Jack Miller is gearing up for an 11th season on the MotoGP grid, but the new Pramac rider says one rival still ‘intimidates’ the Australian and the rest of the premier class field.
The 29-year-old man from MotoGP Field since the 2015 season when LCR lifted Miller straight from Moto3. Since then, he has written 177 Grand Prix entries that have resulted in four race wins, 23 podiums and two pole positions in Miller’s premier class career so far.
Miller has raced against a host of MotoGP icons such as Valentino Rossi. Mark Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo to recent greats in Andrea Dovizioso, Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin. However, the Townsville, Queensland native still fears one rival well.
Jack Miller admits Marc Marquez is ‘scared’ of the MotoGP grid
Many drivers on 2025 MotoGP grid I boast race winning records or the ability to climb to the top of the podium. But few can strike fear into their rivals like Marquez, with Miller also admitting his win at the Aragon Grand Prix gave the 2024 field a ‘lesson’.
Marquez produced a dominant weekend at Motorland Aragon last year, taking his first sprint and grand prix wins. Ducati Following the 31-year migration Honda To Gresini. The Grand Prix of Aragon has recorded 12 rounds of the 20 scheduled in the 2024 season.
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For Márquez, who had stood on the podium of four Grands Prix before his win from Aragon, the switch to Gresini’s year-old Ducati Desmosedici GP23 from the factory Honda bikes was a great one. But Miller’s dominance at Aragon proved why his rivals fear Marquez.
“From the first free practice session until Sunday’s race, Aragon taught us how to ride,” Miller said via quotes. Motor sport. It felt like 2015, 2016 (and) 2017 when he was there. It was classic Mark.
“He looked good on the bike. The following Monday, I watched the sessions again, including the race. I realized he had everything under control. When he’s comfortable and healthy, it scares the rest of us because we know how dominant he can be.”
Marc Marquez has won four more Grands Prix at Aragon than any other MotoGP rider
As well as showing Miller why rivals fear the six-time Premier Division champions, it also provided further proof. Ducati’s decision to sign Marquez for 2025. His victory added to Marquez’s dominance at MotorLand Aragon since the circuit first hosted MotoGP in 2010.
To date, no rider has been as successful at Aragon as Marquez, who has scored seven wins, including six in the premier class – four more than any rider in MotoGP history. His success on the track also saw Marquez move 0.840 seconds into P2 pole position for the 2024 Aragon Grand Prix.
Márquez did not set the best pace for qualifying at Aragon, on his Ducati Desmosedici GP23 of the year. But the harmony he built with the bike, at the track he grew up in, saw Marquez win the Sprint with a 2.961 for Martin, then a 4.789 for the Grand Prix.
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