Marc Márquez and Joan Mir travel to Buriram this week to compete in the Thai Grand Prix, the seventeenth round of the season and the last of three consecutive races.
The Chang International Circuit , which joined the calendar in 2018, will host its fourth MotoGP Grand Prix this weekend. The series rounds off a run of three consecutive weekends of action, following events in Indonesia and Australia in the past fortnight.
The first sprint race in Thai GP history will also be held at the 4.55 kilometre long track, which boasts 12 corners.
Marc Márquez arrives at a circuit where he won on his first visit in 2018 and the following year, and where he finished fifth last season.
The Repsol Honda Team rider will be looking for a good result after a positive weekend in Australia.
Joan Mir, who missed last year’s event due to injury, arrives in Buriram with the main objective of enjoying a good weekend, after suffering ups and downs at recent Grands Prix.
MARC MÁRQUEZ:
“From Australia to Thailand, I am not sure there is a bigger change in temperature on the calendar. It was a complicated weekend for a number of reasons in Australia, so let’s now focus on the race we have in front of us. Buriram has been a good circuit to us in the past, I won the 2019 title there and we took fifth there last year as well. Of course things are always changing in MotoGP and nothing is certain, as always we arrive and see what’s possible – then work from there.”
JOAN MIR:
“We arrive at the last of three intense races in a row, but our focus and determination is exactly the same. Last weekend was complicated, but the Honda has been strong here in Thailand in the past so let’s see what is possible this coming weekend. Buriram is a really different track compared to Phillip Island, also the weather looks a little bit warmer! As such, it will be important to adapt the bike early and well.”
