Marc Marquez won a stupendous seventh victory from seven races, at the end of an unforgettable battle with team-mate Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi that was only settled in the final few corners at Catalunya, Spain overnight.
It was Marquez‰Ûªs 13th premier-class victory, from just 25 starts, which also made Honda the first manufacturer to achieve 100 wins in MotoGP, the four-stroke category introduced in 2002.
Once again the 21-year-old Spaniard proved he is the master of every situation, willing to fight to the bitter end of a race, however great his World Championship points advantage might be winning a stunning final lap battle against team-mate Pedrosa to take the race win ahead of Rossi after Pedrosa clipped the rear wheel of Marquez, leaving him to finish in third position.
‰ÛÏI am delighted with this win because this is a track which I have always found difficult." Marquez stated. "You could see how tough it was for me this weekend: I missed out on pole for the first time this season and had my first crash of the year.
"The race was very hard with a battle against Dani, Jorge and Valentino. I think that the last few corners were especially spectacular, with the moves by Valentino and Dani.
"I am very happy about taking another 25 points and also to win on the same day as my brother at home in front of all our fans! It‰Ûªs something very special.‰Û
