Marc Márquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Alentà.

Marc Márquez
Marc Márquez at the 2025 Dutch TT
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1993-02-17) 17 February 1993 Cervera, Spain
Current team	Ducati Lenovo Team
Bike number	93
Website	marcmarquez93.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2013–present Manufacturers Honda (2013–2023) Ducati (2024–present) Championships 7 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025) 2025 championship position 1st (545 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 207 73 126 74 72 3563 Moto2 World Championship Active years 2011–2012 Manufacturers Suter Championships 1 (2012) 2012 championship position 1st (328 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 32 16 25 14 7 579 125cc World Championship Active years 2008–2010 Manufacturers KTM (2008–2009) Derbi (2010) Championships 1 (2010) 2010 championship position 1st (310 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 46 10 14 14 9 467 Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 2008–present First race 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Last race 2025 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix First win 2010 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Last win 2025 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Team(s) Repsol KTM (2008) Red Bull KTM (2009) Red Bull Ajo (2010) Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol (2011–2012) Repsol Honda (2013–2023) Gresini Racing (2024) Ducati Lenovo (2025–present) Championships 9 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025) 2025 championship position 1st Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 285 99 165 102 88 4609

Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He previously raced for Honda's factory team from 2013 to 2023, and for the Ducati satellite team Gresini in 2024. Widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time, he has won nine Grand Prix World Championships, including seven in the MotoGP class (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2025).

As a teenager, Márquez won the 125cc World Championship in 2010, and the Moto2 World Championship in 2012. He moved into the MotoGP class in 2013 to ride for Repsol Honda. He won the title on his debut, becoming the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to win the premier-class title in his rookie season, and the youngest to win it overall, at 20 years and 266 days. He received the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year following that season. In 2014 Márquez defended his title dominantly, winning the first ten races of the season back-to-back.

Márquez was ruled out of championship contention early in 2015 due to a series of crashes, with the season overshadowed by his tumultuous feud with Valentino Rossi. In 2016, at the age of 23, Márquez equalled the all-time Grand Prix record for pole positions. He secured a further four consecutive championships in 2016, 2017, 2018, and a particularly dominant 2019. He became the youngest rider to win his seventh and eighth Grand Prix championships. At the delayed 2020 season-opener in Jerez, Márquez crashed and broke his right arm. A premature attempt to return to competition further damaged the arm, and he sat out most of the season due to three surgeries. The injury continued to plague Márquez in 2021, and despite winning races in Germany, Austin, and Misano, he finished the season seventh.

Márquez underwent a more successful fourth surgery on his arm at the Mayo Clinic in 2022. Struggling with an increasingly adrift RC213V, Márquez severed his expensive four-year contract with Honda to sign for the satellite Gresini Ducati outfit for 2024. Márquez won his first race for 1043 days in Aragon with Gresini, and claimed further wins in Misano and Phillip Island. He finished the championship in third place and negotiated a factory Ducati contract for 2025. In 2025, Márquez finally recovered full form. After winning 11 races and 14 sprint races, he clinched the championship with 5 rounds to spare at Motegi. His six-year drought between titles was the longest in history, and at 32, he became the oldest rider to win the premier-class title in the four-stroke era. Marc and Álex Marquez became the first ever pair of brothers to finish 1-2 in the premier-class championship. Márquez's season was rated by his peers as one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time.

Career

125cc World Championship

2008

Márquez made his championship debut on 13 April 2008 as a Repsol KTM rider at the 125cc Portuguese Grand Prix, aged 15 years and 56 days. In just his sixth race in the category, at the British Grand Prix, Márquez came third. He became the youngest Spanish rider to take a podium in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. He was the only rider of a non-Piaggio bike to achieve a podium all season. He finished ranked thirteenth in the standings.

2009

Márquez at the 2010 Dutch TT

In 2009, now a Red Bull KTM rider, Márquez scored another podium with a 3rd place at Jerez. He achieved his first pole position at the French Grand Prix at 16 years and 89 days, becoming the youngest Spanish rider to take pole in a motorcycling world championship. He took a second pole position in Malaysia, but retired from both races. Márquez finished ranked eighth in the standings, 21 places above the next KTM bike.

2010

Márquez rode a Derbi bike in 2010 for Red Bull Ajo. He took two podiums in the first three races. On 6 June, Márquez won his first Grand Prix race at Mugello. Further victories at Silverstone, Assen and Barcelona in the next three races made him the youngest rider to win four successive races. With yet another win at the Sachsenring, Márquez became the first rider since Valentino Rossi in 1997 to win five successive races in 125cc racing.

Márquez faltered across the next four rounds, winning in Misano but struggling in Brno and Indianapolis. After retiring from Aragon due to an accident with Randy Krummenacher at the first corner, he dropped to third in the standings behind Nicolás Terol and Pol Espargaró. Márquez then claimed another four successive wins, in Motegi, Malaysia, Australia and Estoril, to gain a 17-point lead over Terol with one round to go. The race in Estoril was red-flagged due to rain when Márquez was running second to Terol. When returning to the grid for the second race, Márquez fell on the sighting lap and had to return to the pits for repairs. He was forced to start at the back of the field, having not made it out of pit lane before it closed five minutes prior to the race. Despite this, Márquez recovered to win the race. Márquez finished fourth in Valencia to become the second-youngest World Champion after Loris Capirossi. He was 17 years and 263 days old.

Moto2 World Championship

2011

Márquez at the 2011 Czech Republic Grand Prix

Márquez moved into the Moto2 class for 2011 to begin an expected two-year stint as the sole rider of the new team Monlau Competición, run by his manager Emilio Alzamora. After two retirements and a 21st place finish, Márquez took his first Moto2 victory in Le Mans. At his home race in Catalonia, Márquez finished second behind championship leader Stefan Bradl. He took his first pole position in Silverstone, but once again crashed and retired. With Bradl having taken four victory in the first six races, Márquez trailed him by 82 points.

Márquez made a mid-season surge up the championship standings, winning six of the next seven races to move within six points of Bradl. After finishing second to Bradl's fourth at Motegi, Márquez took the championship lead by one point. In Australia, Márquez crashed into the back of Ratthapark Wilairot after the free practice had been concluded, and was given a one-minute penalty on his qualifying time for riding in an "irresponsible manner". The penalty ensured Márquez would start the race from last on the grid, but he carved his way through the field to finish in third place.

Despite rumors of a move to MotoGP, Márquez confirmed before the Malaysian Grand Prix that he would remain in Moto2 for the 2012 season. In the opening minutes of the first free practice session in Malaysia, Márquez crashed on a damp patch of asphalt alongside several other riders. He suffered nerve inflammation which caused him to develop diplopia. After sitting out two further practice sessions, Márquez completed two laps in the qualifying session, but his times only placed him 36th on the grid. He did not start the race, as he failed a medical examination prior to the warm-up on race morning. Márquez attended the final race of the season in Valencia, in the hope of being fit to compete, but withdrew due to continued vision problems, handing Bradl the title.

2012

Márquez returned with a vengeance in 2012. He claimed six pole positions across the first eight rounds, winning in Qatar, Estoril, Assen and Germany, and claiming further podiums in Jerez, Catalonia, and Silverstone. He came fifth in Mugello, before taking three consecutive wins in Indianapolis, Brno and Misano. Despite a race win for runner-up Pol Espargaró, Márquez clinched the world championship with a second place finish in Australia.

Márquez had developed a reputation as an aggressive rider during his stint in Moto2, already considered a more aggressive class than MotoGP at the time, which peaked due to a number of incidents in 2012. After the season-opener in Qatar, he received a warning over an incident which saw Márquez overtake Thomas Lüthi aggressively on the final lap, forcing him wide. Lüthi slapped Márquez on the arm, which caused him to also receive a warning. Collisions with Pol Espargaró at Catalonia and Mika Kallio at Motegi caused further controversy. Following the news of Márquez's imminent move to MotoGP, a new penalty points system was introduced to discourage irresponsible riding.

During a practice session for his final Moto2 race in Valencia, Márquez knocked Simone Corsi off his bike while attempting an overtake and was penalised for dangerous riding. Demoted to 33rd position on the starting grid, Márquez carved through every other rider on track to win the race. This performance, which involved overtaking 20 bikes on the first lap alone, is widely recognised as one of the best comebacks in a motorcycling race of all time, and one of the signature performances of Márquez's career. He finished the season with nine race wins, and only finished off the podium in three races, two of those being retirements. Márquez's result also handed Suter the Moto2 constructors' title.

MotoGP World Championship

Repsol Honda Team (2013–2023)

On 12 July 2012, it was announced that Márquez had signed a two-year contract with the Repsol Honda team in MotoGP to replace the retiring Casey Stoner as Dani Pedrosa's teammate from 2013 onwards. Some MotoGP observers described this as "the worst kept secret in history".

Márquez tested the Honda RC213V for the first time in Valencia after the end of the 2012 championships, lapping just over a second slower than Pedrosa, who topped the time sheets. Márquez was impressive again during the MotoGP tests at Sepang. He finished the first two days of testing in third position, just behind Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, and ahead of Valentino Rossi in fourth, before swapping places with Rossi on the final day. At Honda's private test in Austin, Márquez topped the timesheets on all three days.

2013: Rookie champion

Márquez started the 2013 season with a podium finish on his MotoGP debut in Qatar. Having qualified sixth, he ended up fighting Rossi in a widely-publicised last lap battle for second place. Márquez lost out to Rossi and finished third behind him and Lorenzo. In Márquez's second MotoGP race, at the new Circuit of the Americas in Texas, he took pole position and held off his teammate Pedrosa to claim his maiden victory in the MotoGP class. He became the youngest ever premier-class race winner at 20 years, 63 days, beating Freddie Spencer's 30-year-old record.

At Jerez, Márquez finished in second position behind Pedrosa. On the final lap of the race, Márquez caused his first controversy in the premier class by aggressively overtaking Lorenzo at the corner which had been named "Lorenzo Corner" that same weekend. Despite Lorenzo's annoyance, it was deemed a racing incident. At Le Mans, Márquez took the second pole of his MotoGP career, 0.03 seconds ahead of Lorenzo. He suffered a bad start to the race and spent many laps battling outside the top five. He overtook Andrea Dovizioso with two laps left to claim his fourth podium finish in as many races, tying Max Biaggi's record from 1998.

Márquez endured a tough weekend in Mugello, where he crashed twice on Friday. Despite a third crash during Saturday morning practice, he recovered to qualify on the second row. He suffered his fourth crash of the weekend during the race with only three laps to go, and recorded his first non-finish since joining the premier class. Márquez took another third-place podium at Catalonia. In Assen, Márquez suffered a huge highside in morning practice, causing small fractures in his fingers and toes. Despite this, he again finished the race in third place.

At the Sachsenring, with main rivals Pedrosa and Lorenzo both injured, Márquez took his third pole position in MotoGP. After an average start, he worked his way back into the lead by the end of lap five, and claimed his second MotoGP victory. At Laguna Seca, Márquez won his third race of the year, extending his championship lead to 16 points over Pedrosa. At the trademark Laguna Seca "Corkscrew", Márquez replicated Rossi's infamous overtake on Casey Stoner in 2008 to pass Rossi himself. After the race, Rossi jokingly strangled Márquez in parc fermé before hugging him. At Indianapolis, Márquez took pole, but his start was again subpar, and he quickly dropped behind Lorenzo and Pedrosa. They were unable to keep pace with Márquez for the full race, and he took his fourth win of the year by just over 3 seconds. At Brno, there was an intense battle between Márquez and Lorenzo, who swapped places several times. Márquez made the final pass at Turn 3 with just under four laps to go, and became the first rider to win four consecutive races since Rossi in 2008.

Márquez and Valentino Rossi at the 2013 British Grand Prix

During Sunday morning warm up at Silverstone, Márquez crashed and dislocated his shoulder. He was nonetheless declared fit to race. Márquez and Lorenzo pulled away from the field together during the early laps. In the final laps they traded places and paint; Márquez lost out and finished second. At Misano, Márquez topped qualifying by over half a second to claim pole position, but again finished the race second to Lorenzo. At Aragon, Márquez claimed a seventh pole position. Again he lost the lead to Lorenzo in the first corner, and found himself trailing by two seconds. This time he soon caught up to Lorenzo, and ultimately crossed the line over a second ahead for his sixth victory of the season. With four races left, Márquez had a 39-point championship lead from second-placed Lorenzo.

At Sepang, Márquez took his fourth consecutive pole position and finished in second place. At Phillip Island, a mandatory pit stop after ten laps was introduced by race direction due to tyre problems. Honda misunderstood the directive, leaving Márquez on the track for an eleventh lap, and he was disqualified. This incident reduced his championship lead over race winner Lorenzo from 43 points to 18 with two rounds to go. At Motegi, Márquez recovered from a heavy fall on the morning of the race to finish second behind Lorenzo. His lead shrank to 13 points, meaning a fourth-place finish at Valencia would be sufficient to crown him champion even if Lorenzo won. Márquez rode with uncharacteristic restraint and finished in third to secure the championship. He became the youngest champion in series history.

2014: Domination

Márquez produced the fastest times on all three days of the first preseason test in Malaysia. He then suffered a broken right leg, and was unable to take part in the second Malaysian test or the Phillip Island tyre test.

Márquez after winning the 2014 Grand Prix of the Americas

At the 2014 season opener in Qatar, Márquez demonstrated strong pace on Saturday afternoon and took pole position. He made an average start to the race, dropping to fourth place on lap one. He gradually worked his way to the front of the race and emerged victorious from a tense battle with Rossi in the second half of the race, winning by 0.259 seconds. Márquez then proceeded to win each of the next five rounds in Texas, Argentina, Spain, France, and Italy, all from pole position.

At the Catalan Grand Prix, Márquez failed to take pole position for the first time all season, qualifying third after crashing during the session. This turned out not to matter: Márquez held off attacks from each of Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Rossi to win his seventh consecutive race, extending his championship lead to 58 points over second-placed Rossi. Márquez's younger brother Álex won the Moto3 race, and they became the first siblings to win Grand Prix races on the same day. The brothers repeated the feat at the Dutch TT two weeks later. At his most dominant circuit, the Sachsenring, Márquez again won the race, becoming the youngest rider to win nine consecutive races in the premier class. He claimed a tenth successive victory at Indianapolis to become the third rider to achieve such a feat in the premier class, after Mick Doohan and Giacomo Agostini.

Márquez suffered his first defeat of the season at Brno, where he finished fourth. He then won yet again at Silverstone. At Misano, Márquez crashed while battling for the race lead with Rossi; he remounted and was able to score one championship point. Márquez and Pedrosa crashed in heavy rain late in the race at Aragon and finished 13th and 14th, with Lorenzo claiming his first race of the year due to superior tyre strategy. Lorenzo won again at Motegi, while Márquez finished second to clinch his second MotoGP championship with three rounds remaining.

At Phillip Island, Márquez took his 12th pole position of the season, matching the record set by Casey Stoner in 2011, but he crashed out while leading the race, his first non-finish since the 2013 Italian Grand Prix. At Sepang, Márquez broke Stoner's record by claiming his 13th pole position of the season and his 50th Grand Prix pole position. He also took his 12th win of the season, matching Mick Doohan's 1997 record of most premier class victories in a single year. Márquez's result meant Honda claimed the manufacturers' championship with a race to spare. At the final race in Valencia, Márquez broke Doohan's record by taking a 13th win to cap off his utterly dominant season.

2015: Controversy

Márquez at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix

Márquez was the obvious favorite to win the championship in 2015, but it soon became clear that he was struggling to feel comfortable on that year's bike, leading to a string of crashes and retirements. Márquez kicked off the season slowly, recording a fifth-place finish in Qatar after a mistake at Turn 1 dropped him to the back of the field. He then won the second race of the season in Texas, his third successive triumph at the Circuit of the Americas.

In Argentina, Márquez started from pole position, and at one point was leading the race by four seconds. However, Rossi began to close the gap, and on lap 22 caught up to Márquez. The two riders made contact at Turn 5 with two laps remaining, and Márquez crashed out of the race to record his first non-finish since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.

Márquez finished second behind Lorenzo in Spain, despite riding with a finger fractured by a dirt-track accident a week before the race. In France, he took his third pole position of the season, but dropped down to seventh place at the start. He overtook Cal Crutchlow, and then found himself in a hard battle for fourth place with Bradley Smith and Andrea Iannone on lap 22. Márquez eventually finished in fourth place, ahead of Iannone. He crashed out of the races at both Italy and Catalunya, unable to find the safe limit of his bike. In Assen, Márquez and Rossi ended up in another controversial battle. On the final lap, the two riders made contact at the final chicane, causing Rossi to cut across the gravel trap; he claimed victory and Márquez returned to the podium in second place.

Márquez then took consecutive victories in Germany and Indianapolis, two of his strongest circuits. He recorded a second-place finish at Brno behind Lorenzo. He then crashed out at Silverstone in wet conditions, his fourth non-finish of the season. A win at Misano put Márquez level with Rossi at four races apiece, but he still trailed both Rossi and Lorenzo in the championship standings. Márquez crashed out once again in Aragon, and a fourth-place finish in Motegi ended his hopes of retaining the title.

At the Australian Grand Prix, Márquez secured his eighth pole of the season. The race soon became hotly contested: Márquez quickly lost the lead, with Iannone and Lorenzo fighting at the front throughout the first lap. Iannone led the race into the second lap, but was bizarrely hit by a seagull, and his lapse in concentration allowed Lorenzo to retake him, and Márquez to rejoin the leading pack. The three leaders continued to fight with each other, allowing Rossi to catch up to them. Lorenzo began to establish a gap, leaving Márquez, Iannone and Rossi in a three-way battle for second place. As the final lap began, Lorenzo was running first, Iannone second, Márquez third, and Rossi fourth. Márquez swept into a devastatingly quick final lap, overtaking Iannone and Lorenzo. This was Márquez's 50th Grand Prix win. At 22 years and 243 days, he became the ninth rider to reach that mark, and the youngest to do so.

The Malaysian Grand Prix was overshadowed by the events of the pre-race press conference, during which Rossi unexpectedly accused Márquez of riding in Australia to help Lorenzo take the championship from Rossi. Márquez pointed out that he had overtaken Lorenzo to win in Australia. Márquez and Rossi then engaged in an intense fight during the Malaysian race, culminating in an incident where they collided and Márquez crashed out of the race. Márquez insisted Rossi had deliberately kicked him. The incident was reviewed by Race Direction after the race, and Rossi was given three penalty points: enough to enforce a start from the back of the grid at the final race in Valencia. Márquez finished second to Lorenzo in Valencia, and Lorenzo took the world title.

2016: Reclaiming the title

Márquez took third place at the 2016 season-opener in Qatar. He won the second race of the year in Argentina, where a mandatory bike swap was enforced due to concerns over the riders' tyres. Márquez then put in yet another dominant performance at the Circuit of the Americas, crossing the line six seconds ahead of Lorenzo to take an early championship lead. He finished third at Jerez, behind both factory Yamahas.

Márquez's Honda suffered from an acceleration deficit in Le Mans, forcing him to push in the braking zones to fight for a podium place. He collided with Dovizioso at Turn 7 and remounted to finish thirteenth. Márquez took three consecutive second places in Italy, Catalonia, and Assen. Márquez claimed a fourth pole of the season at his most dominant circuit, the Sachsenring. The race was declared wet, and Márquez began the race with a soft rain tyre on his front wheel. He progressively lost ground, falling to ninth position after a trip into the gravel trap at Turn 8. He then pitted earlier than the rest of the leading riders, gambling on a switch to slick tyres. This decision paid off, and Márquez soon began recovering positions from fourteenth place. Lapping four seconds faster than the race leaders on wets, he eventually claimed victory with a lead of just under ten seconds.

Márquez took fifth place at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, third place in Brno, and fourth place at both Silverstone and Misano. Márquez proved more comfortable at one of his better circuits in Aragon, where he claimed pole, set the fastest lap, and won the race. This victory handed him match point for the championship in Motegi. After Rossi and Lorenzo both crashed out of the race, Márquez clinched his third MotoGP title and fifth world title overall.

At Phillip Island, the newly crowned champion crashed out of the race while leading. He then crashed again in Malaysia while chasing the leading trio in tricky wet conditions, but remounted the bike and finished in eleventh position. At the season finale in Valencia, Márquez found himself trapped behind Rossi and Iannone in the first part of the race, jockeying for a podium position. He managed to break away from them in the second half of the race and began hunting down race leader Lorenzo, but ultimately had settle for a second place finish.

2017: Down to the wire

Márquez kicked off 2017 with a fourth place finish in Qatar. He took pole position in Argentina, but crashed out of the lead alongside teammate Pedrosa. This marked the Honda factory team's first double retirement since Argentina 2015. Márquez stormed to another pole position at the Circuit of the Americas and duly won the race, extending his perfect record of four pole positions and four wins at the circuit since its introduction onto the MotoGP calendar. In Jerez, Márquez took second place behind Pedrosa.

Márquez recorded another non-finish in Le Mans, followed by a disappointing sixth place finish at Mugello, struggling in both races with the Honda's lack of acceleration off the corners. In Catalonia, he finished second despite suffering several crashes throughout practice and qualifying. He then won a close late-race battle with Dovizioso and Crutchlow in the Netherlands to record another much-needed podium finish.

Márquez's fortunes began to improve at his favored Sachsenring, where he took yet another pole position and victory to extend his streak there to eight consecutive wins across all classes. For the first time, he took the lead in the championship standings. At Brno, the race was declared wet. Márquez took pole but found himself slipping back through the field on soft tyres in the wet, and took the early gamble to switch to slicks. Having once again outfoxed his rivals in flag-to-flag conditions, he powered back through the field and took victory by over twelve seconds.

In Austria, Márquez took second after losing out to Dovizioso in a thrilling last-lap battle. Márquez then suffered a rare engine failure at Silverstone, where Dovizioso claimed victory, leaving them tied in the championship standings. Márquez fought back by claiming back-to-back wins: first in a wet race at Misano, and then in Aragon. In Japan, Márquez again lost out to Dovizioso in a dramatic last-lap battle for victory.

Márquez qualified in pole for a race at Phillip Island which became an instant classic. For much of the race he was forced to skirmish in a leading supergroup formed of eight riders: Márquez, Rossi, Zarco, Viñales, Iannone, Crutchlow, Jack Miller and Álex Rins. Eventually Márquez broke through and was able to establish a gap from the rest of the pack, crossing the line 1.8 seconds clear of Rossi. This performance extended his championship lead over Dovizioso to 33 points, as Dovizioso finished 13th after running off track. However, Márquez missed out on clinching the title in Malaysia, where he finished fourth to Dovizioso's first.

The title contest therefore continued to the last round in Valencia. Márquez started the race from pole, but narrowly avoided crashing at Turn 1 and dropped from first to fifth position. Moments later, Dovizioso crashed at turn eight, handing Márquez his sixth world title.

2018: Consistency

Márquez kicked off the 2018 season by losing yet another last-lap battle for victory with Dovizioso in Qatar. He then courted controversy in a bizarre race in Argentina. Márquez then stalled his bike while lining up on the grid. In an attempt to restart, he pushed the bike away from his grid position. After the race started, he was issued a ride-through penalty for riding his bike in the wrong direction on the track. Rejoining near the back of the field, Márquez began ploughing through the field. He was issued a second penalty for irresponsible riding following a collision with Aleix Espargaró, and was required to drop a position. Márquez then collided with Rossi towards the end of the race, pushing Rossi onto the wet grass. This reignited their feud and earned Márquez a third penalty. Márquez finished the race in fifth, having easily set the fastest lap, but due to the final penalty was handed a 30-second sanction and did not receive points.

At the Circuit of the Americas, Márquez customarily qualified on pole but was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Maverick Viñales. This proved not to matter, as Márquez won the race to maintain his perfect record in Texas. He then survived a high-speed slide at Jerez due to gravel on the track to score a second consecutive victory, followed by a third at Le Mans. Both victories were his first at those circuits since 2014, and gave Márquez a commanding lead in the championship.

Márquez crashed out of Mugello, and recorded a second-place finish in Catalonia. He claimed pole position for what proved to be an instant classic in Assen, featuring over 100 overtakes and six different race leaders. After a long-fought battle within the leading group of seven riders (Márquez, Rossi, Lorenzo, Crutchlow, Rins, Viñales and Dovizioso), Márquez managed to peel off from the group and crossed the line for victory over two seconds ahead of Rins. In Germany, Márquez was forced to fight harder than usual, but ultimately scored pole position, the fastest lap, and a ninth consecutive victory at the circuit.

Márquez at the 2018 San Marino Grand Prix

After the summer break, Ducati won successive races at Brno and in Austria. Márquez finished third in Brno, and narrowly lost out to Lorenzo on the final lap in Austria. His championship lead still remained strong. After Silverstone was cancelled due to dangerous track conditions, Ducati took a third consecutive win at Misano with Dovizioso leading Márquez across the line.

Márquez sealed the championship after three successive hard-fought wins in duels with Dovizioso, in Aragon, Thailand and Japan. At all three circuits, Dovizioso established an early lead, but Márquez laid in wait to pull off a series of successful late passes. In Japan, Dovizioso crashed on the penultimate lap while trying to catch Márquez to attempt a repass. This left him without points, and Márquez cruised over the finish line to score a third consecutive win and a seventh world title. He became the first rider to win three consecutive titles in the premier class since Valentino Rossi. During the celebrations, Márquez dislocated his shoulder after being hugged by Scott Redding.

Márquez qualified on pole in Australia, but was overtaken by both Dovizioso and Miller on the seventh lap. Three laps later, the rear end of Márquez's bike was struck by Johann Zarco. Zarco crashed and Márquez's bike took damage which ended his race. Márquez took another pole position in Malaysia, but received a six-place grid penalty following an incident with Iannone in qualifying. He powered through the field to catch race leader Rossi, who crashed out of the race and handed Márquez his ninth victory of the season. At the season finale in Valencia, Márquez crashed, having chosen harder wet tyres than his rivals on a soaked track.

2019: Domination again

Márquez's preparations for the 2019 season were compromised due to a shoulder surgery. He still managed to take the fight for victory in Qatar to the final corner, where he ultimately lost out to Dovizioso again. Márquez dominated proceedings in Argentina from start to finish, claiming pole, the fastest lap, and cruising to victory by almost ten seconds. He set pole in the United States for a seventh consecutive season, but surprisingly crashed out of the lead, ruining his perfect record at that circuit. Honda attributed this to a problem with the new engine brake in low-speed corners. Márquez avenged the crash by reclaiming the title lead with a composed win at Jerez, where he once again led from start to finish. He took a third victory in France, where he pulled into the lead after an early fight with Jack Miller.

Márquez had to settle for second at Mugello, after a three-man battle with Ducati duo Dovizioso and race-winner Danilo Petrucci. In Catalonia, Márquez was threatened early on in the race by strong starts from several of his rivals. However, his new teammate Lorenzo lost the front end of his bike on the second lap, triggering a collision which eliminated Lorenzo, Dovizioso, Viñales and Rossi from the race. Márquez narrowly escaped the pile-up and breezed across the line unchallenged. In Assen, Márquez increased his title lead by finishing second to Viñales, who was 100 points adrift in the title standings. The other championship contenders all had a difficult race. Márquez unsurprisingly dominated at the Sachsenring, where he set pole, the fastest lap, and won his tenth consecutive race.

Returning from summer break, Márquez set an extraordinary pole position at Brno. Qualifying was run in changeable conditions, but the circuit was dry enough to go out on slick tyres. Having set pole with his penultimate lap, Márquez then continued out for another lap despite the final sector now being drenched in rain. He powered through the wet track on his slick tyres to set an even faster lap, ahead of the field by over 2.5 seconds. Petrucci commented, "I don't understand why the track was dry for Marc and wet for the rest of us." Márquez then took his 50th career MotoGP win, leading the race from start to finish.

Márquez also set pole in Austria and Silverstone, but lost out in two last-lap battles for victory to Dovizioso and Rins respectively. In Misano, where he did not set pole, he won the race after a last-lap showdown with rookie Fabio Quartararo. In Aragon he won commandingly from pole. His lead in the championship handed him match point in Thailand. After another thrilling last-lap battle with Quartararo, Márquez won the race and secured his eighth world championship with four rounds remaining.

Márquez closed out the season in commanding fashion. He took another victory from pole in Japan. He sat behind race leader Maverick Viñales for much of the race in Australia, before accelerating past him into the final lap. Under pressure to repass him, Viñales crashed, handing Márquez victory by eleven seconds. In Malaysia, Márquez injured his shoulder in qualifying, which would later require another post-season surgery, but recovered to finish second in the race. At the final race in Valencia, Márquez fittingly claimed his twelfth victory of the season. He fell one race short of the record for most wins in a single season that he had established in 2014. His final points tally was 420, giving him a 151-point advantage — the equivalent of six race wins — over second-placed Dovizioso.

2020: The accident

During the 2020 preseason, Márquez signed a new deal with Honda, unusual in that it ran for four years instead of two and would therefore take Márquez off the riders' market until 2024. The season opener in Jerez was delayed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Márquez qualified on the front row in third position. He quickly moved into the lead, but nearly crashed on Lap 5, dropping him down to sixteenth. The fastest man on track by a wide margin, and certainly not on the fastest bike, Márquez charged back through the field and joined the battle for second place with five laps to go. Hervé Poncharal later commented, "I couldn’t believe my eyes. Nobody has ever had that superiority, I think." Márquez then suffered a vicious highside at Turn 3, ending his race and breaking his right humerus.

Márquez underwent surgery to install a plate in his arm on 21 July. He then returned to Jerez for the Andalusian Grand Prix, due to be held five days later. He participated in free practice on Saturday, only to declare that he had too much pain in his recently injured arm to continue. He did not participate in another race in the 2020 season. The stress on his arm weakened the plate and caused it to break in August, requiring additional surgery. He then underwent a third surgery in December to receive a bone graft, which resulted in further complications due to infection.

2021: Return to racing

Márquez missed the opening two races of the 2021 season due to his continued rehabilitation. He announced his return for the third round in Portugal, where he completed the race and finished within the points in seventh place. He also took a ninth-place finish in Jerez. Márquez then suffered three consecutive DNFs, in Le Mans, Mugello, and Catalonia. In Le Mans, where conditions were rainy, he had at one stage been leading the race.

Márquez qualified on the second row at his most reliable circuit, the Sachsenring. He got into the lead during the early laps of the race and held onto it to take his first Grand Prix victory in 581 days, and his 11th consecutive win in Germany. Márquez followed this result up with two point-scoring finishes at the Dutch and Styrian GPs. In Austria, he was battling in contention for the lead when he and the other top riders were forced to pit to change to rain tyres with three laps remaining. At the start of his first flying lap after leaving the pits, Márquez slid off the track. He remounted and finished fifteenth. At Silverstone, he collided with Jorge Martín on the opening lap and retired.

In Aragon, Márquez fought for victory with Francesco Bagnaia, but was unable to overpower Bagnaia's Ducati and ultimately settled for second place. He took fourth place in Misano. At his stomping ground in Texas, Márquez qualified on the front row, set the fastest lap, and secured his second victory of the season by over 4.5 seconds. He then claimed a consecutive victory at the Emilia Romagna GP.

Márquez suffered a concussion in an off-road training session prior to the Algarve GP, and announced his withdrawal from the final two rounds of the season. He later admitted that the episode had brought on a recurrence of the diplopia which he had originally suffered back in 2011. Despite his truncated calendar, Márquez finished 7th in the rider's championship. He had crashed a total of 22 times in 14 races.

2022: Further injuries

Márquez was fit to compete at the first round of the 2022 season in Qatar, where he finished in fifth place. During practice for the second race of the season at Mandalika, Márquez crashed three times in practice. After a fourth crash, a violent highside during a warm-up session before the race, he was rushed to hospital. He was uninjured but declared unfit to race. After further checks in Spain he was diagnosed with a third episode of diplopia.

Márquez in 2022

Márquez finished sixth in both Texas and Portugal, fourth in Spain, sixth again in France, and tenth at Mugello. After the qualifying sessions were concluded in Mugello, Márquez announced to the media that he would undergo a fourth surgery on his right humerus at the Mayo Clinic to correct a 30-degree rotation of the bone. He was sidelined indefinitely beginning with the Catalan round, and replaced for all races by Honda test rider Stefan Bradl. Despite missing 5 of 11 races, Márquez remained the top Honda rider in the standings going into the season's summer break, the others left grappling with an increasingly fractious bike.

Márquez returned to the grid at the fifteenth round of the season in Aragon. He had made up seven positions from his starting place when championship leader Quartararo crashed into the back of Márquez's bike, taking Quartararo out of the race. Debris from Quartararo's bike stuck in Márquez's wheel, causing him to collide with Takaaki Nakagami, and Márquez too retired from the race.

A week later, Márquez achieved the record-extending 91st pole position of his career in wet conditions in Japan. He had not taken pole in almost three years. He finished the race in fourth place. He recorded a fifth place finish in Thailand, then took Honda's second podium of the year at Phillip Island, where he narrowly lost out on victory to Álex Rins. He finished seventh in Malaysia, and crashed out of Valencia. In spite of not starting 8 of the 20 rounds, Marquez finished the season in thirteenth place with 113 points, more than double that of any of his Honda stablemates.

2023: Fracture with Honda

Márquez took his only pole position of 2023 at the season opener in Portugal. He also finished third in the first-ever MotoGP sprint race. However, in the main race, he crashed into Miguel Oliveira and received a double long-lap penalty to be served at the next race in Argentina. The crash left Márquez with a broken thumb that required surgery, and he withdrew first from Argentina, then from Texas, then from Spain. The FIM changed the wording of the penalty, ruling that it would instead be served at the next race Márquez was fit for. Honda challenged this contentious decision, and the FIM Court of Appeal allowed for the penalty's annulment.

Márquez returned to racing in Le Mans, where he qualified in second place. During the race, he managed to put himself into a battle for second with Jorge Martín, but crashed at Turn 7 on the penultimate lap. At Mugello, Márquez again qualified in second, and again crashed out of the race, while chasing Luca Marini for third place. He was the third Honda rider, following Álex Rins and Joan Mir, to be sidelined by a crash that weekend.

In Germany, Márquez hit the nadir of his MotoGP career. At a circuit he had not failed to win at since 2010, Márquez crashed five times across the weekend. The first of these crashes, during free practice, collected Johann Zarco in a terrifying incident that destroyed Zarco's bike, and from which both riders were lucky to walk away from relatively unscathed. After a particularly nasty wobble coming down the Ralf Waldmann Kurve in practice, Márquez appeared to stick his middle finger up in response to the vicious handling of his RC213V. A second crash occurred in the first qualifying session, and two more in the second. Márquez cruised to a limp eleventh place in the sprint race, for once unwilling to push his bike, before crashing again during the race morning warm-up and withdrawing from the event. Márquez also withdrew from Assen the following weekend, citing aggravation of the injuries he had sustained in Germany, which included a broken rib. At the first race after the summer break in Silverstone, despite riding with uncharacteristic caution, Márquez collided with Enea Bastianini and retired from the race.

Márquez finally ended his season-long streak of non-finishes at the Austrian Grand Prix, where he finished in twelfth place. He also finished the next three races, in Catalonia, Misano, and India. In Japan, Márquez qualified in seventh as the only Honda lapping fast enough for Q2. He then wrestled his Honda onto the podium in the main race, which was cut short due to extreme wet weather just as Márquez was hounding Bagnaia for second place. It was his first main race podium in nearly a year.

In the last five races of the season, Márquez retired twice, in Indonesia and Valencia, but finished races in Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and Qatar. Márquez finished the season in fourteenth place. Despite his prolonged absences and failure to finish a Grand Prix until the tenth round, he still ranked as the top Honda in the standings, as his teammate Joan Mir and LCR rider Alex Rins battled their own injuries due to the now hugely uncompetitive and unpredictable RC213V.

On 4 October 2023, Honda announced that they had prematurely terminated their contract with Márquez by mutual agreement.

Gresini Racing MotoGP (2024)

2024: Transition

On 15 October 2023, Márquez announced that he would race for the satellite Ducati team Gresini Racing for the 2024 season. He joined the team on a one-year contract, to be partnered by his younger brother Álex. Honda team manager Alberto Puig confirmed that Márquez would be allowed to ride a Ducati at the Valencian preseason test in November. Márquez finished the test ranked fourth in the standings after 49 laps.

Márquez started the season steadily, finishing P5 in the sprint and P4 in the race in Qatar. In Portugal, he finished second in his second sprint race on a Ducati. In the main race, Márquez and Bagnaia collided while fighting for fifth; Márquez remounted and finished sixteenth. At the Circuit of the Americas, Márquez claimed another second place in the sprint, but crashed out of the lead in the main race due to an apparent issue with his front brake.

In Jerez, Márquez claimed his first pole position with Ducati. The sprint race turned into a battle of attrition which only sixteen of the 25 entrants finished. Márquez crashed out of the lead, but recovered to P6. He duelled for the lead of the main race with reigning world champion Bagnaia. After finishing second, Márquez declared it the best podium of his career. At Le Mans, Márquez qualified a disappointing thirteenth, but fought his way through the grid to finish second in both races. This result sprang him to third place in the championship standings behind Bagnaia and Martín. In Catalonia, Márquez similarly qualified in fourteenth before finishing second in the sprint and third in the main race. At Mugello, he once again took second in the sprint. In the main race he finished fourth, pushed off the podium by Bastianini in the last few laps.

Márquez endured a challenging weekend at Assen. He crashed out of the sprint and finished fourth in the main race before receiving a 16-second penalty for tyre-pressure infringement, demoting him to tenth. A heavy crash in practice at the Sachsenring left Márquez with a broken finger and contused ribs. He qualified in thirteenth but powered through the grid to P2 in the main race. His brother Álex finished third, and they became the first siblings to stand on a MotoGP podium together since 1997. Sprint DNFs and fourth place race finishes at both Silverstone and Austria saw Márquez slip to fourth in the championship standings, below Bastianini.

Márquez at the 2024 Malaysian Grand Prix

At Aragon, Márquez took his second pole position of the season. He then took his first-ever sprint win, followed by his first race win with Ducati. It was his 60th victory in the premier class, and his first in 1043 days. Márquez then took a consecutive victory at Misano, having also set the fastest laps at both circuits. He stood on the podium again with a third-place finish at the Emilia Romagna GP. In Indonesia, Márquez demonstrated decent pace in practice, but failed to set a lap time in Q2, crashing out twice during the session. Forced to start from twelfth on the grid, he fought his way up to third in the sprint race. In the main race, he suffered from a mechanical failure on lap 12, setting his bike on fire and causing him to retire. In Japan, a sequence of uncontrollable events led to Márquez starting from ninth on the grid, but he finished third in both the sprint and the main race. Márquez qualified in second at Phillip Island, but suffered a poor start after his helmet tear-off landed under his rear tyre. He fell back to tenth place, but had recovered to sixth by the end of the first lap. He set a ferocious pace, breaking the circuit's race lap record on the seventh lap, and pulled into third position. He then overtook Bagnaia, on lap 11, and race leader Martín, in the final stages of the race, to claim his third win of the season.

Márquez then crashed while in the running for a podium place at both Buriram and Sepang. He was able to remount and finish both races in eleventh and twelfth place respectively, keeping him in third place in the championship standings. At the final round of the season, the Solidarity GP, Márquez finished second despite struggling for race pace during practice. He finished the season in third, his best championship placement since 2019.

Ducati Lenovo Team (2025–)

2025: Return to domination

On 5 June 2024, it was announced that Márquez would join the factory Ducati team for the 2025 season on a two-year contract. This came as a surprise to some observers, as 2024 world champion Jorge Martín had already been promised the seat. There had been speculation over Márquez moving to the satellite Ducati team Pramac, but he publicly rejected this option. Ducati feared they might lose him to another manufacturer, and he was swiftly signed to the factory team. Martín then defected to Aprilia. Márquez made his debut on a factory Ducati bike at the post-season test in Barcelona, followed by further encouraging tests in Sepang and Buriram.

Márquez immediately reasserted his diminished authority over the grid. In the first two rounds in Thailand and Argentina, he took pole, won the sprint race, set the fastest lap, and won the main race. At the Circuit of the Americas, he seemed on course for this streak to continue, having taken both pole and the sprint. The race was held in changeable conditions, and most riders had elected to start with wet tyres. On the starting grid, Márquez deliberately caused chaos by sprinting for his second bike minutes before the race start. Most other riders panicked and followed him. The race start was aborted. On its restart, Márquez powered into an early lead before crashing out of the race on the ninth lap.

Márquez put in another dominant weekend in Qatar by once again winning everything. This was his first win at that circuit since his towering 2014 season. At Jerez, he won the sprint race but crashed out of third place in the main race. Due to the crashes in Texas and Jerez, Márquez trailed his brother by one point in the championship heading into Le Mans. He quickly recovered the lead there by winning the sprint, and finished second in the main race behind home hero Johann Zarco. At Silverstone, Márquez failed to win the sprint race, finishing second behind Álex. Ducati struggled in the main race. Márquez crashed out of the lead but was saved by a race restart due to an oil spillage on track. Upon the restart, Márquez's ailing teammate Bagnaia fell to the midfield and crashed out, and Álex finished fifth. Márquez salvaged third place, extending his championship lead.

Márquez then embarked upon a seven round winning streak across all sprints and main races. At Aragon, he topped every single session, becoming the first person to do so since Marc Márquez at the 2015 German GP a decade earlier. The grid then arrived at Mugello, where Márquez had not won since the 2014 edition. He promptly dominated the weekend, taking his 100th career pole position, winning the sprint, and then winning the race after a hectic battle with his brother and Bagnaia in the early laps. He continued his streak at Assen, where he qualified fourth but won both the sprint (repelling an attack from his brother) and the race (repelling an attack from Marco Bezzecchi).

Márquez at the 2025 Czech GP

Márquez claimed pole at the Sachsenring, and won the sprint. The main race turned into a war of attrition which only 10 of the eighteen riders on track finished. Márquez won by six seconds, claiming his twelfth win there across all classes, but only his first since 2021. This was his 69th win in MotoGP, and he overtook Giacomo Agostini for second in the list of premier class race winners. In Brno, after collecting the sprint and the race, Márquez became the first Ducati rider to win five MotoGP main races in a row.

After the summer break, Márquez took a career-first Grand Prix win in Austria, as well as winning the sprint. He followed this up with a seventh consecutive double victory in Hungary, having fought off a challenge from Bezzecchi at both circuits. Although Márquez won his eighth consecutive sprint race in Catalonia, he was bested in a Grand Prix for the first time since Silverstone by his brother Álex, who had also led the majority of the sprint race before crashing. They became the first brothers to finish 1-2 in a premier class race. In Misano, Márquez failed to finish a sprint race for the first time all season, crashing to the applause of the Italian crowd just after passing Bezzecchi for the lead. He recovered to win the main race on Sunday, securing his tenth win of the season and his 99th career victory. On the podium, he took off his leathers in imitation of Lionel Messi's celebration in front of a hostile Real Madrid crowd.

Márquez now had the opportunity to clinch the championship with five rounds remaining in Motegi. He duly rode conservatively to second place in both the sprint and the main race. He secured his seventh MotoGP title, his ninth world title, and his first title in six years. This was the longest drought between titles any rider had experienced. He drew level on both MotoGP and world titles with his old enemy Valentino Rossi. Due to a dispute with Dorna over title categorisation, Márquez did not celebrate this as either his seventh or ninth championship, using the slogan "More Than A Number". At age 32, he was the oldest champion in the MotoGP era (and in 2013 had been the youngest).

At Mandalika, a distracted Márquez had to go through Q1 for the first time all season and qualified ninth on the grid. Bezzecchi crashed into him on the first lap, taking them both out of the race. Márquez suffered a right shoulder injury, and withdrew from the Australian and Malaysian rounds. After a conservative treatment plan failed, he underwent surgery and withdrew from the rest of the season, including preseason testing in Valencia. Márquez finished the season with a haul of 545 points, setting a record in the sprint era despite missing four rounds of racing. Ducati won the "Triple Crown", securing the Riders', Constructors', and Teams' World Championships due in major part to Márquez's performance. His brother finished as championship runner-up, and they became the first siblings to finish 1-2 in premier class history.

Career statistics

CEV Buckler 125cc Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos	Pts
2007	KTM	ALB1 10	CAT Ret	JER1 1	VAL1 Ret	ALB2 DNS	VAL2 Ret	JER2 8	9th	39

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2008	125cc	KTM 125 FRR	Repsol KTM 125cc	13	0	1	0	0	63	13th	–
2009	125cc	KTM 125 FRR	Red Bull KTM Motorsport	16	0	1	2	1	94	8th	–
2010	125cc	Derbi RSA 125	Red Bull Ajo Motorsport	17	10	12	12	8	310	1st	1
2011	Moto2	Suter MMXI	Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol	15	7	11	7	2	251	2nd	–
2012	Moto2	Suter MMX2	Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol	17	9	14	7	5	328	1st	1
2013	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	6	16	9	11	334	1st	1
2014	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	13	14	13	12	362	1st	1
2015	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	5	9	8	7	242	3rd	–
2016	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	5	12	7	4	298	1st	1
2017	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	6	12	8	3	298	1st	1
2018	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	18	9	14	7	7	321	1st	1
2019	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	19	12	18	10	12	420	1st	1
2020	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC	–
2021	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	14	3	4	0	2	142	7th	–
2022	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	12	0	1	1	0	113	13th	–
2023	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	Repsol Honda Team	15	0	1	1	0	96	14th	–
2024	MotoGP	Ducati Desmosedici GP23	Gresini Racing MotoGP	20	3	10	2	4	392	3rd	–
2025	MotoGP	Ducati Desmosedici GP25	Ducati Lenovo Team	18	11	15	8	9	545	1st	1
Total				285	99	165	102	88	4609		9

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st pod	1st win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125cc	2008–2010	2008 Portugal	2008 Great Britain	2010 Italy	46	10	14	14	9	467	1
Moto2	2011–2012	2011 Qatar	2011 France	2011 France	32	16	25	14	7	579	1
MotoGP	2013–present	2013 Qatar	2013 Qatar	2013 Americas	207	73	126	74	72	3563	7
Total	2008–present				285	99	165	102	88	4609	9

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Pos	Pts
2008	125cc	KTM	QAT	SPA WD	POR 18	CHN 12	FRA Ret	ITA 19	CAT 10	GBR 3	NED Ret	GER 9	CZE Ret	RSM 4	INP 6	JPN Ret	AUS 9	MAL WD	VAL						13th	63
2009	125cc	KTM	QAT Ret	JPN 5	SPA 3	FRA Ret	ITA 5	CAT 5	NED 10	GER 16	GBR 15	CZE 8	INP 6	RSM 4	POR Ret	AUS 9	MAL Ret	VAL 17							8th	94
2010	125cc	Derbi	QAT 3	SPA Ret	FRA 3	ITA 1	GBR 1	NED 1	CAT 1	GER 1	CZE 7	INP 10	RSM 1	ARA Ret	JPN 1	MAL 1	AUS 1	POR 1	VAL 4						1st	310
2011	Moto2	Suter	QAT Ret	SPA Ret	POR 21	FRA 1	CAT 2	GBR Ret	NED 1	ITA 1	GER 1	CZE 2	INP 1	RSM 1	ARA 1	JPN 2	AUS 3	MAL DNS	VAL WD						2nd	251
2012	Moto2	Suter	QAT 1	SPA 2	POR 1	FRA Ret	CAT 3	GBR 3	NED 1	GER 1	ITA 5	INP 1	CZE 1	RSM 1	ARA 2	JPN 1	MAL Ret	AUS 2	VAL 1						1st	328
2013	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 3	AME 1	SPA 2	FRA 3	ITA Ret	CAT 3	NED 2	GER 1	USA 1	INP 1	CZE 1	GBR 2	RSM 2	ARA 1	MAL 2	AUS DSQ	JPN 2	VAL 3					1st	334
2014	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 1	AME 1	ARG 1	SPA 1	FRA 1	ITA 1	CAT 1	NED 1	GER 1	INP 1	CZE 4	GBR 1	RSM 15	ARA 13	JPN 2	AUS Ret	MAL 1	VAL 1					1st	362
2015	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 5	AME 1	ARG Ret	SPA 2	FRA 4	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	NED 2	GER 1	INP 1	CZE 2	GBR Ret	RSM 1	ARA Ret	JPN 4	AUS 1	MAL Ret	VAL 2					3rd	242
2016	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 3	ARG 1	AME 1	SPA 3	FRA 13	ITA 2	CAT 2	NED 2	GER 1	AUT 5	CZE 3	GBR 4	RSM 4	ARA 1	JPN 1	AUS Ret	MAL 11	VAL 2					1st	298
2017	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 4	ARG Ret	AME 1	SPA 2	FRA Ret	ITA 6	CAT 2	NED 3	GER 1	CZE 1	AUT 2	GBR Ret	RSM 1	ARA 1	JPN 2	AUS 1	MAL 4	VAL 3					1st	298
2018	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 2	ARG 18	AME 1	SPA 1	FRA 1	ITA 16	CAT 2	NED 1	GER 1	CZE 3	AUT 2	GBR C	RSM 2	ARA 1	THA 1	JPN 1	AUS Ret	MAL 1	VAL Ret				1st	321
2019	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 2	ARG 1	AME Ret	SPA 1	FRA 1	ITA 2	CAT 1	NED 2	GER 1	CZE 1	AUT 2	GBR 2	RSM 1	ARA 1	THA 1	JPN 1	AUS 1	MAL 2	VAL 1				1st	420
2020	MotoGP	Honda	SPA Ret	ANC DNS	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR									NC	0
2021	MotoGP	Honda	QAT	DOH	POR 7	SPA 9	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	CAT Ret	GER 1	NED 7	STY 8	AUT 15	GBR Ret	ARA 2	RSM 4	AME 1	EMI 1	ALR	VAL					7th	142
2022	MotoGP	Honda	QAT 5	INA DNS	ARG	AME 6	POR 6	SPA 4	FRA 6	ITA 10	CAT	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA Ret	JPN 4	THA 5	AUS 2	MAL 7	VAL Ret			13th	113
2023	MotoGP	Honda	POR Ret3	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA Ret5	ITA Ret7	GER DNS	NED DNS	GBR Ret	AUT 12	CAT 13	RSM 7	IND 93	JPN 37	INA Ret	AUS 15	THA 64	MAL 13	QAT 11	VAL Ret3			14th	96
2024	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 45	POR 162	AME Ret2	SPA 26	FRA 22	CAT 32	ITA 42	NED 10	GER 26	GBR 4	AUT 4	ARA 11	RSM 15	EMI 34	INA Ret3	JPN 33	AUS 12	THA 114	MAL 122	SLD 27			3rd	392
2025	MotoGP	Ducati	THA 11	ARG 11	AME Ret1	QAT 11	SPA 121	FRA 21	GBR 32	ARA 11	ITA 11	NED 11	GER 11	CZE 11	AUT 11	HUN 11	CAT 21	RSM 1	JPN 22	INA Ret6	AUS	MAL	POR	VAL	1st	545

Records

As of 16 November 2025, Marc Márquez holds the following records:

MotoGP

• Youngest rider to win his first World Championship Title in the Premier Class (20 years, 266 days)
• Youngest rider to win 2 World Championship Titles in the Premier Class (21 years, 237 days)
• Youngest rider to win 3 World Championship Titles in the Premier Class (23 years, 242 days)
• Youngest rider to win 4 World Championship Titles in the Premier Class (24 years, 268 days)
• Youngest rider to win 5 World Championship Titles in the Premier Class (25 years, 246 days)
• Youngest rider to win 6 World Championship Titles in the Premier Class (26 years, 231 days)
• Oldest rider to win World Championship Title in 4 Stroke MotoGP (2002–) era (32 years, 223 days)
• The second most total championship Titles in the Premier Class: 7 (shared with Valentino Rossi)
• Youngest race winner in the Premier Class (20 years, 63 days)
• Most races won in a single season in the Premier Class: 13
• Youngest rider to take 12 pole positions in a single season in Premier Class (21 years, 243 days)
• Only rider to claim 13 pole positions in a single season in the Premier Class
• 4 successive podium positions in first 4 Premier Class Grand Prix starts (shared with Max Biaggi)
• Most podium finishes in a single season in the Premier Class: 18
• Highest points in a single season in the Premier Class: 420
• Highest points in a single season in the Premier Class (with sprint): 545
• Biggest title-winning margin by points: 151
• Most fastest laps in a MotoGP season: 12 (shared with Valentino Rossi)
• First rider to win Intermediate Class and Premier Class Titles back-to-back
• Youngest rider to take four pole positions in a row in the Premier Class (Silverstone-Misano-Aragon-Malaysia 2013)
• Youngest rider to lead the Premier Class championship (20 years, 63 days)
• Youngest rider to win 4 races back-to-back in Premier Class (20 years, 189 days)
• Youngest rider to win 5 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 90 days)
• Youngest rider to win 6 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 104 days)
• Youngest rider to win 7 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 118 days)
• Youngest rider to win 8 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 131 days)
• Youngest rider to win 9 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 146 days)
• Youngest rider to win 10 races in a row in the Premier Class (21 years, 174 days)
• Youngest rider to win 11 races in a single season in the Premier Class (21 years, 195 days)
• Youngest rider to win 12 races in a single season in the Premier Class (21 years, 251 days)
• Youngest rider to win back-to-back championships in the Premier Class (21 years, 237 days)
• Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion in 4 Stroke MotoGP (2002–) era: 5
• Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion in a single Premier Class season (1949–) era: 5 (shared with Giacomo Agostini)
• Most consecutive race wins in the Premier Class in 4 Stroke MotoGP (2002–) era: 10
• Most consecutive race wins in a single Premier Class season (1949–) era: 10 (shared with Mick Doohan and Giacomo Agostini)
• Most pole positions from start of season in 4 Stroke MotoGP (2002–) era: 6
• First rookie to win 4 races back-to-back in the Premier Class: (Germany-USA-Indianapolis-Czech Republic 2013)
• First rookie to claim 4 consecutive pole positions in the Premier Class
• Only Spanish rider to win 2 titles back-to-back in the Premier Class
• Most wins as a rookie in the Premier Class: 6
• Most pole positions as a rookie in the Premier Class: 9
• Most fastest laps as a rookie in the Premier Class: 11
• Most podium finishes as a rookie in the Premier Class: 16
• Most points scored as a rookie in Premier Class: 334
• Most pole positions in the Premier Class: 74
• Most pole and win in same race: 45
• Most pole, win, and fastest lap in same race (hat-trick): 32
• Most pole, win, fastest lap, and lead every lap in same race (MotoGP era) "Grand Chelem": 11
• Most races won in a single season in the Premier Class at Sprint (2023-) era: 25 of 44 races
• Longest time between first and last World Championship Titles (4340 days)
• Longest time between successive World Championship Titles (2184 days)
• Longest championship winning span (13 seasons/4340 days) (2013 MotoGP World Championship-2025 MotoGP World Championship)
• Most seasons between successive Premier Class Championship Titles (6 years/2184 days) (2019 MotoGP World Championship-2025 MotoGP World Championship)
• The greatest ever comeback in MotoGP/Premier Class history
• Most wins as Honda rider: 59
• First Ducati rider to win opening round season in his debut season since Casey Stoner in 2007.
• First Ducati rider to win first 2 races (back-to-back) from opening round season in his debut season.
• First Ducati rider to win World Championship in his debut season since Casey Stoner in 2007.
• First rider to win World Championship with 2 different manufactures since Casey Stoner.
• Sixth rider to win World Championship with 2 different manufactures (Shared with Geoff Duke, Giacomo Agostini, Eddie Lawson, Valentino Rossi, and Casey Stoner)
• Most consecutive victories for a Ducati rider: 7
• Most consecutive double victories (sprint & main race): 7
• Most consecutive sprint race wins: 8
• Most double victories (sprints & main races) in single season (2025 MotoGP World Championship): 10
• Most consecutive victories race (includes sprints) (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint-2025 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint): 15
• Most consecutive podiums for a Ducati rider: 12
• Most podiums shared by brothers (1st and 2nd position): 6
• Most podiums shared by brothers: 8
• Most consecutive wins BMW M Awards Qualifying (2013-2019): 7
• Most wins BMW M Awards Qualifying (2013-2019, 2025): 8
• First ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in MotoGP/Premier Class history with Álex Márquez: 2025 MotoGP World Championship Standings

Moto2

• Most wins in the Moto2 Class: 16
• Most podium finishes in a single season in the Moto2 Class: 14 (Shared with Tito Rabat, Johann Zarco, and Pedro Acosta)
• Most wins in a single season in the Moto2 Class: 9

125cc

• Most pole positions in a single season of 125cc World Championship: 12

All Categories

• Youngest rider to win 3 World Championship Titles (20 years, 266 days)
• Youngest rider to win 4 World Championship Titles (21 years, 237 days)
• Youngest rider to win 5 World Championship Titles (23 years, 242 days)
• Youngest rider to win 6 World Championship Titles (24 years, 268 days)
• Youngest rider to win 7 World Championship Titles (25 years, 246 days)
• Youngest rider to win 8 World Championship Titles (26 years, 231 days)
• Youngest rider in the history of Grand Prix motorcycling to achieve 50 wins (22 years, 243 days)
• Youngest rider in the history of Grand Prix motorcycling to achieve 60 wins (24 years, 219 days)
• Youngest rider in the history of Grand Prix motorcycling to achieve 70 wins (25 years, 260 days)
• Youngest rider in the history of Grand Prix motorcycling to achieve 80 wins (26 years, 245 days)
• Most pole positions in history of Grand Prix motorcycling: 102
• Youngest rider to win 5 successive Grands Prix (Mugello, Silverstone, Assen, Barcelona, and Sachsenring 2010)
• Most wins as a teenager in all classes: 26
• Youngest rider to win at least 1 race in 3 classes of GP Racing
• Youngest Spanish rider to take a pole position (16 years, 88 days)
• First ever rider to claim pole position having taken part in Qualifying 1 (Thailand 2018)
• First ever rider to lead all sessions of a GP Weekend (2015 German GP & 2025 Aragon GP)
• First ever rider in history to win World Championship after more than 5 years' drought (from 2019 to 2025)
• One of only pair of brothers to win Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing World Championships, 2014 and 2019 with Álex Márquez
• First ever pair of brothers to both win a Premier Class (MotoGP) Grand Prix race
• First ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in qualifying, sprint, warm up, and main race back-to-back with Álex Márquez (In MotoGP Thailand 2025 & MotoGP Argentine 2025)
• First ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in first 10 sprint race (2025 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Dutch TT)
• First ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with Álex Márquez: 2025 MotoGP World Championship Standings
• First ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in BMW M Awards Qualifying with Álex Márquez: 2025 MotoGP World Championship
• Most consecutive wins at the Circuit of the Americas (2013–2018): 6
• All-time wins leader at the Circuit of the Americas (2013–2018, 2021): 7
• Most consecutive pole positions at the Circuit of the Americas (2013–2019): 7
• Most pole positions at the Circuit of the Americas (2013–2019, 2025): 8
• First/Only rider in history to win 8 times consecutively at the same circuit: Sachsenring
• First/Only rider in history to win 11 times consecutively at the same circuit: Sachsenring
• First/Only rider in history to win 12 times at the same circuit: Sachsenring
• Most consecutive wins at Sachsenring Circuit (2010-2019, 2021): 11
• Most wins at Sachsenring Circuit (2010-2019, 2021, 2025): 12
• Most consecutive pole positions at Sachsenring Circuit (2010-2019): 10
• Most pole positions at Sachsenring Circuit (2010-2019, 2025): 11
• Most consecutive wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2011-2015): 5
• First/Only rider in history to win 9 times at the Misano Circuit (2010-2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025)
• First rider to win 6 consecutive sprints (2025 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 French motorcycle Grand Prix)
• First rider to win 8 consecutive sprints (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix)
• First rider to win 14 sprints in season: 2025 MotoGP World Championship
• Most sprint race wins in single season: 14
• First rider to win 15 consecutive races (includes sprints) (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint-2025 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint)
• First rider to make 10 double victories (sprints & main races) in season: 2025 MotoGP World Championship
• First rider to win 7 consecutive sprints and main races (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix)
• First rider ever to win 7 consecutive Grands Prix with two different manufactures (Honda in 2014 and Ducati in 2025)
• First ever Ducati rider to win 7 consecutive Grands Prix (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix)
• First ever Ducati rider to win 7 consecutive sprints and main races (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix)
• First ever Ducati rider to make 10 double victories (sprints & main races) in season: 2025 MotoGP World Championship
• First ever Ducati rider to win 15 consecutive races (includes sprints) (2025 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint-2025 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Sprint)
• First ever Ducati rider to make 12 consecutive podiums (2025 French motorcycle Grand Prix-2025 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix)

Personal life

Márquez holding his helmet with the ant

A Roman Catholic, Márquez along with four other MotoGP riders met Pope Francis at the Vatican in September 2018.

Aside from his native tongues of Catalan and Spanish, Márquez is a fluent speaker of English and Italian.

Although Márquez has won several championships, he has always turned down using number 1 as a racing number, favouring his #93 – which is the year of his birth. The 93 used to be displayed with white text and a red background on his bike and in official merchandise, being compatible with Honda's red-orange-navy blue livery. Upon his switch to Ducati, the 93 became red against the backdrop of the light blue of the Gresini bike. It remained red as Márquez made the switch to the factory Ducati team.

Márquez' father Julià has followed him around the world in his team garage and is a permanent fixture in the Grand Prix paddock, while his mother's appearances are rare. His younger brother Álex Márquez is also a motorcycle racing world champion, having won the Moto3 class in 2014 and the Moto2 class in 2019. The duo became the first pair of brothers to win road racing world championships the same season and repeated the feat again in 2019. Five years earlier, Márquez jokingly referred to him preferring bikes over girls in a 2014 interview, but conceded it was a "difficult question" and also added that in spite of him being unafraid on a bike, he'd never go out on a boat at sea.

He lives in his home town of Cervera, with his website citing "training opportunities" on dirt bikes in the location as "ideal". His official fanclub is also located in Cervera, chaired by his uncle Ramón, adjacent to an exhibition at the town museum where memorabilia including championship-winning bikes are displayed. Márquez is also involved with several charities.

He is in a relationship with Gemma Pinto.

Ant of Cervera

Marquez' motif since 2012 has been the Ant. This can be seen on various gloves, helmets and pit boards he and his team uses. The reasoning behind this is that when he started out riding motorcycles, his size was so diminutive that the team had to add ballast to his bikes to compensate for his lack of weight. Therefore, his team nicknamed him an ant in comparison with the animal, which is so small but has the strength to carry 100 times as much as its body weight. As of October 2018 on the day of his fifth MotoGP title, Márquez had close to 4 million Facebook followers, being one of the largest motor racers and Spanish athletes on the platform. Márquez is a fan of football club FC Barcelona, and has visited the club and its first team in the past.

In 2023 Márquez launched a project WeAre93, a community-cum-official fanclub, which will unite his fans at circuits and will have a dedicated grandstands at most races. Under the same umbrella sell the official merchandising products, entertainment, music and with a little luck, the chance to meet with Marc or a visit to the paddock. Márquez was the subject of the 2023 docuseries Marc Márquez: ALL IN, a five-episode series by Prime Video which details Márquez's struggles to return after his career-halting injury.

Legacy

Riding style pioneer

Elbows down technique practised by Marc Márquez during the 2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Marquez brought a unique, radical approach to handling a MotoGP bike when he graduated to the premier class in 2013. He popularised the 'elbow dragging' technique, which allows riders a greater level of control mid corner – which in turn allowed Marquez in particular to right the bike if it slid from under him. Márquez's ability to save a crash when it seems almost inevitable that he must slide off has assisted him in numerous important situations – notably at the 2017 season finale in Valencia, where he slid completely off the circuit but righted the bike just before the gravel trap, allowing him to continue and seal his fourth MotoGP title. The technique became so popular that suit manufacturers had to begin developing elbow sliders to protect riders from the heat and abrasion generated by the elbow dragging, such was the necessity for other riders to imitate Márquez's riding style. This influence has led to former MotoGP riders such as James Toseland, Cal Crutchlow and Neil Hodgson crediting Márquez with redefining Grand Prix motorcycle riding.

Anti-clockwise circuits

Márquez has always shown an affinity to anti-clockwise circuits throughout his MotoGP career. His most successful circuit in Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the anti-clockwise Sachsenring, site of twelve wins for Márquez to date. One of these included his renaissance win in 2021, despite the lingering weakness in his right arm following his crash at Jerez the previous year. After that win, then Ducati rider Jack Miller quipped "He smoked us with one arm!", highlighting Márquez's superiority on anti-clockwise circuits. Márquez himself has openly joked about his liking for anti-clockwise circuits, describing his perfect track as being "Left corners and very slippery" in the 2018 Austrian GP pre-weekend press conference, when asked about to draw his ideal circuit.

After winning his first race with Ducati after 1043 days of MotoGP victory drought on the anti-clockwise Motorland Aragon circuit, then factory Ducati riders Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini revealed that that Márquez was able to lean as much as 5 degrees more than them on left hand corners. Asked how was this possible, Marc quipped "I will explain what my secret is in the left-hand turns when Bagnaia explains what his is in the right-hand ones".

Honors

MotorLand Aragon have dedicated Turn 10 on the circuit to Márquez, in recognition of the Spaniard's sporting success in the MotoGP World Championship.

Vertical

In 2022, Márquez, alongside his brother Álex, founded Vertical in Madrid, a management agency that empowers athletes, creators and artists, giving them the tools to generate value beyond their core audiences and to increase global recognition. Máximo Quiles, then 15 years old, fellow motorcycle racer became the first member of Vertical Group.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Laureus World Sports Awards	2014	Breakthrough of the Year	Marc Marquez	Won
	2015	Sportsman of the Year	Marc Marquez	Nominated
	2020	Sportsman of the Year	Marc Marquez	Nominated
	2022	Comeback of the Year	Marc Marquez	Nominated
	2025	Comeback of the Year	Marc Marquez	Nominated

See also

• List of career achievements by Marc Márquez

External links

• Marc Márquez at MotoGP.com
• Marc Márquez at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Official website