For the third week running, Motorcycling World Championship activity continues and all the excitement of motorcycle racing reaches the Circuit de Catalunya. The seventh race in the World Championship stops over in Spain for the second time this season, with the Repsol riders as candidates for the win in both MotoGP and 125cc. Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Márquez have proven to be on top form this season and this Sunday, all three will be ‘playing at home’.
In MotoGP, a recovered Dani Pedrosa, who has already won in all categories at the Catalan track, will be the centre of attention throughout the weekend. This season’s work has taken him, despite certain inconsistency, to second in the overall standings and although he was left on the threshold of the win in Jerez, there is no doubt that at the Circuit de Catalunya, he will fight for the top step of the podium.
A result that Andrea Dovizioso is also seeking, who has claimed four podium finishes this season but none of them on the top step. The Repsol rider has secured his place in the leading group, sitting third in the overall standings and his goal is to add a second win in the category. His consistency has allowed him to be among the fastest and at a circuit where he won in 125cc in 2006, the Repsol rider aims to be in the leading group again.
A group in which Marc Márquez has become lord and master in 125cc. In Mugello, the Repsol rider claimed his first World Championship win and since then, he has notched up three in a row in all possible ways: group races, one-on-one and solo. Marc Márquez has become the man to beat in the lowest cylinder category and with the leading position still eleven points away, his thirst for victory puts him in the group of firm candidates for victory. Far from letting himself get carried away by the euphoria, Ajo Motorsport has given Emilio Alzamora’s protégé the peace and patience that have allowed him to take this significant step forward and work rigorously from the first minute on the track.
The excitement will be at the Circuit de Catalunya this weekend and the Repsol riders will be among a select group of leading players. This weekend, the seventh World Championship Grand Prix.
