RiderTua.com – Honda ‘s record is in danger, because of Ducati newcomer Marc Marquez?. At the MotoGP event in Austin, Ducati will be able to equal the ten year record set by Honda, ironically with the help of new recruit Marc Marquez if he can win there. In MotoGP last season, Ducati set a new record in the premier class with a total of 17 race wins. Where no manufacturer has ever achieved so many wins in one season. However, in terms of most consecutive wins, Ducati still ranks second.
Honda’s record in danger in Austin because Marquez joins Ducati!
Honda has been ahead in this statistic since 2014. In one of Marc Marquez’s most dominant MotoGP seasons, the Japanese manufacturer won twelve races in a row, eleven of which were won by the Spaniard alone. He started the year with ten consecutive wins in Qatar, Austin, Argentina, Spain, France, Italy, Catalunya, the Netherlands, Germany and Indianapolis. He then finished fourth at Brno, while Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa won eleventh for Honda. Marquez takes over again at Silverstone for Honda’s 12th series win.
Only at the San Marino GP was Honda’s series victory broken, with Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi winning. However, until now no other MotoGP manufacturer has been able to break the record of twelve (12) consecutive wins.
Now Ducati has an unbeaten record since San Marino 2023 or eleven consecutive wins. In Austin, there is a big possibility that this will change. The reason is that Ducati is currently only one win behind and can at least match Honda’s record at the weekend. Since the 2023 San Marino GP, Ducati has won every Sunday race in MotoGP – including the previous two 2024 season races in Qatar and Portugal. Six drivers contributed to the series.
The following is Ducati’s winning record
- Jorge Martin won four races (Misano, Motegi, Buriram 2023 and Portimao 2024),
- Francesco Bagnaia won three races (Mandalika, Valencia 2023 and Qatar 2024),
- Marco Bezzecchi (India 2023),
- Johann Zarco (Australia 2023),
- Enea Bastianini (Malaysia 2023),
- Fabio Di Giannantonio (Qatar 2023).
This means that Ducati has a great chance of achieving its twelfth consecutive victory in Austin. However, the Italian manufacturer has only been able to win once at the Circuit of the Americas to date, namely with Bastianini in 2022.
Will Marquez be able to equal this record for Ducati? On the other hand, Ducati is safer because it has had Marc Marquez, a great dominator on this track, since this season. The Spaniard, who switches from Honda to Gresini-Ducati at the end of 2023, won every race in Austin between 2013 and 2021 with one exception. In 2019 he fell while leading, Alex Rins won. With this background, Marquez is also one of the favorites at this year’s American GP. Of all people, he could continue the Ducati record he left behind at Honda, even though not as an official factory Ducati rider, but at the Gresini satellite team.
