(CNN) -- Marc Marquez held off a resurgent Valentino Rossi to win his fourth straight MotoGP race since start of the season with first victory Sunday at the Spanish circuit of Jerez. The Repsol Honda rider is the first man since Australian great Mick Doohan in 1992 to win the opening four rounds of the season in motorcycling's premier class and he was never headed after starting from pole. He had built up a four second lead by lap 12, but a charging Rossi on his Yamaha had closed up the finish in Andalusia. Seven-time world MotoGP champion Rossi was picking up his second runners-up spot of the season and held off Marquez's teammate Dani Pedrosa on the final corner.
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Marc Marquez wins Spanish MotoGP at Jerez
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Fourth straight win for reigning world champion
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Valentino Rossi finishes in a fine second
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Marquez leads world title race by 28 points
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