Spanish rookie Marc Marquez earned his second win of the season with victory at the German MotoGP at Sachsenring on Sunday to go top of the championship standings.

The 20-year-old hit the front early and built up his lead to claim victory with Britain’s Cal Crutchlow second and six-times world champion Valentino Rossi third.

Marquez, in his first MotoGP campaign, was following up his Grand Prix of the Americas victory in Texas in April. He has now finished on the podium in all seven races he has finished in 2013, his retirement at the Italian MotoGP the only blot.

Marquez’s victory allowed him to overtake compatriot and Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa, who was forced out after fracturing his collarbone in Saturday’s practice, to go top of the world standings with 138 points, two points clear of Pedrosa.