Sachsenring (Germany), July 15 (AFP) Honda rider Marc Marquez cruised to his ninth consecutive German Grand Prix win to extend his MotoGP lead at Sachsenring today.

The Spaniard has won in the top category for the last six years and before that won three times in the smaller classes.

Starting from pole as he has every year during his streak at the German circuit, Marquez finished in 41 minutes 5.019 seconds, 2.196 seconds ahead of Valentino Rossi with the Italian veteran's Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales 2.776 seconds back. (AFP) AH

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