Marc Marquez just one win from breaking Agostini's record
Spanish star is looking to become the first rider to record 11 consecutive races in MotoGP history
Spain's Marc Marquez is one step from wiping out a long-standing record as he eyes an 11th win in 11 races this season at the Czech MotoGP in Brno on Sunday.
Italian legend Giacomo Agostini won the opening 10 races of the premier class season in 1968, 1969 and 1970 at a time when he dominated the sport.
Marquez, the 21-year-old reigning champion, equalled that feat at Indianapolis last Sunday, when he also became the first rider since Australian Mick Doohan in 1997 to win 10 races in a row.
It would be an incredible record, not just for [Marquez] but also for the manufacturer because, if the bike doesn't get you to the finish line, the rest is pointless
However, no one has ever won the first 11 races of a season - in part because Agostini's perfect season in 1968 comprised only 10 events.
After 10 of 18 MotoGP races this year, Marquez leads the championship standings with a perfect 250 points, 89 ahead of his Repsol Honda teammate, and fellow Catalan, Dani Pedrosa.
Italy's Valentino Rossi is third, four points behind Pedrosa and 40 ahead of Yamaha colleague Jorge Lorenzo of Spain.
Last year, Marquez won the Brno race to become the first MotoGP rookie to win four successive premier class events.
"The target is to fight for victory, like always," he said about the race on the 5.4km circuit in the southern Czech city.