THE PALMARES OF MARC MÁRQUEZ

Marc Márquez Alentà is one of the most important riders on the current MotoGP scene. Not only one of the best, at 29 years old, the Catalan has already made history in motorcycling. At 17, he was the youngest rider to win a MotoGP championship. Wearing the Repsol Honda colors since 2013, we have seen Márquez grow, win, lose, excel… and always with a smile. He has already had many victories, but it is not surprising in an athlete who has so many qualities: hardworking, self-demanding, brave, passionate, close, charismatic... His enormous talent, his intelligence and his insatiable sacrifice will probably lead him to become the best pilot in history.

In another article we have told you 10 things about the pilot that you should know, now we want you to know its beginnings and, of course, its palmarés.

MARC MÁRQUEZ, FROM CHILD TO LEGEND

Marc Márquez was born in the year 1993 in Cervera, Lleida. Maybe you didn't know it, but this is the number he chose for his bib, 93. Since he was born he already had a passion for the motor. At the age of 4, Marc asked the Three Kings for a motorcycle. It may seem like something very normal in a letter to the kings of a small child, but in his case it was something else. The following year, at just 5 years old, he competed for the first time in a motorcycle race, specifically in an enduro race, the “Enduro per nens”. Since 2002, that is, at the age of 9, he began to stand out in speed motorcycling, competing in the Catalan championship and in the 50 cc Open RACC. At the age of 15, he competes in the Continental Circus, the motorcycle world championship. In 2004 he runs the 125 c. speed Championship of Catalonia.c and is in second position, behind Pol Espargaró. A year later he disputed it again and this time he was crowned champion, a victory that he would maintain the following year. In 2010 he achieved the title of world champion of motorcycling in 125 c.c He was only seventeen years old and had already achieved something that no Spanish driver had achieved before: winning a world championship so young. His second world championship would be in 2012, already in Moto 2. Despite not having been his best season, the Catalan once again demonstrated that no one can beat him when it comes to pushing the accelerator. The final was something legendary: he came out in last position and came back from 32 rivals, to take off his hat.

MÁRQUEZ'S INCLINATION, HIS RISKY SIGN OF IDENTITY

Márquez has his own style on the bike. The man from Cervera likes to take risks when running. He enters the corners in a way that is reminiscent of a cross rider, allowing him to ride the straights down to the last thousandth of a second and secure a better time. But without a doubt his hallmark is skidding a lot, going as far as dragging his elbows across the asphalt. He is the driver who leans the most when taking the curves. Do you know how much it leans? Outrageous: 68 degrees. Can it be said that Márquez has created a new style? Surely most would answer yes. However, the pilot Jean Philippe Ruggia in the nineties was already a pioneer in putting his body and hitting the knee to the asphalt.

Another of its hallmarks is the ant. It is a very representative symbol of Márquez. You know why? The ant is an insect that is characterized by being very small and having tremendous strength. The ants can lift up to 50 times their weight, and they also stand out for the communication between them. They are synonymous with strength, work and perseverance , which represents Márquez. Marc started very small and little by little, with a lot of effort, he made his way among the greats, getting to where he is today.

MARC MÁRQUEZ'S PALMARES: FILM

If we talk about track records, Márquez surpasses everything we can imagine. It makes the impossible possible. His entire career is marked by records, and he is still only 29 years old. He is still very young and has many years of career ahead of him, but we may be facing the best motorcycle rider of all time. Now that you know the victories he won up to 2012, we are going to tell you about all the titles our pilot has won.

• 6 MOTO GP

We have seen Márquez take the center of the podium eight times. He won his first two world championships in 2010 and 2012, in the 125c.c and in Moto 2, respectively. He has won the MotoGP World Championship 6 times: in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

On November 10, 2013 in Qatar, Marc Márquez made history: he became the youngest MotoGP World Champion of all time. His season was unbeatable: podium in Qatar, victory at the Circuit of the Americas and four victories that summer.

His 2014 season is one to remember, he finished the championship with 13 wins and 13 pole positions. In addition, he won the Moto3 title with his brother Alex Márquez.

2015 was not an easy year for Marc Márquez. Some accidents made him undergo surgery... However, it was a year of learning. In 2016, the Catalan applied everything he had learned the previous year and won the world championship again, something that seemed unimaginable at the start of the season. His gesture of Give me 5 (his 5 world titles in total, counting 2010 and 2012) would be remembered.

In 2017, again in Qatar, she won her sixth world title. It was a magnificent year, adding six victories, eight podiums and eight "pole positions" (first place in the starting row).

In 2018 he won the world championship again. At the Motegi circuit, the world title was played with Rossi, his eternal rival. Once again, Márquez won. It would already be his seventh world title.

At the 2019 Thai GP, after an impeccable season, the Catalan won a world title for the ninth time. This time it was celebrated with a pool table, and Marc put in the black boa with the number 8.

If we break down his world titles, he has run 143 races, has won 59 times, with 99 podiums and 62 pole positions. If we take into account the rest of the titles, it is to hallucinate.

• MOTO2

In the 2011 and 2012 seasons, he won the first Grand Prix in Qatar in 2011, and the first Grand Podium and first victory in France in 2011. Add 143 races, 59 victories, 99 podiums and 62 pole positions.

• 125 CC

Between the 2008 – 2010 seasons he has run a total of 46 races, has achieved 10 victories, 14 podiums and 14 pole positions.

If we add all these results, the figures are to frame. At 29 years old, he has run 229 races, of which he has won 85, has 138 podiums and 90 pole positions.

THE MACHINE OF MÁRQUEZ

In 2013, Márquez joined the Repsol Honda team. In turn, it was launched for the first time in MotoGP. Since then, he has ridden the same bike to this day. It is the model RC213V. With it, Márquez was proclaimed winner in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Honda created this bike with the best features and using the newest materials. It has a 1000cc four-stroke engine.

This 2022 brings news for the rider, and that is that we will see Márquez with a new version of the RC213V. If we refer to the design, it does not vary much, in broad strokes it maintains the color scheme, but they have made an effort to include changes in the technical part. Taking Yamaha as inspiration, they have implanted a front air intake, with a touch that reminiscent of Formula 1 Williams. The result? A motorcycle that reminds us a bit of a "walrus nose". Two goals were set for this new bike. First of all, that this is more manageable for any driver, and thus not depend so much on Márquez. Secondly, make it easier for Márquez to manage, after his physical injuries.

As you can see, Márquez's track record is worth admiring. Year after year he adds more and more titles. We are sure that in a few years his eight world titles will have doubled, this pilot's thing is going to be long.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• HOW OLD IS MARC MÁRQUEZ?

Marc Márquez was born on February 17, 1993 in Cervera, Lleida. So he is 29 years old.

• WHAT YEAR DID MARC MÁRQUEZ ARRIVE IN MOTOGP?

Marc Márquez made his debut in MotoGP in 2013, at the age of 20. That same year he already won the World Cup.

• HOW MANY MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONS DOES MARC MÁRQUEZ HAVE?

Marc Márquez has won 6 MotoGP World Championships: in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. If we count the total number of world titles won, they add up to 8, 6 in MotoGP, 1 in 125 c.c in 2010 and another from Moto2 in 2012.

• WHO HAS MORE TITLES, ROSSI OR MÁRQUEZ?

Currently, Valentino Rossi is the rider with the most titles in the history of motorcycling: he has won seven titles in his entire career. However, during the last decade Márquez has been the clear dominator. He already has 6 MotoGP titles, and he has many years of career left.

• HOW MANY RACES HAS MÁRQUEZ WON IN 2021?

In the 2021 season, Márquez ran 14 races, won 3 and finished third in another, getting on the podium 4 times.

• WHAT DOES MARQUEZ'S ANT MEAN?

We associate Márquez with an ant. The ant is an insect that is characterized by being very small and having tremendous strength. The ants can lift up to 50 times their weight, and they also stand out for the communication between them. They are synonymous with strength, work and perseverance, which Márquez represents.