Four in a row for Marquez and Pedrosa makes it a fourth 1-2 for Repsol Honda

2013-08-26 14:09
Today in the GP of the Czech Republic, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa recorded Repsol Honda's fourth 1-2 finish of 2013, with Marc taking his fourth win in a row - fifth of the year – something no premier class rookie has achieved in the 65-year history of Grand Prix racing.

It was a spectacular race which saw Jorge Lorenzo steal the lead from the start as Marc and Dani both progressed a position to slot in behind him in 2nd and 3rd. Once again the three Spanish riders rode in perfect formation with barely any time separating them, Marc setting a new fastest race lap on lap 3 with 1'56.135.

On lap 13, marshals displayed a white flag signalling there may be some rain. Thankfully the threat didn't materialise and the three riders continued to push. Then on lap 16, Marc attacked Lorenzo passing him briefly before being passed back. A few corner s later, Marc attempted a move agin and this time made it stick. Lorenzo didn't give up and on lap 18 he passed Marc again to retake the lead and on lap 19 Marc took the position back with just a few laps remaining. Dani never lost touch to Marc and Lorenzo during this battle and on lap 20 he also passed Lorenzo to secure 2nd position and a fantastic 1-2 for the Repsol Honda Team.

With Marc's victory in Brno, he has become the first rider since Valentino Rossi in 2008 to win four or more successive races in the premier class and also the youngest rider to have won four successive premier class Grand Prix races. He has also equalled the most podiums scored by a rider in his rookie season, matching Valentino Rossi, who finished on the podium ten times in 2000.

Dani's 2nd place finish marks his 78th podium finish in the premier class, equalling four-time 500cc World Champion Eddie Lawson. Only three riders have more podium finishes in the premier class: Valen tino Rossi (145), Mick Doohan (95) and Giacomo Agostini (88).

Marc has now stretched his lead to 213 points with Dani on 187 and Lorenzo on 169. Honda also lead the Constructors Championship and the Repsol Honda Team lead the Team Championship.


Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez 1st Championship Standing: 1st - 213 points
"I'm so happy! Before we came here I didn't expected win, because Jorge and Valentino had both tested at Brno recently and Dani is always so fast here and won the race last year. It is a completely different track to those at which we have raced before, and these 25 points feel different to Indianapolis! This was a very hard fought win and I enjoyed myself a lot. The battle with Jorge was really good and we are pleased with the victory. Thanks to all the team!"

Dani Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa 2nd Championship Standing: 2nd - 187 points
"I am very happy with the result, generally speaking, because after all the problems with my injury and the doubts we've had at the last few races, we took a big step forward with my mental preparation today. We were more ready to win here, despite not being 100%. Unfortunately, our strategy was not the best. I had problems overtaking throughout the race, because I couldn't brake late and was always the third rider in the trio at the front. I think that I made my final attack one lap too late. If I had passed Jorge one lap earlier, maybe I would have been in with a chance of the victory. In any case, we had the right attitude of attacking until the end and gaining ground on Marc. I just needed another lap in order to catch him! We will try again next time. I want to thank the team for the great job that they did this weekend"


Race Result - Round 11

1 Marc Marquez 42'50.729 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
2 Dani Pedrosa +0.313 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
3 Jorge Lorenzo +2.277 SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
4 Valentino Rossi +10.101 ITA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
5 Alvaro Bautista +10.178 SPA HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini
6 Stefan Bradl +19.807 GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP
7 Andrea Dovizioso +35.015 ITA DUCATI Ducati Team
8 Nicky Hayden +35.354 USA DUCATI Ducati Team
9 Andrea Iannone +51.149 ITA DUCATI Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team
10 Aleix Espargaro +56.392 SPA ART Power Electronics Aspar
11 Colin Edwards +57.420 USA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
12 Michele Pirro +1'05.430 ITA DUCATI Ignite Pramac Racing Team
13 Danilo Petrucci +1'12.364 ITA IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
14 Hiroshi Aoyama +1'13.500 JAP FTR Avintia Blusens
15 Randy De Puniet +1'14.128 FRA SUZUKI Suzuki Test Team
16 Yonny Hernandez +1'14.991 COL PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
17 Cal Crutchlow +1'20.640 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
18 Michael Laverty +1'34.462 GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
19 Karel Abraham +1'49.713 CZE ART Cardion AB Motoracing
20 Bryan Staring +1'50.024 AUS FTR-HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini
21 Martin Bauer +1 lap AUT S&B SUTER Remus Racing Team
22 Bradley Smith DNF GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
23 Lukas Pesek DNF CZE IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
24 Claudio Corti DNF ITA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
25 Hector Barbera DNF SPA FTR Avintia Blusens


Championship standings

1 Marc Marquez 213 pts SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
2 Dani Pedrosa 187 pts SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
3 Jorge Lorenzo 169 pts SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
4 Valentino Rossi 143 pts ITA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
5 Cal Crutchlow 127 pts GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
6 Stefan Bradl 103 pts GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP
7 Andrea Dovizioso 96 pts ITA DUCATI Ducati Team
8 Alvaro Bautista 92 pts SPA HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini
9 Nicky Hayden 80 pts USA DUCATI Ducati Team
10 Aleix Espargaro 62 pts SPA ART Power Electronics Aspar
11 Bradley Smith 59 pts GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
12 Michele Pirro 40 pts ITA DUCATI Ignite Pramac Racing Team
13 Andrea Iannone 36 pts ITA DUCATI Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team
14 Colin Edwards 25 pts USA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
15 Hector Barbera 24 pts SPA FTR Avintia Blusens
16 Danilo Petrucci 21 pts ITA IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
17 Randy De Puniet 20 pts FRA SUZUKI Suzuki Test Team
18 Ben Spies 9 pts USA DUCATI Ignite Pramac Racing Team
19 Claudio Corti 7 pts ITA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
20 Yonny Hernandez 7 pts COL PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
21 Alex De Angelis 5 pts RSM DUCATI Ignite Pramac Racing Team
22 Karel Abraham 5 pts CZE ART Cardion AB Motoracing
23 Hiroshi Aoyama 4 pts JAP FTR Avintia Blusens
24 Michael Laverty 3 pts GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
25 Bryan Staring 2 pts AUS FTR-HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini
26 Javier Del Amor 1 pts SPA FTR Avintia Blusens
27 Martin Bauer 0 pts AUT S&B SUTER Remus Racing Team
28 Ivan Silva 0 pts SPA FTR Avintia Blusens
29 Lukas Pesek 0 pts CZE IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
30 Blake Young 0 pts USA APR CRT Attack Performance

Circuit information


First race 1987
GPs held 37
Laps 22
Race distance 118.866km / 73.854 miles
Track length 5.403km / 3.357 miles
Track width 15m
Longest straight 0.636km / 0.395 miles
Corners 14 (8 right, 6 left)
Pole position Left

Automotodrom Brno
P.O.Box 1
641 00 Brno
Czech Republic
www.automotodrombrno.cz




Circuit records


Pole position 1m 55.527s (168.3km/h) Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha, 2013)
Race lap 1m 56.135s (167.4km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013)
Race time 42m 50.729s (166.4km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013)
2012 Winner Dani Pedrosa (Honda)

Source: Repsol Honda Team

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