Namun, pada akhirnya, Marquez yang tampil lebih baik.
Memasuki lima lap terakhir, Marquez sudah bisa membuat jarak sampai 1,4 detik atas para pebalap di belakangnya.
Marquez has put the hammer down and he's trying to pull clear #AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/q4QU9GqBm8
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) October 22, 2017
Sementara itu, perebutan posisi podium tetap berlangsung di antara Rossi, Vinales, Zarco, dan Andrea Iannone.
Persaingan di antara keempat balapan ini bahkan baru bisa diselesaikan saat chequered flag diangkat.
Saat balapan dinyatakan tuntas, Rossi dan Vinales menggenapi posisi podium dengan finis di urutan kedua dan ketiga.
#MotoGP Race@marcmarquez93 storms to victory as @ValeYellow46 holds off @maverickmack25 to claim second#AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/8OnlTa74la
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) October 22, 2017
Berikut hasil lengkap balapan GP Australia 2017.
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 40m 49.772s
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 40m 51.571s
3. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 40m 51.598s
4. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 40m 51.614s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 40m 53.617s
6. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 40m 53.643s
7. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 40m 55.391s
8. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 41m 1.980s
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 41m 6.023s
10. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 41m 6.034s
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 41m 11.424s
12. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 41m 11.440s
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 41m 11.464s
14. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 41m 15.882s
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 41m 15.940s
16. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 41m 16.024s
17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 41m 26.149s
18. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 41m 29.426s
19. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 41m 30.172s
20. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 41m 35.673s