( CNN ) -- Marc Marquez announced himself as motorcycling 's bright new hope when he became the youngest rider to win a top-level race in Sunday 's inaugural Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas . The 20-year-old had been the youngest pole sitter when he topped Saturday 's qualifying , and he followed that up by heading off Honda Repsol teammate Dani Pedrosa in the second event of the new MotoGP season . World champion Jorge Lorenzo , who won the opening race in Qatar , came home third for Yamaha to be tied on points with his young compatriot at the top of the standings ahead of their home Spanish Grand Prix next month . `` To be third in my first race in Qatar was a dream and now , to take the victory in the second race -- that 's even better ! '' said Marquez , who won the Moto2 championship last year . `` The race was quite hard , especially in terms of physical condition towards the end . I had some problems with the front that I had n't had in practice , but even with that I was able to push and keep up a constant rhythm -- not so fast , but enough . `` So I 'm very happy with that and I want to say thanks to all of my team . Without them this would not have been possible . '' Britain 's Cal Crutchlow was fourth on a Monster Tech 3 Yamaha ahead of Germany 's Stefan Bradl and Italy 's seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi -- back at Yamaha after two disappointing years with Ducati . Rossi 's replacement at Ducati , Andrea Dovizioso , was seventh ahead of Spain 's Alvaro Bautista , veteran American Nicky Hayden and another Italian , Andrea Iannone .
Mexico 's Daniel Marquez becomes youngest winner of a premier level motorcyling race . The 20-year - old triumphs in just his second MotoGP event since moving up from Moto2 . His teammate Dani ##lo finishes second at inaugural Grand Prix of the Americas . Marquez is tied with world champion Jorge Lorenzo ahead of their home grand prix .