Marc Marquez has celebrated 94 Grand Prix victories, but which was the most significant? His closest companions reveal which triumph remains unforgettable for them
At the recent Dutch Grand Prix in Assen, Marc Marquez equaled Giacomo Agostini’s record of 68 wins in the premier class and celebrated his 94th victory across all classes.
The Spaniard is currently enjoying a golden phase, following a personal period of suffering that lasted three years and began with an arm injury at the 2020 race in Jerez. Four operations later, the eight-time world champion is heading straight for his seventh title in the premier class and his ninth overall.
Now 32, Marquez has been part of the World Championship since 2008, the year he made his debut in the 125cc class. After winning the title in 2010, he repeated this success two years later in Moto2 before taking MotoGP by storm the following year and becoming world champion at the first attempt.
In the premier class, he smashed numerous records and quickly became the benchmark, as his six titles in seven consecutive years impressively demonstrate. Then came the serious injury – a phase from which he emerged stronger than ever.
Marquez is at peace with himself, free from pressure and with nothing to prove, as he himself says. The six double wins from ten races so far this season are clear proof of this, as is the enormous potential he has shown on tracks that have never really suited him.
He secured his 93rd career victory at Ducati’s home race in Mugello and followed it up with his 94th victory in Assen less than two weeks ago.
In almost two decades, Marquez has built up an environment that has evolved over time. Key figures include Santi Hernandez, his crew chief, who has been with him since Moto2 and Honda, and trusted mechanics such as Carlos Linan and Jordi Castella.
Later, when he moved to the Gresini team and rode a Ducati, new names such as Frankie Carchedi, his race engineer in the Italian team, were added. And now, in the Ducati factory team, Marquez works with paddock legends such as Davide Tardozzi and Marco Rigamonti, his current crew chief.
Motorsport.com spoke to them to find out: Which of his many victories do they consider the most extraordinary?
Whether it was his comeback from last place on the grid in the 2012 Moto2 final in Valencia, his first MotoGP victory in Austin the following year, or his emotional comeback victory at the Sachsenring in 2021 after a long injury break, the answers vary considerably. Find out more in the video.
