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2019 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2019 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2019 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix commentary.
The 2019 Czech Republic Grand Prix took place on Monday August 5, 2019. Read our MotoGP live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
Info from Michelin for today's test:
'The range of tyres for today will be the same allocation as for the race weekend
'There are two new tyres will have further evaluation. These are the new casing for the rear which is designed to improve performance. This is available in a medium compound.
'There is also a medium rear with the existing casing which has a new compound on the left-hand-side. This is aimed to fit into the spectrum in the soft range.'
It's just gone 10am in the Czech Republic and Monday's official MotoGP test is underway.
Marquez: "I decided to start well and keep my rhythm. I knew the Yamaha riders were fast and starting from behind. I started to push after 10 laps and opened the gap. I'm very happy because it was a crazy weekend. The team was very precise and that helped me achieve this victory."
Dovizioso: "It was a strange race. At the start we were riding in a perfect way. But half way through the race he pushed more in braking and I couldn't stay there. I'm happy to be back on the podium. I wanted to stay with him until the end but he's riding a bit different compared to last year. We're still struggling a bit with that."
Miller: "I felt I stayed calm. I saw Rins was spinning the rear tyre so I just bided my time. I just knew I had to be patient and take my time. We've been pushing really hard during the last couple of grand prix so it's nice to be back here."
Marquez's title advantage stretches out to 63 points. Mar 210, Dov 147, Pet 129, Rin 114, Viñ 91, Ros 90.
MotoGP Race - Results: Marquez, Dovizioso, Miller, Rins, Crutchlow, Rossi, Quartararo, Petrucci, Nakagami, Viñales, P.Espargaro... CLICK HERE for the full results
20/20: Marquez eases to his 6th win of the year, his 50th in the premier class and 76th overall - tying him with Mike Hailwood on the all-time list. Another demolition job! This one wasn't the most exciting; Marquez made it so. Dovizioso 2nd, 2.4s back and Miller 3rd with a second podium of the year.