#2 Japan 2018
![Marquez won his fifth MotoGP riders' championship in 2018](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/808fe-15437325695177-800.jpg 1920w)
The win at the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix clinched the 2018 MotoGP Championship in Marc Marquez's favour.
Marquez hadn't had the best of qualifying sessions at the Twin Ring Motegi as he started the race from the sixth place, while his title rival Dovizioso started the race from pole position.
Marquez showed brilliant pace as be moved behind Dovizisio in the closing stages of the race, hunting him down to a secure a race win. The Spaniard passed the Ducati rider on lap 21 and went on to win the championship with a comfortable margin as Andrea Dovizioso crashed out of the race on the penultimate lap of the race.
#1 Assen 2018
![The 2018 Dutch Grand Prix is one of the best races of the MotoGP era](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/12/7ee1f-15437325349950-800.jpg 1920w)
The race at Assen in the 2018 MotoGP season will be cherished by racing fans for a long time for it had many exciting encounters at the top throughout the duration of the race.
Marquez started the race from pole position and maintained the race pace throughout the duration of the Grand Prix, which saw six contenders fight for the win. One of his rivals, Lorenzo, started the race brilliantly as he moved from the tenth place to P2 at the end of turn one.
In the end, Marquez pulled away from the competition during the closing stages of the race to claim a famous victory with a gap of over 2 seconds ahead of Suzuki's Alex Rins, marking the 2018 Dutch Grand Prix as one of the best races of his career.