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

It was only a temporary blip that Marc Marquez spent away from the top of the MotoGP podium after firing back at Silverstone on Sunday with his 11th victory of the 2014 season. 

The Czech Grand Prix earlier this month was the first of the year that Honda's starlet had failed to win, but British settings provided the means for a resurgent return to the throne, per the official MotoGP Twitter account:

Sunday's triumph didn't come without its share of tests as Jorge Lorenzo pushed his compatriot close to the wire at times, but Marquez was forced to show grit, improving on the second place taken at this track last year.

Lorenzo ultimately settled for second place and remains stuck in fourth, with Valentino Rossi taking third place for the third race in succession:

That was the order of things for the great majority of the battle in Northamptonshire, but there were several occasions where the head-to-head duel between Marquez and Lorenzo got particularly feisty.

Coming into the closing stages of this weekend's fixture, the pair came together as Lorenzo skipped past the younger rider only to be put back in his place, unable to make those small advantages count in the end:

Lower down the order, Dani Pedrosa continued his switching with Marquez, finishing fourth after halting the reigning champion's winning streak in Brno.

The veteran remains second behind his countryman in the riders' standings, but Marquez's lead once again stands at 89 points as a result of Sunday's outcome:

Position	Rider	Team	Nation	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	SPA	288
2	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	SPA	199
3	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	ITA	189
4	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	SPA	157
5	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	ITA	129
6	Aleix Espargaro	Forward Yamaha	SPA	92
7	Pol Espargaro	Yamaha	SPA	88
8	Andrea Iannone	Ducati	ITA	81
9	Stefan Bradl	Honda	GER	74
10	Bradley Smith	Yamaha	GBR	65
11	Alvaro Bautista	Honda	SPA	56
12	Scott Redding	Honda	GBR	51
13	Cal Crutchlow	Ducati	GBR	40
14	Hiroshi Aoyama	Honda	JPN	39
15	Yonny Hernandez	Ducati	COL	32
16	Nicky Hayden	Honda	USA	29
17	Karel Abraham	Honda	CZE	28
18	Colin Edwards	Forward Yamaha	USA	11
19	Michele Pirro	Ducati	ITA	11
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
25	Alex De Angelis	Forward Yamaha	RSM	1
26	Leon Camier	Honda	GBR	1

Scott Redding was the highest finisher of any Briton running, clinching 10th while Cal Crutchlow came in at 12th.

Having taken an impressive run of top-10 places earlier in the year, Bradley Smith will be disappointed with his outing, as he was forced to retire, per Silverstone's official Twitter:

With Marquez now firmly back in the winning hot seat, attentions turn to San Marino in a fortnight's time, where he'll strive to emulate this performance and re-establish the streak that would see him lift two world titles in as many seasons.

The budding icon's start to life in MotoGP has been a whirlwind journey so far, and Sunday's win showed there's a lot of substance to his style, producing the goods when his back was against the wall and impressing in front of a British crowd.