Marc Marquez registered yet another race victory as the recently-crowned 2019 MotoGP champion triumphed in Japan.

Having secured a sixth world title with first place in Thailand two weeks ago, the Spaniard (Honda) won his fourth race in a row and 10th of the season at Motegi.

Second behind Marquez was Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), who got past him early on to briefly take the lead, while Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) was third.

In the overall standings, with three races of the season to go, second-placed Dovizioso is 55 points ahead of Spanish pair Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) and Alex Rins (Suzuki), who each have 176 points.

The next race is at Australia’s Phillip Island next week.