BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
T
op-level sport is so en-
thralling for many reasons,
but one reason profession-
al motorsport is so addictive to
watch is because you can see
people do things many would
consider completely impossible.
Those who saw Marc Mar
-
quez's monstrous highside at
Jerez in July of 2020 could
hardly believe it would take him
the best part of four years to
get back to his best. Yes, he
took an emotional win at the
2021 German GP, a track he's
considered the absolute master
of, but in truth, the eight-time
World Champion was set for an
even harder road back to full
fitness as he fought through
operation after operation to
finally strengthen his smashed
right arm to the point he could
realistically be considered even
half the threat he once was.
A switch to Ducati for 2024,
with one year left of his Honda
contract, was the beginning of
his fightback out of the mire,
and it was completed at Aragon
when the number 93 rediscov
-
ered the form that made every-
one else wake up on Sunday
and wonder who was going to
get second.
Pole position, lap record, a
dominant Sprint race win, and
a crushing Sunday GP race win
showed everyone that Marquez
is back and must be at least a
little concerning for his 2025
teammate in the factory Ducati
team, Pecco Bagnaia, who
endured his "worst weekend
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
ARAGON / ALCANIZ, SPAIN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P82
IT'S TAKEN MORE THAN 1000 DAYS, BUT MARC
AGAIN IN MOTOGP AS THE TITLE RACE GOT TURNED
It took 1043 days, but
Marc Marquez is a
winner again in MotoGP.
IT'S TAKEN MORE THAN 1000 DAYS, BUT MARC
MARC'S
LONG ROAD
