Marc Marquez Wins 10 Out of 10 to Set a New MotoGP Record

The Repsol Honda Team Marc Marquez once gain remains unbeaten, as he won his 10th straight Grand Prix of the 2014 season on Sunday, August 10th. The 21-year old was once again able to re-write history with this victory, as he became the first rider to win opening 10 races during a season. Previously, this record belongs to Giacomo Agostini, who made this achievement way back in 1970. However, his Brickyard victory was another hard-earned affair, as Marc did not get an ideal start in the race. The Spanish rider was down at fifth position when the race started, as Andrea Dovizioso and others left him behind. Andrea looked in a belligerent mood at the start, as he gave a thrust to his Ducati and snatched the lead from Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi.

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Unfortunately, Dovizioso failed to capitalize on the lead, as after few close encounters in the early turns Rossi was able to gain the lead once again. Nevertheless, this did not affect Andrea morale and he continued to stay right behind Valentino even after losing the first place. In the meantime, when the two Italians were fighting over the lead, Marquez made his first move and secured third place. Movistar Yamaha’s second rider Jorge Lorenzo also came right behind him.

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When Andrea and Rossi went wide at a corner, Marc instantly latched on to the opportunity and secured the lead, but he was not able to stay there for long. A slight error from Marquez allowed Rossi to come back at the number one position and increased the gap between him and Marc. At this point, it seemed Marquez perhaps is not going to win the race, as Lorenzo too was proving a serious threat for the Honda rider.

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Just then, Lorenzo tried to surpass Marquez and Rossi in one go, but the strange move from Yamaha rider at Turn 2 allowed Marquez to outstrip both Valentino and Jorge. Thanks to extraordinarily late braking Marc gained the lead for the second time in the race. Though, Rossi had a chance to give Marquez a tough run, but the veteran rider got involved in an intra-team battle with his partner Lorenzo that allowed Marc to escape away.

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Later, Lorenzo was finally able to outshine his teammate for good in the closing stages of the race. Marquez then finished the race in first place, while Jorge and Rossi crossed the finish line in second and third place respectively. On the other hand, Dovizioso, who at one stage was looking extremely perilous, lost ground when his soft tyres started to fade away. As a result, he ended up crossing the chequered flag in seventh place.

The race in Indianapolis was also slight disappointing for Marc’s teammate, Dani Pedrosa as he failed to keep the pace with leading riders and finished fourth eventually. On the other hand, Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith of Yamaha Tech 3 team were able to seize fifth and sixth place in the race. The two riders showed some greats skills.

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The top ten was rounded by Cal Crutchlow of Ducati, Scott Redding of Gresini Honda and Hiroshi Aoyama of Aspar Honda. With this victory Marquez has now earned 250 points for his team and he is now just four wins shy of securing his second MotoGP world championship title.

In contrast to Marc, his teammate Pedrosa, who was did not look in his full spring at Indianapolis, still sits at second position in overall standings with 161 points. He has now just four points lead over third positioned Rossi, who has gained 157 points with his podium finish.

His partner Jorge is at fourth spot with 117 points as he had successfully extended his lead over fifth positioned Dovizioso by nine points. You too can gain an edge over your friends by buying a high performance motorcycle product from J&S Accessories’ online store at extremely low price.