MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the Japan Grand Prix to notch his tenth victory of the season and earn Honda its fourth manufacturers' title running at their home Motegi circuit.
The Spaniard ran the race in 42min 41.492sec, followed 0.870sec later by French rookie Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha-SRT and Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso 1.325sec later.
Marquez pole-to-flag ride was unassailable from the second lap in his first ever pole start at the Motegi Twin Circuit, with dry conditions after bucketing rains during practice sessions on Friday and Saturday.
Quartararo managed to edge in front for a brief moment shortly after the start, but Marquez quickly regained the lead and shot ahead with a one-second gap early in the Japanese race.
"It was not easy. I was pushing from the beginning because our strategy was clear," Marquez said.
"This time I tried to open the gap from the beginning because I felt very strong in the warm up."
He said he lost focus during the race when he realized his bike was burning through fuel too quickly, forcing him to "play a lot with switches".
Marquez had already secured his season victory by winning the Thailand Grand Prix earlier this month.
His victory at Motegi also secured Honda's 25th constructors' championship overall and its fourth on the trot, coming as the company celebrates 60 years in motorcycle racing.
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