Marquez gets another easy win at Grand Prix of the Americas

Marc Marquez (93), of Spain, drives through a turn during the Texas MotoGP race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Marquez won the race. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Marc Marquez (93), of Spain, drives through a turn during the Texas MotoGP race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Marquez won the race. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

By Associated Press April 12, 2015 1 min read

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez made an early pass and pulled away for an easy win at the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday, grabbing his first victory of the 2015 season on a track he has dominated for three years.

The 22-year-old Spaniard started on the pole but ceded first position to Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso of Italy out the first turn. Marquez was back in front by the fourth lap and steadily pulled away from the field to win by more than 2 seconds at the Circuit of the Americas.

The two-time defending world champion has won three years in a row in Austin. He needed the win to boost his bid for a third consecutive title after finishing fifth in the season opener in Qatar.

Dovizioso finished second. Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi of Italy was third.