Outside the Spanish circuits there are two tracks closely related to the brilliant history of Spanish motorcycling in the World Speed Championship and one of them will be visited this weekend, the TT Assen. The Dutch route has Angel Nieto as the rider with the most wins, 15, nine in 125cc and 6 in 50cc, one more victory than another legendary rider and record collector, the Italian Giacomo Agostini with one missing, six in the 500cc and eight in the 350cc.
Among the active Spanish drivers with the most wins at Assen, stands out Marc Márquez Although he usually keeps a low profile in his remarks before the Dutch event, he has won five times: once in 125cc (2010), twice in Moto2 (2011 and 2012) and two more in MotoGP (2014 and 2018 ) and also has five other podiums, all in MotoGP, in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019 he was second and in 2017 he was third. Before the disastrous injury he had never missed a MotoGP podium in Assen. And in 2021, with his arm half rotated, he finished seventh from twentieth, one of his most impressive comebacks.
Last year he arrived injured (sprained ankle, broken finger and cracked rib) due to five falls in less than 48 hours at the Sachsenring at his most critical point with Honda and at Assen he did not line up for the race when Weeks being declared ‘unfit’ as a rib injury worsens.
ANDl TT Assen It is the only track to host a Grand Prix every year since the inaugural season of 1949, with
the only exception in 2020 marked by the coronavirus pandemic. The layout has changed a lot since then and the current design has been used since 2006 after saying goodbye to the emblematic part called North Loop, although in both 2010 and 2012 small adjustments were still made. The day of the races was also changed, until 2015 it was competed on Saturday and from 2016 on Sunday.
Since Ángel Nieto won the 50cc race with the Derbi in the 1979 edition, there have been a total of 51 Spanish victories, the last for Jaume Masià in Moto3 last year and the emblematic number 50 for Augusto Fernández in Moto2 in 2022. In this century , in the 2000, 2005, 2015 and 2016 editions only no Spaniard has risen to the top of the box.
There are six victories ahead of the next most successful circuit for Spanish motorcycling, Le Mans, and eleven victories over Jerez, the third in the ranking. It obviously works in its favor that this is where most of the editions are held.
Spanish victories by circuit
51 Assen
45 Le Mans
40 Sherry
35 Sachsenring, Misano, Brno and Cheste
32 Catalonia
29 Losail and Mugello
27 Motorland Aragon
25 Motegi
24 Phillip Island and Silverstone
23 Sepang
22 Austin
19 Estoril
18 Indianapolis
17 Jarama
13 Spa-Francorchamps and Rijeka
11 Anderstorp, Donington Park and Salzburgring
10 Red Bull Ring/Zellweg and Portimao
9 Imola and Termas Río Hondo
7 Nurburgring and Montjuic
6, Hockenheim and Paul Ricard
5 Imatra, B. Aires and Buriram
4 Monza and Opatija
3 Laguna Seca, Shanghai and Welkom,
2 Belfast, Jacarepagua, San Carlos and Buddh
1 Istanbul, Kyalami and Mandalika
0 Albi, Bern, Clermont-Ferrand, Daytona, Eastern Creek, Fisco, Geneva, Goiania, Hdemora, Hungaroring, Interlagos, Isle of Man, Johor, Karlskoga, Kristiansand, Magny Cours, Mosport, Nogaro, Reims, Rouen, Schotten, Sentul , Shah Alam, Solitude, Suzuka, Tampere and Zolder
Source: La Verdad
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