Marquez spoils Rossi anniversary party in Argentina
World champion Marc Marquez spoiled Valentino Rossi's anniversary celebrations with success from pole in the Grand Prix of Argentina on Sunday.
Nine-time champion Rossi lined up in second hoping to mark 20 years as a world championship rider with a second successive victory at the Rio Honda track.
But Marquez spiked the 37-year-old's quest as the Spaniard opened his 2016 account at the second attempt.
Rossi raced in second until the Ducatis of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone sneaked past the Italian veteran with two laps to go.
With fourth place looming, the motorcycling legend then received a massive slice of good fortune as the Ducati pair both crashed out on the final bend to leave him with a runner-up spot on his landmark weekend.