It was back in 1999 when Alex Crivillé put his signature on the title in the 500 class , thus succeeding a sacred monster of two wheels like Mick Doohan who, since 1994, had monopolized the category.
An achievement, that of the rider from Seva, then triumphantly welcomed by the Iberian press since it was the first seal in the history of Spain in the top category, while it was already accustomed to dictate the pace in the minor ones with Angel Nieto, seven times in the 125 cc and six in the 50 cc, and Sito Pons, ahead of everyone in the 250 cc in 1988 and 1989.
So to celebrate 25 years since the event materialized at the Brazilian circuit of Jacarepaguà, the now 54-year-old will take a lap of honor at the Aragon track where MotoGP will be engaged over the weekend, serving as an appetizer to Sunday's race. For the occasion, the Honda NSR that secured him his second World Championship after coming out on top in 1989 in the 125cc class will also be on public display.
Subsequent to the Catalan, there have been three Spanish riders to succeed in at least one championship of what later became MotoGP, namely Jorge Lorenzo (2010, 2012 and 2015), Marc Marquez (2013 and 2014, then from 2016 to 2019) and Joan Mir (2020).
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