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aprile 06, 2022 - Honda Racing

Marquez set for Austin return as Espargaro plots revenge

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Marc Marquez will return to the #motogp World Championship in #austin aboard his Repsol Honda Team RC213V after consultation and clearance from his medical team.

Doctors have cleared #marcmarquez for a return to Grand Prix competition after his fall in Warm Up at the Indonesian GP and subsequent diplopia diagnosis. The Repsol Honda Team rider has completed his conservative treatment plan and is ready to return to action at Round 4, the Grand Prix of The Americas in #austin, Texas. Before heading for the US, he confirmed his feelings and vision on a CBR600RR around the Alcarras circuit.

Marquez’s record around the Texan circuit speaks for itself, having only missed victory on one occasion when he crashed while comfortably leading in 2019. Even with his historic speed at the track, Marquez is not chasing immediate glory and is aiming to spend the weekend getting back up to speed with the Repsol Honda Team RC213V and continuing to build his feeling and speed on the new machine.

Pol Espargaro arrives in the United States of America with a point to prove after crashing out while chasing a podium in Argentina. Despite a mixed Saturday, Espargaro and his crew put everything in place to produce a strong race that showed more of the potential of the rider and the bike before the fall. In 2021, Espargaro finished tenth in Texas on the RC213V – his fourth top ten at the American circuit.

Aleix Espargaro sits atop the #motogp World Championship with just 45 points after three races, #polespargaro is only 25 points back and despite missing two races, Marquez is 34 points from the top spot. With 18 races still left to run, and a potential of 450 points, it is still very much anyone’s championship.

Action at the 5.5-kilometer-long circuit commences at 09:55 Local Time on Friday, April 08. A unique schedule for the weekend will see the #motogp race, running over 20 laps, start at 13:00 Local Time just before the Moto3 race which will conclude the day.

Marc Marquez

“Of course I am very happy to be back, it’s a great feeling to return and especially to do it at one of my favourite tracks. No matter the situation, I really enjoy riding in Texas and have incredible memories there. We have some work to do after missing two races and the whole Argentina weekend so I am not here to set one target at the moment. There’s many things to do and consider, but the important thing is that we are back on the bike this weekend.”

Pol Espargaro

“After the disappointment of last race I am looking forward to riding again this week. #austin was not the easiest circuit for us last year but with the new bike it’s interesting to come and compare what we did last year to this year. Already it looks like there will be many #people in the mix for the championship this year so we need to get back to scoring points and putting together weekends like the start of the year. It’s time to get some more points on the board and start building something.”

MotoGP 2022 Wednesday, April 6th 2022Rider Standings

Limited to top 30 results

Pos.   Rider                             Num  Nation Points               Team                                       Constructor

1ESPARGARO Aleix41SPA45Aprilia RacingAprilia
2BINDER Brad33RSA38Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM
3RINS Alex42SPA36Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki
4BASTIANINI Enea23ITA36Team Gresini #racing MotoGPDucati
5QUARTARARO Fabio20FRA35Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha
6MIR Joan36SPA33Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki
7OLIVEIRA Miguel88POR28Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM
8ZARCO Johann5FRA24Pramac RacingDucati
9MARTIN Jorge89SPA20Pramac RacingDucati
10ESPARGARO Pol44SPA20Repsol Honda TeamHonda
11MILLER Jack43AUS15Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati
12MORBIDELLI Franco21ITA14Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha
13VINALES Maverick12SPA13Aprilia RacingAprilia
14BAGNAIA Francesco62ITA12Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati
15MARQUEZ Marc93SPA11Repsol Honda TeamHonda
16MARINI Luca10ITA10Mooney VR46 #racing TeamDucati
17NAKAGAMI Takaaki30JPN10LCR HondaHonda
18BEZZECCHI Marco73ITA7Mooney VR46 #racing TeamDucati
19BINDER Darryn40RSA6WithU Yamaha RNF #motogp TeamYamaha
20MARQUEZ Alex73SPA4LCR HondaHonda
21DOVIZIOSO Andrea4ITA2WithU Yamaha RNF #motogp TeamYamaha
22GARDNER Remy87AUS1Tech 3 KTM Factory RacingKTM