MotoGP: Marquez is Back! Remains the king of Sachsenring
For the 11th consecutive time in his career, Marc Marquez stole the show at the Sachsenring and returned to the top step of the podium 581 days after his last win.
There was no stopping Marc Marquez as the lights went out at the Sachsenring, the 10-time German GP winner shooting forward and moving into second by the second corner. By the end of the first lap, he had moved into the lead and defended a brief challenge from Aleix Espargaro. Consistent pace saw the eight-time World Champion steadily grow his lead, falling rain drops only spurring him on. As the race crossed over half-distance, Miguel Oliveira emerged as Marquez’s closest rival as the Portuguese rider traded fastest laps with the race leader.
Intense pressure and a strong ride from Oliveira pushed Marquez right to the end of the race, but 336 days after his injury at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, Marc Marquez was a race winner once again. It is his 11th straight win in Germany and the 11th consecutive win for a Repsol Honda Team rider at the circuit, ending a 21-race run without a victory. With his 96th premier class podium, his 57th win in the class, Marquez moves ahead of Doohan for most premier class podiums – fourth overall.
Winner’s Quote
Marc Marquez
“This is one of the most important, and hardest, moments of my career. Today I knew there was a great opportunity to do something. When I crossed the line I just enjoyed it and then arriving with my whole team there, emotional, it helps a lot after such a difficult situation. It’s impossible to come back alone, you need people, you need a good team, a good team of doctors, a physio, Honda, Honda respect me a lot. Alberto Puig, Emilio Alzamora, my family, they helped me a lot. Now it’s time to enjoy this weekend, we were looking for a petrol station, but now we found one and the fuel tank is full again. It’s extra motivation for me, for Honda, for the engineers, for the team and let’s see what the future brings. When I saw some drops of rain on lap four of five, I said; it’s my race. I started pushing at this point and then when it started to rain harder, I pushed even more and then the second race with Oliveira began. He pushed so hard and was very fast, it was hard to keep concentrated because all the memories, everything I have lived over the last year, came into my mind. But we did it. We will do it again.”
Race Results
POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | BEHIND |
1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.000s |
2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.610s |
3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +6.772s |
4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.922s |
5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +8.591s |
6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +9.086s |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +9.371s |
8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +11.439s |
9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +11.625s |
10 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +14.769s |
11 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +16.803s |
12 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +16.915s |
13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +19.217s |
14 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +22.300s |
15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +23.615s |
16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +23.738s |
17 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +23.946s |
18 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +24.414s |
19 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +24.715s |
DNF | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | DNF |
DNF | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | DNF |
DNF | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | DNF |
* Rookie
Rider Standings
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
1 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 131 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
2 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 109 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
3 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 100 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
4 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | 99 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
5 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 85 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
6 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 75 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
7 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 74 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
8 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 56 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
9 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 53 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia |
10 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 41 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
11 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 40 | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha |
12 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 35 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
13 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 34 | LCR Honda | Honda |
14 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 28 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
15 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 26 | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati |
16 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 25 | LCR Honda | Honda |
17 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 23 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
18 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | 23 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
19 | Rossi Valentino | 46 | ITA | 17 | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha |
20 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 14 | SKY VR46 Avintia | Ducati |
21 | Lecuona Iker | 27 | SPA | 13 | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
22 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 11 | Team HRC | Honda |
23 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 4 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia |
24 | Pirro Michele | 51 | ITA | 3 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
25 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | 1 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |