Marc Marquez sends clear message after historic 100th win: 'The comeback is still not finished'

After a dramatic fight with Pedro Acosta at the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary, reigning world champion Marc Marquez was keen to stress that his recovery from injury is still ongoing after his nasty high-side at Le Mans earlier in the year. After undergoing surgery and missing out just two races, Marquez returned in Mugello with a heroic P7 finish, but on the much tighter, more technical Hungarian track, Marquez once again claimed the top step on the podium - his first Sunday victory of the 2026 season.

Following a huge crash on the opening lap which took out all but one of his title rivals on the very first corner, Marquez was left with only Acosta to bear, and after a back-and-forth duel with the young KTM star, Marquez claimed his 100th Grand Prix win across all classes.

"There have been a lot of ups and downs in my career, especially since 2020, but 100 wins is a big number." Marquez told the media after the race, "When you check pole position numbers, Championship numbers, I’m there between, close, in front, behind some big names and legends. I’ve done more than I expected in my career, and it’s been a lot of mental work. For that reason, I said that I've always pushed myself, but now it’s time to have more passion, and in Mugello, it was seventh, so we celebrated seventh place.