RiderTua.com – Only Acosta can still catch Marc Marquez’s record. With the retirement of Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez becomes the last rider with a legendary title in MotoGP. Although the Cervera-Spanish driver has been injured for the last 2 years, he has always been the most prominent rider on the grid in the premier class. Both with the number of titles and victories and podiums. The Repsol Honda racer is superior to other rivals. He’s only been at a disadvantage in the number of races played, something that is understandable after being out of action for almost a season. Of course, not a few are trying to get close to Marc’s record, even though chasing him is practically impossible for most MotoGP riders today. Only the youngest riders, such as Pedro Acosta who is still in the Moto2 class, can try to beat Marquez’s record.
Only Acosta Can Catch Marc Marquez’s Record
In terms of the number of titles, none of the 14 world champions on the MotoGP grid in 2022 have been able to come close to Marquez. Remy Gardner and Fabio Quartararo join Jorge Martin, Pecco Bagnaia, Pol Espargaro, Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini, Franco Morbidelli, Maverick Vinales and Andrea Dovizioso as MotoGP riders with world titles. Alex Marquez, Johann Zarco and Joan Mir are second, with two world titles each on their record. Of the 14 racers, only 3 riders became MotoGP World Champions namely Marc Marquez, Joan Mir and Quartararo.
Marc Marquez already has 8 world titles, which he hopes will be added in the years to come. Since Marc won his first world championship crown in the 2010 125 cc class, he has been continuously winning titles. After jumping into the middleweight class, he won his second title in 2012. Prior to his forays into MotoGP, where he was crowned world champion in 2013 and 2014. After failing to defend his title in 2015, he again won 4 titles in a row in 2013. 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 .
Also in terms of the number of wins, he has no strong rivals. Adding to wins in 3 categories, only Maverick Vinales and Andrea Dovizioso with 25 and 24 wins respectively, which is close to the 29-year-old’s record. In addition, only Vinales, Dovi and Marc were able to penetrate 20 wins. The 4th driver with the most wins is Brad Binder, with 17 wins. Very far from his younger brother, Darryn Binder who this year made his debut in MotoGP and has only 1 victory in Moto3.
Only in the king category, Dovizioso and Vinales (15 and 9 wins) remained in second and third respectively. However, Fabio Quartararo and Pecco Bagnaia are very close to their record, although still quite far from the first position in the standings held by Marc Marquez.
Marquez made 85 wins among the 3 categories he participated in. His first victory was obtained at the 2010 Italian GP, in the 125 cc category. His last victory, at the Emilia-Romagna GP in 2021. In 11 years which is divided into 10 victories in the 125 cc class, 16 victories in Moto2 and 59 victories in MotoGP.
For the podium, Andrea Dovizioso with 103 podiums is the closest to Marquez’s record. Only Dovi and Marc were able to pass 100 podiums. In third place is Maverick Vinales, with a total of 63 across all categories. Again, looking only at the MotoGP data, Dovi and Vinales are once again in second and third place, with Fabio Quartararo on 18 podiums.
Marc Marquez has 138 podiums in his record, split between 14 in 125cc, 25 in Moto2 and 99 podiums in MotoGP. It looks like he will surpass 100 podiums in MotoGP in 2022.
Also in terms of pole position, the difference between Marquez and the other riders on the grid in the premier class is very slim. During his years as a rider in the Motorcycle Racing World Championship, the Repsol Honda rider has won 90 pole positions, split between 62 times in MotoGP and 14 times in Moto2 and 125cc. Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin are the closest drivers to this record, with 25 pole positions on the grid start in their run. Again, focused solely on the premier class, Marquez’s 62 are far from 15 Fabio Quartararo and 13 Maverick Viñales.
Dovizioso’s Most Race Count
There is only one record where Marc Marquez does not stand out above the rest. Despite the departure of Valentino Rossi, Marquez is not the oldest rider in MotoGP. Coupled with his absence in 2020 and the race he missed in 2021, it means he is not the rider with the highest number of races in his career in the Motor Racing World Championship. This record is held by Andrea Dovizioso, who has 332 races in his record.
Aleix and Pol Espargaro followed the Italian as the racer with the most number of races, with 281 and 257, respectively. Marc Marquez occupies the 5th position with a total of 220 races. However, this fact does not hide the fact that Marquez is the only rider with a legendary title in MotoGP.
