MotoGP 2016: Valentino Rossi wins Catalunya thriller

Valentino Rossi took a terrific win at the 2016 CatalanGP, keeping Marc Marquez at bay after a close battle towards the end of the race. It was a challenging race for Rossi to win. While the Italian started fifth on the grid, by the end of the first corner he was down in eighth. From there, however, Rossi set about making his way up the field, moving into the lead on the seventh lap of the race.

Once Rossi was in the lead, having vanquished team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, it was a battle between him and Repsol Honda rider Marquez, who had also…