Rookie Marc Marquez Leads MotoGP Standings
[caption id="attachment_25504" align="alignright"
width="300"] Marc Marquez testing his bike in Jerez
with the rest of the Repsol Honda team.[/caption]
It didn't take long for MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez
to make an impact on the motorsports series. In just
the second race of his young career, the Repsol Honda rider won the
holeshot and outmaneuvered several riders who challenged him to
earn the victory.
With the win, Marquez - who is all of 20 years old - became the
youngest rider to ever win a premier-class grand prix.
"After taking my first podium in Qatar I was very happy, but I am
even more so today after my first win," Marquez said. "It went
better than I expected and I am very grateful to the team for their
efforts over the preseason - we have worked very hard and, without
this, the victory would not have been possible."
Marquez's teammate Dani Pedrosa
finished less than two seconds behind for second place, while
defending champion Jorge
Lorenzo came in third. Now Marquez and Lorenzo are tied for the
lead in the points standings and Pedrosa is hot on their trail,
although anything can happen in the long season. Other competitors,
like Valentino
Rossi and Cal
Crutchlow, are only a few points behind the top three and have
been performing well throughout the preseason and first few races.