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Fabio Quartararo wins from the MotoGP pole again at Jerez

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Relive all the action from the Andalucia Grand Prix in Jerez, where Fabio Quartararo dominated yet again from pole for his second consecutive MotoGP victory of the 2020 season.

Fabio Quartararo won the Andalucia Grand Prix and swept the second consecutive MotoGP weekend at Circuito de Jerez, scoring maximum points Sunday with the first two wins of his career to start the 2020 season.

It also was a sweep of the podium for Yamaha. Maverick Vinales finished second after a spirited battle in the closing laps with Yamaha MotoGP teammate Valentino Rossi, who took third for his first podium since April 14, 2019 (second at Circuit of The Americas).

Though he led every lap comfortably from the green flag, Quartararo said conditions on the track were treacherous. There was a first-lap crash and multiple mechanical failures as the heat seemed to take its toll.

“I had a few moments during the race,” the Team Petronas SRT rider said after the Andalucia victory gave him dual wins at Jerez. “I feel one of the hardest races of my life.”

Rossi, 41, scored the 199th podium of his storied career.

Quartararo triumphed from the pole a week earlier in becoming the first winning Frenchman in MotoGP’s premier class in more than 20 years.

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Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez makes the victory sign on the sidelines of the Andalucia Grand Prix at the Jerez race track in Jerez de la Frontera on July 26, 2020. - Marquez will not start the Andalucia MotoGP in Jerez after dropping out of qualifying four days after an operation on a broken arm. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

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He has a 10-point lead on Vinales with his wins after Andalucia heading to the Aug. 9 grand prix at the Automotodrom Brno in the Czech Republic.

That race is expected to include the return of Marc Marquez, the injured defending series champion.

Marquez had been cleared to race Sunday but was decided to skip the race and avoid further injury risk after experiencing pain in practice and qualifying Saturday. The eight-time champion said he immediately would begin training to be ready for the next race.

Marquez’s younger brother and teammate, Alex, finished eighth Sunday for the Repsol Honda Team.

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TOPSHOT - Petronas Yamaha SRT’s French rider Fabio Quartararo competes in the MotoGP race during the Andalucia Grand Prix at the Jerez race track in Jerez de la Frontera on July 26, 2020. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

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