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Marquez is youngest 4-time champion
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Honda’s Marc Marquez won his fourth MotoGP world championship in five years yesterday after the Spaniard’s only rival Andrea Dovizioso crashed out of a dramatic season-ending race in Valencia.
The 24-year-old, who started on pole position with a 21-point lead and also almost fell, finished third and safe in the knowledge that he was the sport’s youngest four times champion in the top category.
“It’s an amazing feeling. During the race I always tried to be calm, control the situation,” said Marquez of his wobble during the race. “Suddenly I said now is the time to push because I felt really good. But in turn one I lost concentration on the brake point, I braked too late...Marquez style until the end.”
Compatriot and teammate Dani Pedrosa won the race with French rookie Johann Zarco second for the Tech3 Yamaha team after leading early on.
Marquez, who celebrated with a large red dice highlighting the numbers four and six, for his MotoGP titles and total championships in all categories, ended the season with 298 points to runner-up Dovizioso’s 261.
“I’m happy because we tried until the end, and it was open until 10 laps to the end,” said Dovizioso, who saw Marquez’s slide and save but to no avail.
Marquez replaced the late Mike Hailwood as the youngest ever four-time champion in the top flight, achieving the feat at 24 years and 268 days compared to the British great’s 1965 record of 25 years and 107 days.
The Spaniard also replaced Italian Valentino Rossi as the youngest to win six world titles.
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