Ducati's Marc Marquez brushed aside two practice crashes to storm to his ninth sprint victory of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his MotoGP championship lead despite starting fourth on the grid at Assen.

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) emerged victorious in the Tissot Sprint at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, fending off a persistent challenge from his brother and chief title rival, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP).

World championship leader Marc Marquez bounced back from two crashes in practice to win the Dutch MotoGP sprint race on Saturday admitting his body would not have "taken another fall". "I am relieved because I think my body would not have taken another fall.