Marc Marquez Still Chasing Victory In Mandalika
JAKARTA Marc Marquez is still chasing his first win at the Mandalika Circuit, which is one of the routes that never brought him to justice.
This year's Mandalika race will take place on October 3-5, 2025. Marquez has a chance to secure the 2025 world title there if he fails to do so in the previous series in Japan.
However, he has a bad record on the Mandalika track. The Spaniard has never grabbed the first podium there.
"Mandalika bersama dengan Sepang," jawab Marquez ketika ditanyakan circuit mana yang paling sulit untuk ia menjadi dalam rangkaian balapan balapan flyaway bersama Motegi di Jepang dan Phillip Island di Australia.
"Mandalika, let's see this year if we can compete for victory, but right now, I've never finished the Grand Prix there!" he added that he was confiscated from Crash.
Mandalika debuted in the MotoGP race in 2022. During the first event, Marquez could not take part in the main race because he had an accident during the warm-up session.
The rider, who got closer to the seventh MotoGP title, was later diagnosed with diplopia after being declared unfit for the race.
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In the following season Marquez could not finish the sprint race and the main race because he fell. He then got on the podium in the 2024 Mandalika MotoGP sprint race, but was unable to finish Sunday's race due to engine problems.
"I hope this is my first time finishing Sunday's race and let's see if we can get on the podium," said Marquez.
Mandalika and Portimao are two places on the current calendar that Marquez has never won after he was able to claim his first Red Bull Ring win of the season and the victory of Balaton Park, Hungary.
Marquez will become the 2025 MotoGP world champion if he can leave Japan with an 185 points advantage over his younger brother Alex Marquez.
The scenario is that he just needs to win the sprint race there and finish better than his sister in the main race. This year's title made him equal to Valentino Rossi in terms of a collection of seven titles in MotoGP.