Marc Marquez cruised to his ninth-successive German Grand Prix victory to extend his MotoGP points lead over Valentino Rossi, who was second at the Sachsenring. Jorge Lorenzo once again launched off the line to take the holeshot into the first corner ahead of Ducati stablemate Danilo Petrucci on the Pramac GP18 and poleman Marquez.  The Honda rider, who was one just a few to opt for the soft rear tyre, muscled past Petrucci at Turn 1 on the fifth lap to begin the chase on Lorenzo, who had built up an advantage of half a second.  Lorenzo, the only rider on the soft front tyre, found his advantage cut by two tenths over the next couple of tours, before Marquez launched a successful...
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