MotoGP: Marquez crowned champion

                                        

                

Valencia 2017: Bringing an end to a dramatic season, Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez has been crowned as the 2017 MotoGP world champion. The 24 year old took his sixth world title at Valencia. Third place was enough for Marc Marquez to seal the 2017 MotoGP world championship in a tense season ending Grand Prix of Valencia. Honda's Marquez held a commanding 21-point lead in the championship from Ducati rival Andrea Dovizioso, and was guaranteed the title with a top -11 finish or if Dovizioso failed to win the race. 

Teammate Dani Pedrosa, on other hand, won he Valencia Grand Prix after an intense battle with Johann Zarco on the last lap. World title contender Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati pu up a fantastic display of determination and hardwork, before crushing in the closing stages of the race along with Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo. The Valencia GP was every bit packed with the action fans were hoping for with Zarco putting up a brilliant show from the Yamaha family. Marquez held on to the lead with the start on the Valencia GP, but it was teammate Pedrosa who had a brilliant start and took the second place like a perfect winman. 

Pedrosa fended off attacks from competition as Tech 3 Yamaha's Johann Zarco, as well as Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo and Davizioso, aimed at getting closer to the top spot. The top five riders soon formed a pack and started detaching from the other riders on the track. By Lap2 though , Zarco was at his aggressive best and soon passed Pedrosa to take the second spot. It wouln't be untill Lap 5 when Zarco would pass Marquez to take the lead in the race, while both Hondas followed suit P2 and P3 

At the top, Marquez was now charging at Zarco to take back P1 and even did so by lap 20. However, Zarco was not letting go on what would be his first ever MotoGP win his rookie season, The Frenchman was sson back to the top, only to be overtaken by Marquez two laps later. It seemed Marquez blew his championship title on lap 23 though as the Spaniard overshot his entry on Turn 1 and ran wide slowing his pace dramatically Marquez was pushed to fifth as a result, behind Zarco, Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Dovizioso     

Marquez comfortably took the third spot with the world title  now confirmed, while Zarco and Pedrosa battled for the top spot. it wasn't until the last lap when Pedrosa passed the Frenchman to secure his second win of the season. Zarco certainly wowed fans world over with some incredible riding not only at Valencia but thought the season as well, while also putting Yamaha's factory riders behind.