While Lorenzo dropped to the back to fourth, team-mate Valentino Rossi worked his way swiftly up to second place.
Rossi then came under pressure from Dani Pedrosa, who overtook the Italian during the middle stages. But the Spaniard couldn't shake off Rossi until the very final laps.
Marquez and Pedrosa surprised by choosing to race with the hard front tyre, the only riders on the grid to do so.
Marco Melandri has split from Aprilia and was replaced by test rider Michael Laverty. Stefan Bradl missed his home round due to a fractured scaphoid at Assen and was replaced by Claudio Corti. Karel Abraham was again absent due to a foot injury at Catalunya and replaced by Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama...
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 1.087s2. Dani Ped rosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 3.313s3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 6.695s4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 11.015s5. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 41m 21.872s6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 41m 24.302s7. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 41m 30.968s8. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 41m 36.040s9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 41m 36.962s10. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 41m 38.340s11. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 41m 38.361s12. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 41m 43.168s13. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 41m 49.698s14. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 41m 51.774s15. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 41m 54.856s16. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 42m 0.008s17. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 42m 3.825s18. Alex De Angelis RSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 42m 4.209s19. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 42m 12.249s20. Michael Laverty GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 16.997sClaudio Corti ITA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) DNFAndrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) DNFHiroshi Aoyama JPN Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) DNFMike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) DNFScott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) DNF
Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).22 lit res of race fuel for Ducati, 24 litres for Suzuki and Aprilia. Same 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel and soft tyre can change depending on top three results.Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie
