Marc Marquez takes pole in Japan
5 years, 2 months ago

Marc Marquez takes pole in Japan

Deccan Chronicle  

Motegi : Repsol Honda star rider Marc Marquez grabbed his 90th career pole position, for the Japanese Grand Prix here at the Twin Ring Circuit here on Saturday. The Repsol Honda Team have won the MotoGP World Championship for the last five years and this season was also no different with Marquez already ensuring the title. The Honda rider sealed his sixth MotoGP world title in Thailand earlier this month at the Chang International Circuit. Honda came to Motegi with a 77-point lead over Ducati in the MotoGP constructors World Championship and could clinch the title in Japan if the Honda riders across the line don’t concede more than two points to the Ducati riders.

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Spanish MotoGP: Marc Marquez takes pole for in Spain, Bagnaia to start on third row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spanish MotoGP: Marc Marquez takes pole for in Spain, Bagnaia to start on third row

The Hindu  

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez secured his first pole position as a Ducati-Gresini rider and 65th of his career on Saturday for the Spanish MotoGP. The 31-year-old will also start on pole for the sprint race later Saturday with Marco Bezzecchi of Italy, on a Ducati-VR46, and fellow Spaniard and championship leader Jorge Martin on the front row. “It’s been …

MotoGP: Gresini’s Marquez looking for answers in 2024
10 months ago

MotoGP: Gresini’s Marquez looking for answers in 2024

The Hindu  

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said this season will show him if he still has what it takes to challenge for titles after switching from Honda to Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing. The Spaniard joined Gresini Racing in October, ending an 11-year association with Honda, who have struggled to keep up with Ducati’s bikes in recent seasons. The Italian manufacturer …

Indonesia MotoGP: Marini grabs pole in record time, Bagnaia suffers
1 year, 2 months ago

Indonesia MotoGP: Marini grabs pole in record time, Bagnaia suffers

The Hindu  

Luca Marini will start the Indonesia MotoGP in pole position after smashing the circuit lap record in Saturday’s qualifying, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia failed to reach the second qualifying round for the first time this season. The Italian was followed 0.031 seconds later by Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, and 0.154 seconds later by his Aprilia teammate Aleix Espargaro as the …

Repsol Honda and Marc Marquez ending collaboration by mutual agreement; Six-time champion set for Gresini Ducati switch
1 year, 3 months ago

Repsol Honda and Marc Marquez ending collaboration by mutual agreement; Six-time champion set for Gresini Ducati switch

The Hindu  

Marc Marquez will leave Honda, where he won his six world MotoGP titles, at the end of the season, the team announced on Wednesday. “Honda Racing Corporation and Marc Marquez to end collaboration early by mutual agreement,” the team posted on social media. Obviously, that’s difficult for someone who has won a lot, sometimes it’s even difficult to stay motivated.” …

MotoGP Indian Grand Prix: Bezzecchi takes pole to continue VR46’s domination
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP Indian Grand Prix: Bezzecchi takes pole to continue VR46’s domination

The Hindu  

Marco Bezzecchi extended the impressive weekend for the VR46 Racing Team by securing pole at the inaugural MotoGP Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit here on Saturday. RELATED | Race distance shortened after drivers complain about heat Reigning Champion and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia finished third with a lap of 1:44.203, securing a spot on the front row, …

MotoGP Bharat: All you need to know about the riders and teams
1 year, 3 months ago

MotoGP Bharat: All you need to know about the riders and teams

The Hindu  

The inaugural MotoGP Bharat is set to take place at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida between September 22 and 24. Jack Miller of Australia and Bull KTM Factory Racing prepares to start on the grid during the MotoGP race during the MotoGP Of San Marino - Race at Misano World Circuit on September 10, 2023. Brad Binder of South …

Bagnaia takes pole at German Grand Prix qualifying as Marquez crashes three times
1 year, 6 months ago

Bagnaia takes pole at German Grand Prix qualifying as Marquez crashes three times

The Hindu  

Ducati’s reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the German Grand Prix after finishing on top in Saturday’s qualifying session, with Honda’s Marc Marquez crashing three times. Bagnaia, who leads the world championship standings, was fastest on a drying track at the Sachsenring with a time of 1 minute 21.409 seconds, 0.078 seconds ahead of VR46 Racing’s …

French MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia denies returning Marc Marquez to take pole
1 year, 7 months ago

French MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia denies returning Marc Marquez to take pole

The Hindu  

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia grabbed pole from the returning Marc Marquez for this weekend’s French MotoGP in qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday. But the 30-year-old Spaniard was bettered by just 0.058sec by Bagnaia’s final flying lap to leave the Ducati rider heading the grid for both Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s main event. I had a better feeling with …

MotoGP: Marquez returns as motorcycling hits 1,000 grand prix landmark
1 year, 7 months ago

MotoGP: Marquez returns as motorcycling hits 1,000 grand prix landmark

The Hindu  

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez returns to action this weekend as motorcycling reaches the 1,000 grand prix landmark, 74 years after the first feast of speed was staged. Modern racing machines, backed by the big budgets of A-list manufacturers, are a far cry from the 500cc bike which carried Britain’s Harold Daniell to victory in the first grand prix …

MotoGP: Rins wins in Texas after Bagnaia crashes out of the lead
1 year, 8 months ago

MotoGP: Rins wins in Texas after Bagnaia crashes out of the lead

The Hindu  

Alex Rins won a crash-hit Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin on Sunday after MotoGP world champion Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, the Saturday sprint winner, fell while leading from pole position. Italian Luca Marini, MotoGP great Valentino Rossi’s half-brother, was second for the VR46 Ducati team -- his first MotoGP podium in a full distance grand prix since he moved …

Moto GP: Alex Marquez claims debut pole in Argentina Grand Prix
1 year, 9 months ago

Moto GP: Alex Marquez claims debut pole in Argentina Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Alex Marquez overcame a crash and fire on his Gresini Ducati machine in the first qualifying session to take his maiden pole position in MotoGP at the Argentina Grand Prix on Saturday, on a damp track where his tyre gamble paid off. But as the track began to dry up, several riders switched to slick tyres and Marquez -- who …

Honda’s Marc Marquez storms to pole at Portuguese Grand Prix with lap record
1 year, 9 months ago

Honda’s Marc Marquez storms to pole at Portuguese Grand Prix with lap record

The Hindu  

Honda’s Marc Marquez stormed to pole position at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday on a day where the lap record at the Portimao circuit was broken four times. Marquez first set a lap record at the Portimao circuit to top Q1 and breeze into Q2 along with local favourite Miguel Oliveira. But the lap record lasted barely a …

Japanese Grand Prix | Marquez takes first pole in three years at storm-hit MotoGP
2 years, 3 months ago

Japanese Grand Prix | Marquez takes first pole in three years at storm-hit MotoGP

The Hindu  

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez grabbed pole position for the first time in three years as he defied wild weather in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. Spanish great Marquez had no such trouble however on his Honda with his leading time of one minute and 55.214 seconds, ahead of France's Johann Zarco, 0.208 seconds behind, and …

Honda’s Marquez takes first pole in three years at Japanese GP
2 years, 3 months ago

Honda’s Marquez takes first pole in three years at Japanese GP

The Hindu  

Honda’s six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ended his three-year pole drought on Saturday in a rain-hit Japanese Grand Prix qualifying in Motegi, with Yamaha’s MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo managing only ninth on the grid. He missed six rounds of the championship following the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in May but made his return at last week’s Aragon …

MotoGP Champ Fabio Quartararo on Pole as Marc Marquez Crashes Twice
2 years, 9 months ago

MotoGP Champ Fabio Quartararo on Pole as Marc Marquez Crashes Twice

News 18  

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday’s first race in Indonesia in 25 years from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session that saw Marc Marquez twice crashed out. After waiting so long for top-class racing to return, Indonesia’s motorbike-mad fans were given a treat in incident-packed qualifying on the steamy island of Lombok on Saturday. France’s Quartararo, who …

Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins as Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo seals championship
3 years, 2 months ago

Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins as Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo seals championship

India Today  

Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is the 2021 MotoGP World Champion. After Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the race lead in the closing stages of the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna, the title was decided as Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez emerged victorious, with Pol Espargaro securing his maiden podium with …

Moto GP: Bagnaia claims pole for Emilia Romagna GP
3 years, 2 months ago

Moto GP: Bagnaia claims pole for Emilia Romagna GP

The Hindu  

Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday in a Ducati front row lockout to keep his title hopes alive as championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha failed to make the second qualifying session. Quartararo failed to qualify for Q2 for the first time in his Moto GP career and a yellow flag infringement led …

MotoGP: Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia pips Marc Marquez at Aragon to claim maiden victory
3 years, 3 months ago

MotoGP: Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia pips Marc Marquez at Aragon to claim maiden victory

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This was Bagnaia’s debut success in the premier category after 10 wins combined in Moto2 and Moto3. Aragon, France: Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia got the measure of six-time world champion Marc Marquez in a gripping duel to win the Aragon MotoGP from pole on Sunday. After nailing pole position with a track record time on Saturday, Bagnaia led from the start …

MotoGP 2021: Jorge Martin beats out Fabio Quartararo to grab pole ahead of Austria GP
3 years, 4 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Jorge Martin beats out Fabio Quartararo to grab pole ahead of Austria GP

Firstpost  

On the fastest track in MotoGP, championship leader Fabio Quartararo seemed to have sealed pole position when he smashed the record set last week by fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco last weekend ahead of the Styria Grand Prix. Jorge Martin grabbed pole position for a second straight week at the Red Bull Ring as he smashed a nine-minute old lap record …

Championship Leader Fabio Quartararo Wins Dutch MotoGP
3 years, 6 months ago

Championship Leader Fabio Quartararo Wins Dutch MotoGP

News 18  

Yamaha’s Frenchman Fabio Quartararo won Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP to extend his lead at the top of drivers standings with a dominant display in Assen. Two Spaniards in Maverick Vinales and champion Joan Mir completed the podium as Quartararo claimed his fourth race victory of the campaign before the mid-season break. Yamaha’s Vinales started on pole after setting a new track …

MotoGP 2021: Maverick Vinales claims pole position at Dutch MotoGP, Marc Marquez to begin in 20th position
3 years, 6 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Maverick Vinales claims pole position at Dutch MotoGP, Marc Marquez to begin in 20th position

Firstpost  

Vinales’ French teammate and championship leader Fabio Quartararo was second, at 0.071sec, with Ducati’s Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia in third. Assen: Maverick Vinales, riding a Yamaha, will start in pole position for Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP after dominating all three free practices and qualifying. It will be Vinales’ first pole since the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, capping a remarkable turnaround …

Dutch GP: Petronas Yamaha replaces injured Franco Morbidelli with Garrett Gerloff
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch GP: Petronas Yamaha replaces injured Franco Morbidelli with Garrett Gerloff

The Hindu  

Petronas Yamaha has called up Garrett Gerloff to make his MotoGP debut at the Dutch Grand Prix after its rider Franco Morbidelli was ruled out with a knee injury, the team announced on Wednesday. Morbidelli was injured while training on Tuesday, forcing Yamaha to sideline the Italian and call up American Gerloff who rides for the Yamaha WorldSBK team in …

MotoGP: Marquez back to winning ways in Germany
3 years, 6 months ago

MotoGP: Marquez back to winning ways in Germany

The Hindu  

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez held off KTM's Miguel Oliveira to complete a thrilling comeback win at the German Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the chequered flag for the first time since a career-threatening right-arm injury last year. The victory brings a sense of relief for Marquez, who fractured his right humerus in the 2020 season-opening Spanish Grand Prix in …

MotoGP 2021: Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo claims season's fifth successive pole in Montmelo
3 years, 7 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo claims season's fifth successive pole in Montmelo

Firstpost  

Yamaha’s French rider is joined on the front row of Sunday’s race in Montmelo by Australian Jack Miller’s Ducati and Johann Zarco on Ducati’s satellite Pramac bike. Montmelo: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo claimed his fifth successive pole of the season, narrowly clocking the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday for the Catalan MotoGP. “Alone it’s pretty difficult to have the …

Italian MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo claims fourth straight pole in Mugello with 'best lap ever'
3 years, 7 months ago

Italian MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo claims fourth straight pole in Mugello with 'best lap ever'

Firstpost  

The French Yamaha rider took pole in style, lowering the record Bagnaia set only hours earlier, with a new fastest time at the circuit of 1min 45.187sec. Mugello: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo will start on pole for the fourth successive race after dominating Italian MotoGP qualifying with what he hailed as “the best lap” of his career at Mugello on …

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo takes pole at Portuguese MotoGP, Marc Marquez to start on second row
3 years, 8 months ago

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo takes pole at Portuguese MotoGP, Marc Marquez to start on second row

Firstpost  

Portimao: France’s Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha, claimed the qualifying honours in style in Portimao on Saturday to take pole for the Portuguese MotoGP with returning six-time world champion Marc Marquez on the second row of Sunday’s grid. Quartararo, winner of the Doha MotoGP last time out, secured the 11th pole of his career with a new lap record time …

Márquez makes MotoGP return after eight months out with injury
3 years, 8 months ago

Márquez makes MotoGP return after eight months out with injury

The Hindu  

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez returned to the track for official practice on Friday for the first time since breaking his arm eight months ago. He needed three separate surgeries to finally heal the injury and be ready to race again at this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Difícil encontrar una sola palabra para describir el primer entrenamiento, pero he sentido …

MotoGP returns without Marc Marquez as grid reshuffle blows open title race
3 years, 9 months ago

MotoGP returns without Marc Marquez as grid reshuffle blows open title race

The Hindu  

After the COVID-19 pandemic truncated the 2020 season and forced organisers to hold all 14 races in Europe, MotoGP hopes to fire on all cylinders in 2021 with 19 races scheduled around the world, starting with the double header in Qatar this weekend. Like last season, every rider will fancy their chances after six-time world champion Marc Marquez confirmed he …

MotoGP 2020: Portuguese Miguel Oliveira grabs maiden pole position in home race
4 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP 2020: Portuguese Miguel Oliveira grabs maiden pole position in home race

Firstpost  

Sunday’s race, held in front of empty stands due to the pandemic, provides Morbidelli with a chance to clinch second place in the world championship behind Mir. Portimao: Miguel Oliveira will start his home Portuguese Grand Prix from the front of the grid after emerging quickest in qualifying on Saturday to claim his maiden MotoGP pole. Joan Mir’s hopes of …

MotoGP 2020: Six-time champion Marc Marquez delays return to action until 2021, announce Honda
4 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2020: Six-time champion Marc Marquez delays return to action until 2021, announce Honda

Firstpost  

Marquez, 27, had won the title four years in a row but has been sidelined since crashing out of the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on 19 July. Paris: Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, who has not raced since fracturing his arm in the season-opener, will sit out the final two events on the 2020 calendar, his Honda team …

Japan's Takaaki Nakagami Takes First MotoGP Pole at Teruel Grand Prix
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan's Takaaki Nakagami Takes First MotoGP Pole at Teruel Grand Prix

News 18  

For the first time since Makoto Tamada in Valencia 2004, a Japanese rider will start a MotoGP race from pole position after Takaaki Nakagami put up a mesmerising Q2 MotorLand Aragon display at the Teruel Grand Prix. The HRC star set a 1:46.882 to beat Franco Morbidelli by 0.063 seconds, as Alex Rins earns his first front row start of …

MotoGP 2020: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo claims pole at Aragon GP despite suffering nasty crash in practice
4 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2020: Championship leader Fabio Quartararo claims pole at Aragon GP despite suffering nasty crash in practice

Firstpost  

Quartararo displayed the single-mindedness and poise worthy of a world champion to even take part in qualifying after his second fall of the race weekend, let alone top the timesheets at the Aragon Motorland circuit. MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo shrugged off a nasty high speed crash in third practice on Saturday to claim pole for Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix. …

MotoGP 2020: Yamaha's Maverick Vinales claims pole position for Austrian Grand Prix
4 years, 4 months ago

MotoGP 2020: Yamaha's Maverick Vinales claims pole position for Austrian Grand Prix

Firstpost  

Vinales, who sits second in the overall standings ahead of Sunday’s fourth race of the campaign, clocked one minute, 23.450 seconds to finish 0.068sec ahead of Ducati-Pramac’s Jack Miller. Spielberg: Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales clinched pole for this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. “I’m really happy because my objective was in the front row but suddenly I felt an incredible …

Czech MotoGP: Johann Zarco Claims Surprise Pole Over Fabio Quartararo
4 years, 5 months ago

Czech MotoGP: Johann Zarco Claims Surprise Pole Over Fabio Quartararo

News 18  

Johann Zarco claimed an unbelievable first pole position since 2018 Malaysian GP in a stunning MotoGP Q2 at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo will start second after crashing on his final flying lap, with his teammate Franco Morbidelli lining up on the outside of the front row. I need to use this good position …

MotoGP: Marc Marquez ruled out of Czech GP due to broken arm
4 years, 5 months ago

MotoGP: Marc Marquez ruled out of Czech GP due to broken arm

The Hindu  

Moto GP champion Marc Marquez will miss Sunday's Czech Grand Prix after having a second operation on a broken arm, with test rider Stefan Bradl replacing him for the race, his Repsol Honda Team confirmed on Tuesday. Spaniard Marquez had fresh surgery on Monday to replace a damaged titanium plate inserted after he broke his right arm in the July …

Alex Rins out of Spanish MotoGP after crash in qualifying
4 years, 5 months ago

Alex Rins out of Spanish MotoGP after crash in qualifying

The Hindu  

Suzuki rider Alex Rins has been ruled out of Sunday's Spanish MotoGP after injuring his shoulder during qualifying on Saturday. It's really disappointing that I suffered this injury because my feeling with the bike had been really good during the whole weekend,” Rins said in the statement. I'll try my maximum to ride next week.” The race in Jerez will …

MotoGP: Marc Marquez raring to go for Repsol Honda
4 years, 5 months ago

MotoGP: Marc Marquez raring to go for Repsol Honda

The Hindu  

Marc Marquez has enjoyed three premier class wins at the Jerez Circuit. When the lights go out on Sunday, it will be 245 days since the MotoGP world championship grid raced at the season ending Valencia GP. READ| Related Topics Marc Marquez For rookie Alex Marquez, the wait to go racing has seemed even longer as the reigning Moto2 World …

MotoGP: Pol Espargaro signs two-year deal to replace Alex Marquez at Repsol Honda in 2021 season
4 years, 5 months ago

MotoGP: Pol Espargaro signs two-year deal to replace Alex Marquez at Repsol Honda in 2021 season

Firstpost  

Alex Marquez, who won Moto2 last year, will debut with Repsol Honda in MotoGP this season before switching to the satellite LCR outfit with his contract extended to the end of 2022. Spaniard Pol Espargaro has signed a two-year deal to race for MotoGP champions Repsol Honda from 2021 when Marc Marquez’s brother Alex will move to the LCR team …

MotoGP: Alex Marquez to join brother and six-time world champion Marc at Honda for 2020 season
5 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP: Alex Marquez to join brother and six-time world champion Marc at Honda for 2020 season

Firstpost  

The 23-year-old Alex Marquez, who added the Moto2 world title this year to the Moto3 crown he won in 2014, has signed a one-year deal with the constructors’ champions. Paris: Alex Marquez will ride alongside his older brother and six-time MotoGP world champion Marc at Honda next season, the team announced on Monday. “He will move from the intermediate class …

MotoGP 2019: Marc Marquez triple-crown winning season for Repsol Honda, Fabio Quartararo's breakout year and other talking points
5 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP 2019: Marc Marquez triple-crown winning season for Repsol Honda, Fabio Quartararo's breakout year and other talking points

Firstpost  

The 2019 MotoGP season has been all sorts of exciting, and the Valencia MotoGP was the perfect way for the season to sign off. Pride, passion and glory in the highest order 2019. over and out ✅#2020awaits pic.twitter.com/65hGOSIZt7 — MotoGP™🏁 November 17, 2019 Second place at the Valencia MotoGP went to Fabio Quartararo of SRT Yamaha, while Pramac Ducati’s Jack …

MotoGP bids farewell to Lorenzo, Marquez wins Valencia GP
5 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP bids farewell to Lorenzo, Marquez wins Valencia GP

The Hindu  

Marc Marquez rounded out a memorable season with a dominant victory at the Valencia Grand Prix as fellow home favourite Jorge Lorenzo's final race ended with a disappointing 13th-place finish. Having already sealed a sixth MotoGP world championship, Marquez's 12th win from 19 races in the last round of the season also ensured the teams' trophy for Repsol Honda. Fabio …

MotoGP: Marquez aiming to surpass 400 points in Valencia GP
5 years, 1 month ago

MotoGP: Marquez aiming to surpass 400 points in Valencia GP

The Hindu  

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be aiming to cap another extraordinary season with yet another record in the final race of the campaign in Valencia. 395 – Marquez's tally of 395 is a MotoGP record for a single season, while the Spaniard has also achieved 17 podium finishes. 12 – Andrea Dovizioso won the last Valencia Grand Prix, breaking a …

Fabio Quartararo takes Malaysian MotoGP pole, Marc Marquez crashes
5 years, 2 months ago

Fabio Quartararo takes Malaysian MotoGP pole, Marc Marquez crashes

The Hindu  

Fabio Quartararo stormed to pole as Yamaha locked out the front row while Marc Marquez will start the Malaysian MotoGP in 11th after crashing on Saturday. Quartararo said Petronas Yamaha SR would need to go even quicker in qualifying for its home race after twice smashing the lap record during practice in Sepang on Friday. The Frenchman duly took first …

MotoGP 2019: Honda's Marc Marquez keen to atone for chequered Australia history
5 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2019: Honda's Marc Marquez keen to atone for chequered Australia history

Firstpost  

Phillip Island is one of Marc Marquez’s favourite places and the already-crowned MotoGP world champion has no intention of easing up this weekend in Australia, where he lays claim to a bizarre record. Phillip Island: Phillip Island is one of Marc Marquez’s favourite places and the already-crowned MotoGP world champion has no intention of easing up this weekend in Australia, …

MotoGP 2019: Valentino Rossi struggles in forgettable race, Fabio Quartararo bags Rookie of the Year award and other talking points from Japanese Grand Prix
5 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2019: Valentino Rossi struggles in forgettable race, Fabio Quartararo bags Rookie of the Year award and other talking points from Japanese Grand Prix

Firstpost  

It was a great day for young Quartararo, who finished second and clinched the much-deserved Rookie of the Year. Honda are MotoGP Constructors’ Champions Honda had a great run at their home race in Japan as they clinched the Premier Class Constructors’ Championship for a record-breaking 25th time. Exclaimed a jubilant Marquez after the race, “There was a little bit …

Marquez reigns supreme in Japan
5 years, 2 months ago

Marquez reigns supreme in Japan

Deccan Chronicle  

Motegi: Repsol Honda rider and multiple world champion Marc Marquez produced a sublime show to clinch his third Motul Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Circuit here on a balmy and sunny Sunday afternoon. Spain’s Marquez finished in 42 minutes and 31.492 seconds, just ahead of 20-year-old rookie Frenchman Quartararo with Team Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso coming third on …

Japan MotoGP: Marc Marquez clinches title, 54th career win
5 years, 2 months ago

Japan MotoGP: Marc Marquez clinches title, 54th career win

The Hindu  

Team Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez was a bit bothered about the choice of tyres. Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rin matched his pace as well but could never catch up with him. After wrapping up another premier class title in Thailand last time out, Marquez made history by claiming pole position at Motegi, meaning he …

MotoGP 2019: Honda’s Marc Marquez wins Japan Grand Prix to notch tenth victory of season
5 years, 2 months ago

MotoGP 2019: Honda’s Marc Marquez wins Japan Grand Prix to notch tenth victory of season

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MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the Japan Grand Prix on Sunday to notch his tenth victory of the season and third win on the circuit in four years. Motegi: MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the Japan Grand Prix on Sunday to notch his tenth victory of the season and third win on the circuit in four years. The …

Marc Marquez makes MotoGP history with pole in Japan
5 years, 2 months ago

Marc Marquez makes MotoGP history with pole in Japan

The Hindu  

It was drizzling for most part of the day at the Twin Ring Circuit in Motegi, but that did stop Team Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez from delivering his best in the MotoGP qualifying round of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan on Saturday. With this gutsy show, Marquez’s calendar was also complete having won the pole at every circuit this …

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