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Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo crashes on 1st lap

ALCANIZ, Spain -- Marc Marquez won the Aragon Grand Prix to extend his overall lead of the MotoGP championship to 72 points on Sunday, after polesitter Jorge Lorenzo crashed on the opening lap.

Lorenzo flew off his Ducati on the race's first turn and was taken to the MotorLand Circuit's medical center, where medical staff determined he had a dislocated toe on his right foot.

Marquez, who started from third on the grid, traded the lead with Andrea Dovizioso until finally taking charge for good on Lap 21.

Marquez finished ahead of Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone to claim the race for a third consecutive year.