World Championship leader Marc Marquez is on his way to the ultra-modern facility of MotorLand Aragón this week after retaking the lead in the very tight 2017 riders battle two weeks ago at Misano, where he took victory fo the fourth time this season.
The Gran Premio de Aragón is round 14 of this year's championship and with only five races remaining, Marc is equal on points with Andrea Dovizioso at the top of the leaderboard and is only classified as the leader by the fact that he has had more second placed finishes than the Ducati rider. Meanwhile, Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales is pursuing the co-leaders at a deficit of just 16 points.
Marc has 3 wins here in Aragon, 1xMoto2 (2011), 2xMotoGP (2013, 2016) plus 1 podium and 6 pole positions.
“This Championship is amazing, so close!” he said. “At Misano we returned to the top of the Championship, equal on points with Dovi, and our other title rivals aren't far away at all.”
“The last five races will be very intense and hard-fought; we must keep working hard. I'm happy to go to Aragon this weekend. This is one of my favourite tracks on the calendar, and we'll try to give 100% in front of our home fans and fight for the victory like we did at Misano. We'll push from FP1 until the last lap of the race!”
