There were question marks hanging over the Catalan following his Texas horror show.
A combination of driver error and technical malfunction meant he crashed out of the Austin showpiece.
But he made no mistake in his homeland and was imperious from start to finish.
In the past, Valentino Rossi has been a supporters' favourite - even outside of his native Italy.
“MotoGP hero Marc Marquez eased to victory in Jerez”
However, the tide is turning and Marquez is now the main attraction for many motorsport aficionados around the world.
"You can see how much it means to the crowds," BT Sport pundit Gavin Emmett said as Marquez celebrated with the fans in Jerez.
"This place over the years, I remember it being decked in yellow.
"But without a doubt, with Marc Marquez up on the wall celebrating with all the fans on the grandstand, it really is somewhere he comes home to roost."
The update comes amid reports of:
- Marc Marquez revealing one major worry during race
Speaking after the race, Marquez told reporters he was relieved to be back in form.
“I am happy, happy to win this fantastic race and I am especially happy to do it in this way,” he said.
“This was the target, the intention, as after Austin I wanted to arrive here and try to win on the same way and we did. It was a passionate race.
“On the first lap I didn’t have the feeling so I said okay we wait.
"I was going wide at few times maybe with the wind or the track conditions but when the tyres started to drop and I started to slide more a few times then I said okay let’s go like in practice so I started to attack but always under control.
“Then I saw Fabio was coming, Rins and on Lap 15 I attacked and attacked because then you show the opponents I am here [for race pace].
“Then I tried to control and I was happy. Happy with the way Honda is working because we fixed many problems this weekend.”
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/motogp/776936/Marc-Marquez-MotoGP-Valentino-Rossi
2019-05-06 09:10:00Z
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