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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 18 / NOVEMBER 10-12, 2017 RICARDO TORMO CIRCUIT / VALENCIA, SPAIN P78 My Own Race: 93 MARC MARQUEZ 3RD MOTOGP "I'm living a dream," said World Champion Marc Marquez. "'Six Titles' are big words. The truth is that I'm incredibly happy because we worked so much this year, and today the race was incredibly tense and exciting—a bit 'Marquez Style.' I made a mis- take, but I also made my best save of the year. From that moment on, I just tried to finish the race in a good position. I'm sorry that Andrea didn't finish the race, as he deserved to do so. He had an incredible season and I would have liked to have him on the podium with me today. 05 JOHANN ZARCO 2ND MOTOGP "I am so happy about today because I was competitive enough to fight for the victory and, like I said yesterday, I knew I can do this because I have all of the elements that I need to go for the win," said the Frenchman. "When I felt Marquez, who was really strong, I had things under control but I didn't want to let him take the advantage and run away. He had to control it too, yet, I was thinking about the victory and possibly overtaking again and then I passed him. This is why I am pretty happy and finishing first or second doesn't change anything about the race quality that I did. I can enjoy this moment and it must be pleasing for Dani also." 26 DANI PEDROSA 1ST MOTOGP Obviously I'm very happy because a win is a win, and this was a very tough and hard-fought one," said Pedrosa. "Today we had a chance because we got a good start and the setup was work- ing well, so we took it. The track wasn't easy as front grip wasn't perfect, and in fact we saw a lot of crashes in the race. I was just behind Marc when he made that save and it was incredible. The smoke, the noise, the speed—wow, impressive! I realized that the track had a limit, maybe because the rear had more grip, which pushed the front. Anyway, I tried to manage the front grip, but then in the last three laps I gave it everything to pass Johann. He was so good into the corners but finally I passed him on the last lap. I'm so happy to have won in front of my crowd." 04 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO DNF MOTOGP "I tried everything and I think that we have to be pleased with this weekend," said title runner-up, Dovizioso. "We weren't as quick as Marquez but we fought to the very end. I pushed hard right from the first lap, I didn't make any mistakes and I put myself in the right position but unfortunately I didn't have many cards to play. At the start I thought I could pass Jorge but there were some points where I was losing and others were I was gaining: in the end staying behind him helped me ride in a smoother way, so it was positive he was in front of me. We were all at the limit, even Marc who managed to save himself once again from a crash, and I want to congratulate him because also this year he managed to make the difference."