Marc Marquez took one step closer to clinching his sixth world title by taking victory at his home circuit, from Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo. 

Marquez started from fifth on the grid, but worked hard throughout the race to work his way up to the front. In no way was he handed the win, and once he hit the front he came under pressure from Jorge Lorenzo - who led a large portion of the race.

He really pushed the limit, having a couple of slips and missing a lot of apexes mid-way through the race. He sailed over the line to victory, from Pedrosa who pushed extremely hard to work his way through the pack

. Once Pedrosa had worked his way past Viñales he looked so quick and was certainly determined to eventually best Marquez for the win. Lorenzo led for a number of laps and looked as if he could be on for his first Ducati victory. Once Pedrosa passed him, he started to drop off but still finished three seconds ahead of Viñales for third, showing that his debut Ducati victory is coming.

It was a truly heroic ride from Valentino Rossi, who managed to slip into second place at the start and stay there for a number of laps. Eventually it seemed that fatigue got to him, but he still finished fifth which was truly remarkable considering his injury.

Andrea Dovizioso is still battling for the championship and headed into Aragon equal on points with Marquez. Dovizioso just couldn't find the pace and has struggled all weekend, and his seventh place finish has seen Marquez move sixteen points clear at the top of the standings.

Notable performances also from Aleix Espargaro and Alvaro Bautista, who battled their way into the top ten after looking strong at MotorLand all weekend.

The MotoGP grid next rolls into Motegi, Japan which is surely a Ducati track.

MotoGP results:

1. Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team - 42:06.816
2. Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda Team +0.879
3. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati Team +2.028
4. Maverick Viñales, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +5.256
5. Valentino Rossi, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +5.882
6. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini +6.962
7. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati Team +7.455
8. Alvaro Bautista, Pull&Bear Aspar Team +7.910
9. Johann Zarco, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +13.002
10. Pol Espargaro, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +14.075
11. Mika Kallio, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +17.192
12. Andrea Iannone, Team Suzuki Ecstar +20.632
13. Jack Miller, EG 0,0 Marc VDS +23.886
14. Scott Redding, OCTO Pramac Racing +25.523
15. Tito Rabat, EG 0,0 Marc VDS +26.023
16. Jonas Folger, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +30.302
17. Alex Rins, Team Suzuki Ecstar +31.874
18. Hector Barbera, Reale Avintia Racing Ducati +31.948
19. Bradley Smith, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +36.296
20. Danilo Petrucci, OCTO Pramac Racing +37.842
21. Loris Baz, Reale Avintia Racing Ducati +47.559
22. Sam Lowes, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini +47.647

DNF

Cal Crutchlow, LCR Honda - 7 laps

Karel Abraham, Pull&Bear Aspar Team - 13 laps

Joan Mir took victory in Moto3 from Fabio Di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini, in a close finish that could've seen either of the three win. Extreme fog with low visibility saw today's timetable shuffled, and the Moto3 race distance was shortened to a thirteen lap sprint. 

Jorge Martin started from pole position and got a great start off the line, leading the pack into turn one. At the end of the first sector, Bastianini had sneaked into the lead and from then on it was impossible to report on who was leading on what lap, as the lead constantly changed. Mir hit the front for the first time with six laps to go, but was constantly challenged throughout the remaining race distance. While the front lot were scrapping, Di Giannantonio had been sneaking up through the pack. After starting from fourteenth on the grid, he was first with three and a half laps to go, an impressive feat considering the tightness of the class. Mir hit the front again on the last lap and this time made it stick, but with the last straight came Bastianini and Di Giannantonio trying to get into his slipstream to take the lead. They weaved across the track from left to right, and Mir managed to break the slipstream just enough to come across the line just 0.04s ahead of Di Giannantonio.

An impressive ride from rookie Dennis Foggia, who qualified in fifth and crossed the race in eighth. The Aragon GP is only his second grand prix, and he put up a solid fight to hold off some of the top riders in the class. Romano Fenati was not so impressive. He's struggled this weekend with pace and finished the race in tenth, after being initially pushed down the grid to fifteenth from the start. He is still hanging on to Mir in the standings, but his weak performance this weekend has allowed Mir to extend his overall lead to eighty points. Mir only needs to win the race next time out in Japan, to become the 2017 Moto3 World Champion.

Moto3 top ten:

1. Joan Mir, Leopard Racing - 25:57.607
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Del Conca Gresini Moto3 +0.043
3. Enea Bastianini, Estrella Galicia 0,0 +0.051
4. Jorge Martin, Del Conca Gresini Moto3 +0.170
5. Aron Canet, Estrella Galicia 0,0 +0.392
6. John McPhee, British Talent Team +0.590
7. Marcos Ramirez, Platinum Bay Real Estate +0.707
8. Dennis Foggia, Sky Junior Team VR46 Academy +0.743
9. Philipp Oettl, Sudmetall Schedl GP Racing +1.168
10. Romano Fenati, Marinelli Rivacold Snipers +1.298

The Moto3 championship may be close to wrapping up, but the Moto2 championship is still wide open. Franco Morbidelli took steps to increase his overall lead over Thomas Luthi with a series of risky moves which saw him cross the line for victory, ahead of Mattia Pasini and Miguel Oliveira.

Oliveira qualified on pole and got the best start off the line, but once Morbidelli took to the front on lap two he started to create a gap, leaving the battle for second well and truly behind him. Pasini's start off the line was not so great, and he entered the first corner in fifth. He pushed his way through to second and started putting the pressure on Morbidelli by shaving seconds off his initial gap. With nine laps to go, Pasini made his first move to the front but ran it wide, allowing Morbidelli back through. One lap later, Pasini made his move again and this time made it stick, leading the race for four laps until Morbidelli came back through. The two battled it out through a series of risky moves - most notably Morbidelli coming through on Pasini in the middle of the Corkscrew. They battled until the last lap, where Morbidelli squeezed past Pasini to take victory, extending his overall championship lead to twenty one points.

Although he'd achieved a front row start despite injury, Alex Marquez was forced to retire with ten laps to go. He'd put up a good fight at the beginning defending his position from Oliveira and Luthi, but began dropping back down the pack before eventually deciding to retire due to pain.

Now Morbidelli has a twenty one point advantage over Thomas Luthi, this championship is far from over.

Moto2 top ten:

1. Franco Morbidelli, EG 0,0 Marc VDS - 40:09.904
2. Mattia Pasini, Italtrans Racing Team +0.145
3. Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Ajo +0.577
4. Thomas Luthi, CarXpert Interwetten +4.181
5. Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Ajo +4.331
6. Jorge Navarro, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 +7.328
7. Simone Corsi, Speed Up Racing +7.597
8. Takaaki Nakagami, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia +7.630
9. Sandro Cortese, Dynavolt Intact GP +10.973
10. Francesco Bagnaia, Sky Racing Team VR46 +12.657