanding fashion on Sunday.

The Repsol Honda rider took the lead with 18 laps remaining in Le Mans and held off Italians Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) and Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), who were second and third respectively.

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