Ducati’s Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese Grand Prix and his first since 2019 after he took an unassailable lead in the world championship with five rounds to spare.

Marquez needed to outscore his brother and title contender Alex of Gresini Racing by three or more points by the end of the weekend and finished second behind his teammate Francesco Bagnaia in Sunday’s race to clinch the title.

Honda’s Joan Mir was third, while Alex finished sixth, giving Marc a 201-point lead over his brother. Alex was the first to approach Marc and congratulate him, giving him a warm embrace when they came to a stop.

Marc had his head in his hands after he crossed the line and when the magnitude of the accomplishment hit him, the Spaniard let out a scream.

A six-year

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