November 14th, 2017.


HRC Repsol Honda team sponsor Yuasa is celebrating with Marc Marquez and the team following his fourth MotoGP World Championship victory. A superb ride at the season finale in Valencia saw the 24-year-old become the youngest ever rider to win his sixth career world title and fourth MotoGP title.

Along with Marquez’s third-place finish in Valencia, Honda Repsol teammate Dani Pedrosa secured a clear victory to secure his 54th career win which meant Honda claimed the prestigious “Triple Crown,” comprising the Constructor, Rider and Team Championships.

Marc and Dani were also the two riders to score the most podium finishes this year, twelve and nine respectively, making the Repsol Honda Team the most successful team of 2017, with eight double-podium finishes

Yuasa is Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) motorcycle battery supplier to all the world’s top bike brands and the number one choice for quality, reliability and performance. The battery manufacturer has backed the HRC Repsol Honda MotoGP team and their riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa since 2013. During this time Marquez has won a staggering 35 GPs and scored 62 podium finishes en route to his record-breaking four MotoGP world championships.

James Hylton, Sales and Marketing Manager at GS Yuasa Battery Sales UK Ltd, said: “We are thrilled that Marc Marquez has won the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, and has once again cemented his place in the record books by becoming the youngest rider ever to win four premier-class titles and six career titles.

“Since becoming a major sponsor of HRC Repsol Honda in 2013, we have enjoyed unprecedented success with the team. Yuasa’s core values are reliability, quality and performance and our partnership with Repsol Honda strongly mirrors this. We also believe that success is achieved through teamwork and this is continuously demonstrated by their strong team ethics.

For more information on Yuasa visit www.yuasa.com