Marc Márquez On Verge Of Seventh Motogp World Title After San Marino Win

Marc Márquez is connected nan verge of winning his seventh MotoGP world title aft triumphing successful Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix.

The Ducati rider is 182 points up of his relative Álex Márquez, who vanished third, pinch six title weekends remaining and will person a chance to tie level Valentino Rossi astatine nan Japan MotoGP later this month.

The 32-year-old claimed nan 99th GP triumph of his profession crossed MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 aft starting 4th connected nan grid and past winning a superb conflict pinch Marco Bezzecchi. “I gave everything I had, nan correction from yesterday gave maine other concentration, other power, other energy,” said Marc Márquez.

“I was conscionable location pursuing him, trying to push him, ever ace close, because I opportunity it’s intolerable to do 27 laps without immoderate mistake, and successful nan extremity he did a mini mistake. Super important for Ducati. I felt nan unit this play that for them it was ace important to triumph some nan Italian GPs, successful Mugello and here. We did it truthful happy for each nan Ducatisti [fans].”

Marc Márquez acknowledges nan spectators from nan podium aft winning nan San Marino Grand Prix. Photograph: Danilo Di Giovanni/EPA

Just arsenic during Saturday’s sprint race, Marc Márquez charged past Fabio Quartararo and his relative astatine nan greenish ray to nestle successful down Bezzecchi. But dissimilar connected Saturday, erstwhile nan Spaniard slid disconnected nan way aft overtaking Bezzecchi, he made nary specified correction erstwhile he snuck into nan title lead during thigh 12. He pounced connected a gaffe from Bezzecchi who went wide connected a area during thigh 12 and from location rode expertly to seal his 11th GP triumph of a phenomenal play successful which he has besides won 14 of 16 sprints.

It was a shame for Bezzecchi who antecedently rode for Rossi’s VR46 squad and was hunting a 2nd triumph of nan season, but he is closing successful connected 3rd spot successful nan title standings aft Marc Márquez’s teammate Francesco Bagnaia collapsed out.

“I deliberation that too nan triumph this is possibly nan champion title of my life because I was ace competitory each nan play pinch nan rod position, nan sprint, 2nd spot but adjacent to Marc who is astatine nan infinitesimal nan strongest of nan grid,” said Bezzecchi. “I gave my all. I’m destroyed to effort to springiness nan fans nan champion show that I could.”

It was a bad play for Bagnaia, who started successful eighth, his lowest-ever placing connected nan grid astatine Misano, and past slid disconnected nan way during nan 10th lap. Joan Mir, who missed each of Saturday’s action owed to a cervix wounded suffered connected Friday, collapsed retired successful nan first thigh alongside France’s Johann Zarco.