Summary Spain's Marc Marquez won the Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP on Sunday.
AUSTIN (AP) - Rookie Marc Marquez won a MotoGP race for the first time, capturing the Grand Prix of the Americans on Sunday to become the youngest winner at motorcycle racing s top level.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, last season s Moto2 champion, stood on the bike and waved to the crowd after the finish.
Marquez had qualified in pole position but lost the lead to Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa seconds into the race. They dueled for the top spot the rest of the way. Marquez overtook Pedrosa with nine laps to go and held on to win in 43 minutes, 42.123 seconds. Pedrosa finished second.
Marquez replaces American "Fast Freddie" Spencer as MotoGP s youngest winner. Spencer also was 20 when he won the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982.
