Personal Info
Born on February 17, 1993 in Cervera (Lérida), he is the youngest rider to win a MotoGP championship. His track record leaves no one indifferent, he has won a total of eight world championships, six in Moto GP, one in Moto 2 and another in Moto3.
The Numbers
- 8 WORLD CHAMPION TITLES (6 MOTOGP / 1 MOTO2 / 1 125cc)
- 85 GRAND PRIX WINS (59 MOTOGP / 16 MOTO2 / 10 125cc)
- 139 TOTAL PODIUMS
- 91 TOTAL POLE POSITIONS
- 75 NUMBER OF FASTEST RACE LAPS
Early Years
Shortly before his fourth birthday, Marc received his first motorcycle on a magical Christmas Eve. After starting out in the world of motorcycling with enduro and winning the Catalan championship title in 2001, in 2002 he moved to asphalt, where he began to reap success and break records.
In the year of his World Championship debut (2008), he achieved his first podium in the British Grand Prix with KTM Repsol. He became the youngest Spanish rider to reach the podium.
Career Guidelines
In 2010, he experienced one of the most memorable moments of his career in Portugal. After crashing on the formation lap, he came back from the last position on the grid to take the victory. Thanks to this result, he was able to become champion in Valencia.
On October 28, 2012, he was proclaimed Moto2 World Champion and made the step to MotoGP as official rider of the Repsol Honda Team.
In his first year, on November 10, 2013, Marc became the youngest MotoGP World Champion in history. He went on to win five more titles in the top category, the last one in 2019.
2020 was a year marked by Covid-19 on a global level and by injuries on a personal level. At the Jerez GP, Marc had an accident in which he fractured his right humerus that kept him away from the circuits for the rest of the season. A relapse would cause him to undergo surgery again and a delay in his return to competition that would last until the third race of 2021, in Portimao. However, an accident while training enduro caused a new episode of diplopia (double vision) like the one suffered in 2011. Marquez missed the last two races of the season to recover. But bad luck would make its presence felt again in early 2022 when he suffered a big crash in Indonesia with a second episode of diplopia. Márquez would return to action in Austin, but only for a few months. After the Italian GP, the Spaniard withdrew from competition to undergo a fourth operation on his right humerus.
Now, the eight-time World Champion is already preparing to shine again and give his all in 2023. Familiar and simple, Marc always gives his best even in the most difficult moments.