Marc Marquez to miss Australia, Malaysia MotoGP races after fracture
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez will sit out the next two MotoGP rounds in Australia and Malaysia after medical examinations in Madrid revealed the full extent of injuries sustained during his crash in Indonesia. According to a statement released by Ducati on Monday, Marquez suffered a fracture at the base of the carcoid process and […]
Why MotoGP riders blamed a gravel trap for Marc Marquez’s Indonesian GP injury
Alex Marquez and Joan Mir have hit out at the Turn 7 gravel trap in which Marc Marquez picked up a fracture at today’s MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. The run-off area at the fast right-hander came in for criticism after the accident, which began when Marco Bezzecchi ran into the new world champion. Between them, […]
Alex Rins was “angry” with Marc Marquez for ‘destroying’ his Indonesia sprint
Yamaha’s Alex Rins admits he was “so angry” at 2025 MotoGP champion Marc Marquez for “destroying” his Indonesian GP sprint race, though his view softened after reviewing their clash. In a chaotic start to Saturday’s half-distance race at Mandalika, factory Ducati rider Marquez forced Rins off the track as they battled for fifth position. The […]
Marc Marquez went through an “inferno” and came out on top, says crew chief
Marco Rigamonti’s poise and elegance make him measured when asked to compare Marc Marquez, who handed him his first MotoGP title as a crew chief last Sunday, with the other riders he has worked with. Ducati entrusted Rigamonti with the greatest challenge of his career, and the Italian has responded brilliantly. “The first thing I thought […]
“I’m at peace with myself”
Marc Marquez says he is now at peace with himself after completing a sensational comeback from the injuries he sustained five years ago to clinch the 2025 MotoGP title. Marquez earned a place in the history books by winning six titles in his first seven seasons in the premier class between 2013 and 2019. But […]
The MotoGP champion who came back from hell
Marc Marquez’s motorcycle racing career was always tied to success. From a very young age, the Spaniard began winning in categories where his rivals were, in some cases, more than 30 centimetres taller. Besides being young in age, he was small in stature, which made it even more striking to see him on the podiums at […]
Marc Marquez had unfinished business, and nothing motivates more than that
The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – brought him to the brink of […]
What the 2025 MotoGP title means to Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez bet on himself when he chose to carry on in MotoGP after years of pain, surgeries and lingering questions over whether his body could still endure the demands of elite competition. He had once promised his late grandfather that he would start again from scratch, and if he couldn’t win, he would retire […]
Marc Marquez’s clarity of mind is even more remarkable than his speed
Gigi Dall’Igna, Ducati’s general manager and one of the main advocates for signing Marc Marquez, has praised the Spaniard’s vision in plotting his return to the MotoGP crown, which he secured this Sunday. Any doubts surrounding Ducati’s choice of Marquez over Jorge Martin as Francesco Bagnaia’s team-mate for 2025 vanished at the season opener in […]