Marc Marquez’s race finish at the Spanish Grand Prix caused a large number of fans to leave, according to two journalists on the scene in Jerez.
Marquez He didn’t even make it to the end of the second round before crashing out at 11. He lost the lead to his brother Alex a few moments ago.
This is the second year of the factory. Ducati In the year Although he was able to continue in 2025 and return to the points, the rider failed.
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Marc Marquez’s crash has caused ‘deathly silence’ in the Grand Prix of Jerez.
Speaking Hospitality motorcycleJournalist Borja González revealed that when Marquez retired, many fans decided to head home. A lot of people jumped on the bandwagon saying that he died nine times and became the GP champion.
Alex repeated his 2025 victory and won the race in dominant fashion ahead of Marco Bezecic. The emotional Gresini rider celebrated with spectators before heading out to Parc Ferme.
Gonzalez’s partner, Mela Chercoles, added that the greats had raised their voices when Mark went down, even though one of their own was still leading.
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“I’m a little sad to see a lot of people up and leave the district when Mark goes down,” Gonzalez said. “It is true that the competition was not very good, but at that time we could not know how the competition would turn out.
“This was the first race in Europe, the first race in Spain. A Spanish rider won, who won last year. He is a very popular rider, Alex Marquez, and it’s not a bit sad for me to see him.”
“At the time of the crash, there was a total sense of disillusionment. There was deathly silence in the stands. For a moment, the only sound was the sound of motorbikes,” Cherkoles said.
The Spanish Grand Prix TV audience has fallen after Marc Marquez’s DNF
The Spanish GP is broadcast on free-to-air television by local channel Telecinco. When the competition started, they topped the rankings at the national level.
However, later Marquez crashAs it was said, they fell to the fifth place Motor needs Moto.
While television viewership for Saturday’s Sprint race doubled compared to last year’s event, race-day numbers dropped by around 200,000.
Spain is home to four of the 22 races in MotoGP, but there are fears that Marquez’s eventual retirement or a permanent decline in results could fade the sport’s popularity locally.
Pedro Acosta, one of the eight Spanish riders on the grid, looks to be a superstar in the process but is nowhere near Marquez’s level of popularity.
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