It was a Honda 1-2 at round nine of MotoGP at Sachsenring in Germany overnight, but it remains a Yamaha 1-2 at the top of the championship standings.

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez (Honda) claimed his sixth Sachsenring victory in a row – but only second win of this season – unleashing his superior pace after Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo led the early laps.

While Lorenzo dropped to the back to fourth, Yamaha team-mate and series leader Valentino Rossi worked his way swiftly up to second place.

Rossi then came under pressure from Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, who overtook the Italian during the middle stages. But the Spaniard couldn’t shake off Rossi until the very final laps.

Marquez and Pedrosa surprised by choosing to race with the hard front tyre, the only riders on the grid to do so.

Marco Melandri has split from Aprilia and was replaced by test rider Michael Laverty. Stefan Bradl missed his home round due to a fractured scaphoid at Assen and was replaced by Claudio Corti. Karel Abraham was again absent due to a foot injury at Catalunya and replaced by Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama.

RESULTS AND STANDINGS:

German MotoGP result:

1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 1.087s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 3.313s
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 6.695s
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 11.015s
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 41m 21.872s
6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 41m 24.302s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 41m 30.968s
8. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 41m 36.040s
9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 41m 36.962s
10. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 41m 38.340s
11. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 41m 38.361s
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 41m 43.168s
13. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 41m 49.698s
14. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 41m 51.774s
15. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 41m 54.856s
16. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 42m 0.008s
17. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 42m 3.825s
18. Alex De Angelis RSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 42m 4.209s
19. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 42m 12.249s
20. Michael Laverty GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 16.997s
Claudio Corti ITA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) DNF
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) DNF
Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) DNF
Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) DNF
Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) DNF

Riders’ World Championship:

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 179 points
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 166 points (-13)
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 118 points (-61)
4. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 114 points (-65)
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 87 points (-92)
6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 87 points (-92)
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 67 points (-112)
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 66 points (-113)
9. Pol Espargaro SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 64 points (-115)
10. Maverick Viñales SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 57 points (-122)
11. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 51 points (-128)
12. Aleix Espargaro SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 44 points (-135)
13. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 32 points (-147)
14. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 30 points (-149)
15. Hector Barbera SPA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 19 points (-160)
16. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 14 points (-165)
17. Alvaro Bautista SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 13 points (-166)
18. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 12 points (-167)
19. Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 9 points (-170)
20. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 8 points (-171)
21. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RC213V-RS) 8 points (-171)
22. Eugene Laverty IRL Drive M7 Aspar Honda (RC213V-RS)* 7 points (-172)
23. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 5 points (-174)
24. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 2 points (-177)
25. Alex De Angelis RSM IodaRacing (ART) 1 points (-178)