On April 13, 2008, the Grand Prix world met a driver named Marquez. It was during the meeting in Portugal on the Estoril track. Nine years later, here he is, 23, an official Honda rider and at the head of five world titles. In Valencia this weekend, he will want to end his year in style and celebrate his 150th in style.rd Grand Prix. With crazy stats.
Because at the rate he's going, Marc Márquez freaks out the numbers. His 55 outright victories give him a success rate of 37% while his 89 podiums bring the value to 60%. His 65 pole positions put him at 44% in terms of success in the exercise while his 50 best race times reveal a assiduity in performance of 34%.
On the Ricardo Tormo track this weekend, he will be keen to review all these figures upwards, in front of his public and after having found his own after an overseas campaign marked by a title won in Japan then by two retirements on fall in Australia and Malaysia. “ The season is not over yet, because we have the Valencia race on Sunday, then after that we will have two important days of testing » comments the teammate Pedrosa who will make his return after his fall injuries sustained in Japan.
« Our goal for the race is of course to try to finish on a high in front of our fans, maybe with a victory or at least a podium ". A performance that would please his employer. Honda, which holds a 21-point advantage in the manufacturers' standings, just needs one of its drivers to finish 12th or better to claim its 22nd crown. The Japanese brand has 8 victories, compared to 4 for Yamaha and only 2 for Ducati. Márquez won the 2014 Valencia race starting from fifth place. A first because until then, all the winners had started from the first row.
