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Buriram, 6 Oct 2019: With a glorious victory at the Thai Grand Prix, Marc Marquez claims his sixth MotoGP World Championship title, the eighth of his 12-year World Championship career.

In one of his most consistent seasons to date, Marquez sealed the 2019 MotoGP World Championship with 325 points and four races still remaining. The combination of the Repsol Honda Team RC213V and Marc Marquez have taken nine wins, 14 podiums and nine pole positions – missing out on the top two steps of the podium just once this season.

[caption id="attachment_9427" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Marquez celebrates with the team after winning his 8th MotoGP title in all classes on Sunday. Photos: Srinivasa Krishnan[/caption]

Marc Marquez continues to rewrite the history books:

Most Premier-class titles by a 26-year old

Youngest six-time Premier Class champion – 26 years and 231 days

Youngest rider to take eight World Championships – 26 years and 231 days

Marquez is one of only three riders to have taken six or more premier class World Championships alongside Valentino Rossi (7) and Giacomo Agostini (8)

Marquez is one of only six riders to have claimed eight or more World Championships across all classes alongside Carlo Ubbiali (9), Mike Hailwood (9), Valentino Rossi (9), Angel Nieto (13) and Giacomo Agostini (15)

Marquez has taken all of his MotoGP titles on Honda machinery

Marquez is the most successful Honda rider in the premier class with six World Championships, moving ahead of Mick Doohan (5)

[caption id="attachment_9429" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Marquez holds a ball indicating the number of wins he had in all classes of MotoGP. Photo: Srinivasa Krishnan[/caption]

Marquez has won at least five GPs in the premier class across the last seven consecutive years, beating the record previously held by Valentino Rossi (2001 to 2006) and Giacomo Agostini (1967 – 1972), who each won at least five premier class GPs in six consecutive years

Marquez holds the outright premier class pole position record of 61 poles

With nine MotoGP wins, Marquez was won more MotoGP races than any other rider this season. He has also scored the most podiums (14) and taken the most poles (nine) in 2019

Marc Marquez has won 17% of all MotoGP races held since 2002

Rider Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

1

MARQUEZ Marc

93

SPA

300

Repsol Honda Team

2

DOVIZIOSO Andrea

4

ITA

202

Ducati Team

3

RINS Alex

42

SPA

156

Team Suzuki Ecstar

4

PETRUCCI Danilo

9

ITA

155

Ducati Team

5

VINALES Maverick

12

SPA

147

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

6

ROSSI Valentino

46

ITA

137

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

7

QUARTARARO Fabio

20

FRA

123

Petronas Yamaha SRT

8

MILLER Jack

43

AUS

117

Pramac Racing

9

CRUTCHLOW Cal

35

GBR

98

LCR Honda

10

MORBIDELLI Franco

21

ITA

80

Petronas Yamaha SRT

11

ESPARGARO Pol

44

SPA

77

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

12

NAKAGAMI Takaaki

30

JPN

68

LCR Honda

13

MIR Joan

36

SPA

49

Team Suzuki Ecstar

14

ESPARGARO Aleix

41

SPA

46

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

15

IANNONE Andrea

29

ITA

32

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

16

OLIVEIRA Miguel

88

POR

29

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

17

BAGNAIA Francesco

63

ITA

29

Pramac Racing

18

ZARCO Johann

5

FRA

27

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

19

LORENZO Jorge

99

SPA

23

Repsol Honda Team

20

RABAT Tito

53

SPA

18

Reale Avintia Racing

21

BRADL Stefan

6

GER

16

Repsol Honda Team