Namun rupanya pembalap berusia 25 tahun ini bukan tipe safe player.
Ia meladeni pertarungan dengan Dovizioso pada 3 lap terakhir.
Sayangnya di 2 lap terakhir Dovi terjatuh.
Selamat Marc Marquez.
Klasemen pembalap usai MotoGP Jepang:
1 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team 296
2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team 194
3 Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 185
4 Maverick Vinales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 155
5 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda 148
6 Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech3 133
7 Danilo Petrucci Alma Pramac Racing 133
8 Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team 130
9 Alex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar 118
10 Andrea Iannone Team Suzuki Ecstar 113
11 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 95
12 Alvaro Bautista Angel Nieto Team 83
13 Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing 74
14 Franco Morbidelli EG 0,0 Marc VDS 38
15 Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing 35
16 Pol Espargaro Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 35
17 Hafizh Syahrin Monster Yamaha Tech3 34
18 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 32
19 Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 23
20 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda 19
21 Scott Redding Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 12
22 Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 6
23 Karel Abraham Angel Nieto Team 5
24 Michele Pirro Ducati Team 1
25 Thomas Luthi EG 0,0 Marc VDS 0
26 Stefan Bradl Honda 0
27 Xavier Simeon Reale Avintia Racing 0
28 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki Ecstar 0
Sumber: crash.net