MotoGP Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2014 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

The motorcycling phenom that is Marc Marquez made it 10 MotoGP victories in a row on Sunday, cruising to victory in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, as MotoGP revealed via Twitter:

Starting from pole, there never looked like being another winner—as has been the case in every race this season, as Marquez etched his name into the history books at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Claiming 10 victories in succession matched a record set 17 years ago by Mick Doohan for Marquez, who just seems to be getting better with every race, per MotoGP:

Jorge Lorenzo put up a good fight to come second behind the 21-year-old, while Valentino Rossi claimed third, as we see below:

Position	Rider	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	42'07.041
2	Jorge Lorenzo	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	+1.803
3	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	+6.558
4	Dani Pedrosa	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+10.016
5	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	+17.807
6	Bradley Smith	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	+19.604
7	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati Team	+20.759
8	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	Ducati Team	+39.796
9	Scott Redding	GBR	GO&FUN Honda Gresini	+40.507
10	Hiroshi Aoyama	JPN	Drive M7 Aspar	+55.760
11	Karel Abraham	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	+1'05.130
12	Mike di Meglio	FRA	Avintia Racing	+1'05.346
13	Colin Edwards	USA	NGM Forward Racing	+1'08.919
14	Michael Laverty	GBR	Paul Bird Motorsport	+1'09.203

The defining feature of Marquez’s brilliance this season has been the timing of his attacks, and he once again demonstrated how lethal he can be at the perfect moments in Indianapolis.

The Spaniard remained patient for the opening 10 laps, but he struck in Lap 11 to overtake Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso to put himself on course for victory, as MotoGP’s video shows:

From then on, it was the Marquez show, taking corners in his usual, perfect style to cross the line just short of two seconds ahead of Lorenzo.

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While Marquez’s dominance this season is something MotoGP has scarcely seen before, one man that’s been a consistent force for almost two decades is Rossi, whose third-place finish earned another personal milestone.

His Grand Prix of Indianapolis points took him over the 4,000 mark for his astonishing career, and he could well have capped such a historic day with victory, but it wasn't to be:

The Italian did all the early running with Dovizioso but just ran out of steam after Marquez passed him.

Maybe that was due to the realisation setting in that the Spaniard was once again going to be top of the podium ahead of him, but his overall performance was still something to be admired.

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Not nearly as much as Marquez’s performance, though, who looked incredibly comfortable once he moved into the position he’s grown accustomed to being in—the lead.

Speaking after the race, the 21-year-old reflected on what he labelled a tough race, saying that front-tyre problems almost cost him the title, per MotoGP:

However, he certainly didn't look like he was having any problems as he breezed around the track, which begs the question: What could possibly stop Marquez?

Here’s a look at the rider standings after another fantastic win in India:

Position	Rider	Team	Nationality	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	SPA	250
2	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	SPA	161
3	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	ITA	157
4	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	SPA	117
5	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	ITA	108
6	Pol Espargaro	Yamaha	SPA	78
7	Aleix Espargaro	Forward Yamaha	SPA	77
8	Andrea Iannone	Ducati	ITA	62
9	Bradley Smith	Yamaha	GBR	58
10	Stefan Bradl	Honda	GER	56
11	Alvaro Bautista	Honda	SPA	50
12	Scott Redding	Honda	GBR	40
13	Cal Crutchlow	Ducati	GBR	36
14	Hiroshi Aoyama	Honda	JPN	34
15	Nicky Hayden	Honda	USA	29
16	Yonny Hernandez	Ducati	COL	27
17	Karel Abraham	Honda	CZE	23
18	Colin Edwards	Forward Yamaha	USA	11
19	Michele Pirro	Ducati	ITA	7
20	Broc Parkes	PBM	AUS	7
21	Mike di Meglio	Avintia	FRA	4
22	Danilo Petrucci	ART	ITA	4
23	Michael Laverty	PBM	GBR	2
24	Hector Barbera	Avintia	SPA	2

Next up for the Spaniard is the Czech Republic Grand Prix, where he comes into the race as defending champion.

The early form of Marquez was blistering, but it was always deemed too early to talk about him winning every grand prix of the season.

Michael Conroy/Associated Press

Ten races down and eight to go means that it’s a distinct possibility, though, and mission one of eight begins in Brno next week.