The US Grand Prix was a dream for stats followers, as Marco Bezzecchi’s start-to-finish win noticed a few spots within the document books in pressing want of consideration.
Together with his win at COTA on Sunday, Bezzecchi joined , , Mick Doohan, Giacomo Agostini, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Geoff Duke in an elite membership of riders to have received 5 successive premier class grands prix.
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The run stretches again to final season’s Portuguese Grand Prix, persevering with by means of the 2025 Valencia finale and the primary three races of this season. It’s a exceptional purple patch for a person whose complete win rely within the prime class remains to be solely 9.
On prime of that, Bezzecchi’s has been no run-of-the mill streak of 5. The 27-year-old Italian went a step additional than any of these illustrious names by reaching the feat with a quintet of lights-to-flag victories.
“I am speechless,” stated Bezzecchi proper after the race. “I imply, it is actually robust to explain my feelings and the way I really feel. It is fairly unusual to listen to my identify shut to those legends, like Vale, like Marc.
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“I am fortunate to have the ability to battle with [some of them], like Marc, for instance, who’s the quickest and the strongest of the MotoGP grid proper now.
“It is strain, but it surely’s a privilege as nicely. I am very proud to be right here and to have the ability to do that.”
Mike Hailwood on his solution to 500cc honours in Argentina in 1963 – halfway by means of a streak of 12 wins
Mike Hailwood on his solution to 500cc honours in Argentina in 1963 – halfway by means of a streak of 12 wins
In one other Sunday achievement, Bezzecchi managed to interrupt the document for the longest streak of premier class laps led.
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This was wanting lower than doubtless after he was by a penalty for his qualifying conflict with Marc Marquez. However the playing cards fell proper for him initially on Sunday, and he hit the entrance after brushing (actually!) previous exiting Flip 11 on the primary lap.
When he subsequently crossed the road within the lead for the fourth time, he eclipsed Jorge Lorenzo’s 2015 mark of 103 straight laps led. By the point he handed the chequered flag, he had upped the mark to 120 laps. Whether or not he can lengthen that can inevitably be a giant storyline on the subsequent race in Spain.
Regardless of numerous skewed ‘trendy period’ statistics put out by the MotoGP publicity machine, the manufacturing facility Aprilia rider is a good distance from the highest of the ladder by way of consecutive wins. The document for many straight victories within the premier class is held by Giacomo Agostini. The legendary Italian received 20 straight 500cc races for MV Agusta throughout the 1968 and 1969 seasons.
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For a final piece of trivia, Bezzecchi is the primary rider to win the primary three races of the season since Marquez’s unimaginable effort in 2014.
Photographs from United States GP – SundayMarc Marquez, Ducati Crew
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Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew
Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew
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Ducati Crew
Ducati Crew
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Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Crew
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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Crew
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Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew
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Ducati Crew
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Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Crew
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Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew
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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Crew
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Crew
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Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Crew
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Crew
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Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing
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Pedro Acosta, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
Pedro Acosta, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
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Marc Marquez, Ducati Crew
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Pedro Acosta, Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Crew
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Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Crew
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Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing
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Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing
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