Source: MotoGP.

If Marc Marquez keeps winning, he will wrap up this year’s MotoGP world title at MotorLand Aragon – regardless of what his rivals do. In order to do that, the Spaniard would need to claim a fifth straight victory at Germany’s Sachsenring this weekend.

The 21-year-old Marquez is no stranger to the Sachsenring. In fact, he’s won there on his last four attempts: in the 125 class in 2010, in the Moto2 class in both 2011 and 2012 and in his first MotoGP German Grand Prix last year.

On each of those occasions he was coming from pole position. With this in mind, it is fair to say the odds are in his favour for another good weekend, having proven unbeatable across the first eight grands prix of 2014.

If he pulls it off, he will have won every single event across the opening half of the premier class season, and in varying circumstances.

“It was a tough and complicated weekend in Assen, but I was really happy to win a race under such tricky conditions,” Marquez said. “Now we have Sachsenring which is a nice circuit, but quite special as it’s so small!

“Last year I had a good race but we must remember that neither Dani nor Jorge [Lorenzo] were able to race so this year I look forward to racing them, especially as Dani is so strong at this track. It seems the Honda is well suited to this circuit so we will look to make the most of this advantage.”

Marquez has already become the 13th most successful rider of all-time (across all world championship classes to have ever existed) in terms of GP wins, having celebrated his 40th victory in mixed conditions at Assen two weekends ago. He now targets a 25th MotoGP podium, having already equalled the totals of great names John Surtees, Luca Cadalora, Jack Findlay and Carlos Checa.

On top of this, the Cervera-born Catalan has become the first rider to claim eight straight wins since the MotoGP category was introduced at the start of 2002 and he is in good company, with only six other riders in history having won eight or more Grands Prix in a single season: the surnames are Hailwood, Agostini, Doohan, Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo.