Marc Marquez He doesn’t feel he can even think about winning the 2026 MotoGP riders’ title until he regains the “consistency” that took him to the championship in 2025.
of Ducati Rider thinks his results this season have proved he still has the pace to deliver strong performances. But Marquez He cannot forget that his runs, especially in Grands Prix, have not been at the same level as when he dominated MotoGP last time.
Marquez won 11 of his 18 Grands Prix starts last season and finished on the podium a total of 15 times. The Spaniard won seven consecutive Grands Prix, from the eighth round in Aragon to the 14th round in Hungary, and also won 14 of the first 15 Sprint Races last season.
In general, those results led Marquez won the 2025 MotoGP title in five rounds Before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in Indonesia. His operation has had a negative impact on the results so far in 2026, as well as his adaptation issues with the Ducati GP26.
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Marc Marquez can’t think about the 2026 MotoGP title until he improves his consistency.
Marquez “struggles” in fast corners on Ducati GP26Compared to those who enjoyed the GP25 last season, there is no feeling for the front part of the bike. The 33-year-old believes that he does not have the same “consistency”, and without that he will not be able to fight for the title in 2026.
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Marquez said. As“Potential results depend on results. Results show speed but lack of consistency.”
“That’s where we have to focus or try to understand why we’re lacking, that’s the reason for our lack of consistency, which was our strong point last year in all kinds of conditions, on all kinds of tracks, and this year it’s even more inconsistent.
“I think we’ll solve it a little bit. But it’s true, at the moment, with the results we’ve shown, we can’t think about winning the trophy, especially on Sunday.”
Aprilia ace Marco Bezecchi leads the 2026 riders’ standings ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix, with the Italian boasting 101 points. Márquez has scored just 57 points after the first four rounds, and has yet to score a Grand Prix podium – with a best finish of P4.
Marquez is fifth in the riders’ standings entering the French GP weekend, and he’s not even a Ducati rider, tied for third with VR46 rival Fabio Di Giannantonio on 71 points. The Italian has scored two Grand Prix podiums this season, P3 in Brazil and Jerez.
So far this season, no rider has been more consistent in the Sprint Races than Marquez, who has taken the Sprint podium in three of the four races – including two wins. He also saw Ducati Pedro Acosta wins the Buriram Sprint after Marquez’s penalty A round in Thailand.
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