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World Champion Marc Marquez leads the 2014 MotoGP World Championship by 75 points going into this weekend’s round at Motegi in Japan. So how good are his chances of wrapping up the title in Motegi? Pretty damn good.
Below are the nine scenarios that would clinch the title for Marquez in Japan – thanks to the impeccable statistics kept by Dr. Martin Raines.
Marquez winning the race
Marquez finishing second or third, ahead of both Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi
Marquez finishing fourth, ahead of Pedrosa and with Rossi finishing third or lower
Marquez finishing fifth, ahead of Pedrosa with Rossi finishing fourth or lower
Marquez finishing sixth, ahead of Pedrosa with Rossi finishing fourth or lower
Marquez finishing seventh, ahead of Pedrosa, with Rossi fifth or lower and Lorenzo not winning the race
Marquez finishing in positions eight to 11, ahead of Pedrosa, with Rossi no more than three places ahead and with Jorge Lorenzo not winning the race
Marquez finishing in positions 12 to 15, ahead of Pedrosa, with Rossi no more than three places ahead and with Lorenzo not finishing either first or second
Neither Marquez nor Pedrosa scoring points, with Rossi finishing 13th or lower and Lorenzo not on the podium
