article_snippet: Seven-time champion takes the chequered flag just 0.174 ahead of Seven-time champion closest rival .
article_snippet: Valentino Rossi's team-mate Jorge Lorenzo finished fourth, while reigning two-time champion Marc Marquz rounded out the top five after recovering from a poor start.
article_snippet: The 22-year-old Spaniard ran wide on the opening lap and slumped to the back of the pack, but Rossi's team-mate Jorge Lorenzo fought Rossi's team-mate Jorge Lorenzo way back into contention to ensure Rossi's team-mate Jorge Lorenzo season did not get off to a disastrous start.
article_snippet: his Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa was sixth, while British pair Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith finished seventh and eighth respectively.
highlights_snippet: Reigning two-time champion Marc Marquz came back to finish in top five .