Throughout his career, Marc Márquez has stood out clearly at two particular circuits: Sachsenring (German GP) and Circuit of the Americas, which will host the Americas GP this weekend.
The current Gresini Racing rider made his MotoGP debut in 2013, which was also the first year of Austin on the calendar. At that time, he achieved his first victory in the premier class.
From then on, Márquez always finished first at the Americas GP until 2018, always securing the pole position. In 2019, he suffered his first defeat: starting from pole position and comfortably leading the race when he crashed.
After the pandemic, the return to Texas was in 2021 and, once again, Márquez emerged as the winner – despite still dealing with the aftermath of injuries to his right arm. In 2022, a problem at the start forced him to make a recovery race, but he still managed to finish in sixth place.
In the last season, Márquez couldn’t compete in the Americas GP due to injury. He now returns two years later, aiming to continue the good performances shown in Qatar and Portugal.
A contender for the top positions, the six-time champion of the premier class has a competitive Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP23 at his disposal. And the Italian team already knows what it takes to win in Austin, having seen Enea Bastianini do so in 2022.
Will Márquez now be able to do the same and return to the top step of the podium in Austin? In theory, he has the capabilities and possibilities to do so. In practice, the answers will start to be known on Friday with the practice sessions.
