Throwback: Marc Marquez Sprints to the garage after a bike malfunction at MotoGP Americas GP

This week will be the MotoGP Americas GP at the Circuit of the americas or COTA race track. This year is special because Marc Marquez will ride a Factory Ducati in the American race track for the first time in his career. Marquez is one of the greatest MotoGP riders in history, and he is now in a good position to win his seventh MotoGP world title.

He won six world titles with the Honda Factory team, and during that period, he did many superheroic things that no MotoGP rider has ever done in history. During the 2015 season, Marc Marquez was going against the two Factory Yamahas ridden by MotoGP legends Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. Though Marquez was the defending champion, he struggled with his Honda bike, which had many issues. 

Throwback video of Marc Marquez sprint at 2015 Americas GP

Throwback to when Marc Marquez’s bike broke down with 3 minutes left in the session—he jumped a fence, sprinted through the pitlane, hopped on a new bike, and still qualified P1.#motoGP #sportsinfoxtreme #MarcMarquez #USGP #COTA pic.twitter.com/fQRuBeG3mh

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At the 2015 MotoGP Americas GP, Marc Marquez was doing the qualifying session. But all of a sudden, his Honda bike switched off on the main straights, and there were only 3 minutes left in the session. Without thinking about anything, Marc Marquez parked his bike on the straight and jumped off the wall. He then sprinted towards his Honda garage to take the spare bike.

He ran for nearly a minute, jumped into the new bike, and started his qualifying session again. Due to the sprint, Marquez was very tired and struggled to hold on to his bike. It was clearly visible that Marquez was drained out by the sprint running as he was catching for breath. After putting up a valiant effort, he emerged as the fastest rider in qualifying. 

This particular incident speaks millions about Marc Marquez as a fighter more than a rider. Everything was against him, but his bravery to do the impossible was unbelievable, and no rider has ever done those kinds of stunts in MotoGP. Marc is now leading the 2025 MotoGP riders' championship after winning the first two races in Thailand and Argentina. He is leading against his brother Alex Marquez and teammate Francesco Bagnaia.

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