World Champion Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) eventually clinched the win by 6.7s seconds to become the first rider since the great Giacomo Agostini in 1971 to win the first eight premier-class races of the year.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) stepped onto the rostrum for the second time in 2014, with Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) completing the podium after holding off the pursuing Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) for several laps. Espargaro rode well to hold fourth, having started on pole.
