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2019 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2019 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2019 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix commentary.
The 2019 Thailand Grand Prix took place on Monday October 7, 2019. Read our MotoGP live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
Marquez: "My target was try to find the best way to win the race. Fabio was really fast in one part of the race. I caught up. I knew he was very fast in S3, S4. But anyway, it's been an amazing year. I want to say thanks to all the people around me and now I want to celebrate."
MotoGP Race - Results: Marquez, Quartararo, Viñales, Dovizioso, Rins, Morbidelli, Mir... CLICK HERE for the full results
26/26: Marc Marquez is the 2019 MotoGP world champion and he does it in the best possible way! Imagine Marquez-Dovizioso last year, it's a repeat. Quartararo closes in through the switchback through turns 10 and 11. He out-brakes Marquez into the final turn, he's through. But the Honda is waiting for the cut-back. And he does it, driving under the Yamaha to win by 0.171s! Another brilliant race. And fitting for Marquez to win his 6th premier class title in this fashion.
26/26: Marquez breezes by into T3! New leader!
26/26: Last lap! Just 0.193s in it. It's Quartararo v Marquez for the win!
25/26: This is as tense as it gets... A Quartararo-Marquez shoot out for the win. Needless to say Marquez will be winning the title today, unless something dramatic happens in the next 2 minutes, which is always possible.
24/26: Marquez does a repeat of the last time around on the run to T3. Quartararo stands firm!
23/26: Change of the lead - but it's brief! Marquez runs it around the outside of Quartararo but knew he'd be running wide... and he does. That was just a little warning for the Frenchman. Marquez is upping the pressure.
21/26: It's as you were...
19/26: Rins continues to hunt down Dovizioso. The gap is just 0.3s off.
18/26: Marquez is playing the waiting game. He's right with his young challenger through T3, 4 and 5. Aleix Espargaro retires out of 10th, and he's in tears when the camera cuts to him in the garage.
16/26: Rins has got by Morbidelli for 5th. Dovizioso is 0.8s up the road.
14/26: Viñales is now 0.3s quicker than the leading guys. The gap is down to 2.7s. Let's keep an eye on that progress. The others are in a different race, with Dovizioso, Morbidelli, Rins, Mir, Rossi and Petrucci not getting a look in.
13/26: We have a race here, as Marquez has eradicated Quartararo's lead by T5. But the Yamaha is so strong in the track's final sector.
12/26: Here comes Marquez... A fastest lap from the #93 on lap 11 and he hacks off 0.2s of the deficit ahead. Viñales is still 3.1s back.
11/26: Another fastest lap by Quartararo. Less than 0.05s quicker than Marquez, though. His advantage is still just over 0.6s. Back in the pack, Rossi must have a problem because he's dropped behind Rins and Mir in the fight for 6th.