Phillip Island: Spanish Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez slipped past Jorge Lorenzo on the final lap to win a thrilling Australian MotoGP as the race for the world championship tightened at Phillip Island yesterday.


A seagull flies in front of Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez (centre) after smashing into Ducati's Andrea Iannone at the Australian GP. Pic/AFP

Defending world champ Marquez, coming off the pole, pipped Lorenzo by 0.249 seconds for his fifth win of the season, with Italian Ducati rider Andrea Iannone third.