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Acosta Likens Márquez’s Comeback to Jordan as Title Chance Looms at Misano

Rivals cast his resurgence as a Jordan-level return.

Overview

  • Marc Márquez has won 10 grands prix and 13 sprints across the first 14 race weekends of 2025, putting him in dominant championship form.
  • The Ducati rider could mathematically clinch a seventh MotoGP crown at next week’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano with six rounds still to go.
  • Pedro Acosta said the revival would rank among sport’s greatest comebacks, comparing it to Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA after baseball.
  • Acosta added that a title would place Márquez alongside Spanish icons Rafael Nadal, Fernando Alonso and Pau Gasol in stature.
  • Jorge Martín praised Márquez’s level and called him the man to beat, while the broader context includes a 2020 arm break, four surgeries and a turnaround after leaving Honda for Gresini and then the factory Ducati.