Marc Marquez can clinch his seventh MotoGP world championship in Japan on the weekend to underline a season of dominance and match the record of motorcycle great Valentino Rossi.
The Spanish Ducati rider is on a whopping 512 points and needs just three points more than his brother Alex Marquez to win the title with five weekends to spare of the 22-race season.
Sealing a first championship since 2019 at Motegi would crown a comeback from an injury nightmare that began when Marquez broke his right arm in 2020.
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