Marc Marquez sweeps to tenth-straight victory of 2014 MotoGP season at Indianapolis

WORLD champion Marc Marquez became the first man since Mick Doohan to win 10 successive MotoGP races, claiming victory at Indianapolis.

Marc Marquez, of Spain, leads Jorge Lorenzo, of Spain, on his way to winning the Indianapolis Moto GP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

WORLD champion Marc Marquez became the first man in 17 years to win 10 successive races as the Spaniard claimed victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Honda rider Marquez, 21, finished ahead of Yamaha pair, Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Italian Valentino Rossi.

The last man to win 10 races in a row was Australian Mick Doohan in 1997. Marquez also won this race in 2013 when he was making his maiden appearance in the elite class having also triumphed at the Brickyard in Moto2 in 2011 and 2012.

Seven-time MotoGP world champion Rossi grabbed an early lead from the Spanish pole-sitter and stayed ahead of fellow Italian, Andrea Dovizioso and Marquez.

Marquez moved into second place with 21 laps to go, with Lorenzo third before the champion snatched the lead with 16 laps remaining.

Marquez crossed the line in 42min 07.041sec, followed by Lorenzo, who slipped past Rossi with 12 laps left.

The world champion now has a perfect 250 points with Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa, who was fourth Sunday, in second spot on 161.

Rossi has 157 points while 2010 and 2012 champion Lorenzo is on 117 points ahead of the 11th round of the championship at Brno in the Czech Republic next weekend.

RESULTS — MotoGP World Championship, Round 10 — Indianapolis
1. Marc Marquez (Honda) 42m07.041s
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) +1.803s
3. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +6.558s
4. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 10.016s
5. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) 17.807s
6. Bradley Smith (Yamaha) 19.604s
7. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 20.759s
8. Cal Crutchlow (Ducati) 39.796s
9. Scott Redding (Honda) 40.507s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda) 55.760s
11. Karel Abraham (Honda) 1m05.130s
12. Mike Di Meglio (Avintia) 1m05.346s
13. Colin Edwards (Forward Yamaha) 1m08.919s
14. Michael Laverty (PBM) 1m09.203s
15. Broc Parkes (PBM) 1m30.613s
DNF Leon Camier (Honda) 19 laps
DNF Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 14 laps
DNF Aleix Espargaro (Forward Yamaha) 12 laps
DNF Stefan Bradl (Honda) 12 laps
DNF Danilo Petrucci (ART) 6 laps
DNF Hector Barbera (Avintia) 5 laps
DNF Yonny Hernandez (Ducati) 0 laps
DNF Alvaro Bautista (Honda) 0 laps

Originally published as Marc Marquez sweeps to tenth-straight victory of 2014 MotoGP season at Indianapolis