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Marc Marquez has equalled Kenny Roberts’ 1978 record of 4 victories –3 consecutive– in his rookie season in the premier class.
Dani Pedrosa and Marc Márquez both won last year at Brno.
With a second win in a row, Alex Rins is now just 16 points behind Moto3 leader Luis Salom.
Marc Marquez & Dani Pedrosa, Alex Rins & Alex Marquez: One-twos at Indianapolis lead to high motivation for visit to Brno.
Repsol riders took one-twos in MotoGP and Moto3 this past weekend at Indianapolis, and they now head to the Czech Republic looking to repeat the feat. Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa arrive at Brno as the top two in the premier class, whilst Alex Rins has further closed the gap in the Moto3 standings with a second win on the bounce. At the most recent race, held at Indianapolis, he won ahead of Alex Marquez –who earned a maiden podium in the World Championship.
In MotoGP, Marc Marquez continues to rack up records. With a fourth win of his rookie season, at Indianapolis the Spaniard equaled Kenny Roberts’ 1978 achievement and has a further eight races in which to pass the American legend’s milestone. His teammate, Dani Pedrosa, comes into round eleven of the season off the back of second place stateside, despite not having fully recovered from a left collarbone injury. Both riders have fond memories of last year’s Czech Republic GP, in which they won the race in their respective categories.
The Repsol Moto3 riders are in high spirits in the run-up to this weekend. After a third win of the season, Alex Rins has reduced the gap at the top of the overall standings to 16 points. His teammate, Alex Marquez, will be boosted by a first ever GP podium at Indianapolis, as he takes further steps forward in his development as a rider.
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Dani Pedrosa
“Indianapolis was physically a very tough race for me, so it’s important I can recover in time for Brno just few days from now! Let’s hope the weather stays nice as it can be very unpredictable in that area. Brno is a fast track, with high speed corners and in the past the Honda has done performed well there. Last year we had a strong race there and I hope we can repeat the same this year!”
Marc Marquez
“After a great weekend in Indianapolis, there is no rest and we go directly to the Czech Republic. Brno isn’t one of my favourite tracks but I won there last year so I still have a good feeling there! We will see when we get there, historically Yamaha have been very strong so I’m sure they will be very fast again this year, also considering they tested there a few weeks ago. We will wait to see our level and take the weekend at our own pace, work hard and try to take some more Championship points.”
Alex Rins
“We go to the Czech Republic with motivation at a high after the wins at Sachsenring and Indianapolis, and we will try to place as high up the order as possible at Brno. It’s a track that suited me from the start last year, despite me suffering three crashes over the course of the race I think that this season, with the bike that we have, we can improve a lot on the times that we set in 2012.”
Alex Marquez
“After taking my first podium in Moto3, we head to Brno even more determined to do well. Personally, this track is one that I like and we will try to continue working in the same way as before, which is very good. The track is tough, because of its length and how difficult it is to learn it well, although our having been there in 2012 helps. We had a good weekend at Brno last year until the Saturday, when I suffered a big crash and was not 100% for race day. However, I like the track and it suits my riding.”
