Ought to Marc Marquez go on to win the 2025 MotoGP World Championship, he’ll draw stage with Valentino Rossi’s premier class tally of seven and total file of 9.
Valentino Rossi gained 9 world championships in whole between 1997 and 2009, with seven of these coming within the high class of MotoGP.
Solely Giacomo Agostini has extra premier class titles than Rossi does at eight, achieved between 1966 and 1975, whereas Marc Marquez is simply two away on six after scoring these between 2013 and 2019.
Marquez at the moment leads the standings by 32 factors after a dominant weekend on the Aragon Grand Prix two weeks in the past.
He stays favorite to win the title amongst his opponents, which might match him with arch rival Rossi’s profession whole – mimicking the Italian too by doing so with two completely different manufacturers.
Requested if he is considering matching, and even surpassing, Rossi’s file, Marquez stated forward of the Italian Grand Prix that his comeback from critical harm will stay the most important achievement of his profession.
“In fact, as I say, I’m in nice form,” he started.
“I imagine we elevated a bit the extent between me and Alex [Marquez], as a result of each of us are pushing and Alex can be in his greatest yr of the championship.
“Pecco [Bagnaia] is coming nearer and nearer, and as I stated two races in the past, Pecco is nearer than what the numbers say.
“However aside from that, for me 9 championships arriving, not arriving… the most important problem of my profession I already achieved, which was getting back from a really deep second.
“I already achieved this. Three years in the past right here [at Mugello] on this press convention I used to be asserting that I used to be going to America to have my arm damaged once more to have it put straight.
“So, I already achieved my greatest problem. All people has their profession, everyone has their accidents, their using fashion, their character.
“However I’m proud of that problem and now I’m simply having fun with.
“In fact, as a Ducati rider I really feel the stress and I’ll attempt to win the championship. However this typically is just not a matter of. Simply we would like and we strive.”
Marquez involves Mugello this weekend chasing a primary win on the Italian venue since 2014.
A stronghold of team-mate Pecco Bagnaia’s for the previous three years, Marquez says he’ll attempt to utilise his information this yr to grasp the place the Italian is so good on the monitor.
“I’ll attempt to perceive this yr,” he stated.
“Final yr I had the chance to match a bit his information, however the bike was a bit completely different after which was tougher [to replicate].
“This yr we are going to attempt to perceive much more deeply and I’ll attempt to take revenue from his information – not solely from him, but in addition from Alex as a result of each of them usually are very quick right here.”
