Marc Marquez had a record-breaking time in reclaiming the crown for the 2025 MotoGP season with Ducati and could be in for another time this year.
Cervera Ant won his first championship since 2019 Ducati In the year In 2025 he won the title with five rounds and 25 wins, including the Sprints. Marquez He wanted to prove he could get back to the front of the grid after years of injury setbacks with Honda.
By winning the 2025 Cup, Marquez equalized with Valentino Rossi And his primary championships, standing at seven. In the year He is the oldest champion in the MotoGP era, having beaten his Italian nemesis in 2009 at the age of 30 and winning last year at the age of 32.
In the year As 2026 approaches, Marquez could be in for another record-breaking season, and there are a number of ways the Spaniard can add his name to the history books.
MotoGP records that Marc Marquez can break in 2026
Marquez If he defends his crown in 2026, he will become the joint most successful premier class rider. Giacomo Agostini’s A record of eight titles.
He will also extend the record for the oldest MotoGP champion and become the oldest back-to-back champion. however, Marquez is not the oldest premier class champion.Leslie Graham After winning in 1949, he held that title for 37 years and 340 days.
With 73 MotoGP victories, Márquez can be surpassed. Rossi’s In the year 2026 record, which currently sits at 89. He would need to win 16 of the 22 races to achieve it, so a 2027 or 2028 finish is perhaps more realistic.
Sitting at 72, Marquez could break Rose’s record for the fastest lap in premier class history as he needs just five to pass the Doctor in 2026. The Ducati rider has the joint-fastest laps in a single season at 12 with Rossi and Agostini – 13 more than will be achieved in 2026.
The 32-year-old needs just two laps to match George Martin’s record of 16 wins, and could become the most successful rider in the sprint competition. Márquez can extend his own record for most consecutive Sprint wins by making it eight in a row between Aragon and the Catalan GP in 2025.
With nine wins at the Sachsenring in Germany, Márquez tied with Agostini for 10 wins at the same circuit/grand prix and 10 wins at Imatra in Finland.
There are also several records that suggest Marquez could be extended further into 2026 if he continues to dominate at Ducati as he did in 2025.
He holds the records for most wins in a season (13), most podiums in a season (19), most pole positions (74), most poles in a season (13), most poles at the same circuit (8, Austin and Sachsenring) and most pole, win, fastest lap and lead every lap in the same race (11).
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What does Marc Marquez think of these MotoGP records?
Marquez securing the title in 2026 is an incredible achievement, which certainly puts him right in the conversation for MotoGP’s GOAT. But these statistics and records are not what he cares about.
Marquez Rossi didn’t think about equality. In the year 2025 with Ducati as he focuses more on his return from injury. He later described matching the Italian MotoGP title as an ‘honour’.
Speaking about the 2026 season, Marquez He said the 2025 title would be better. If he wins this year. He says last year’s win was the ‘major” championship of his career as he strives to fully recover.
Marquez will face serious competition in 2026 with Marco Bezecicci, Francesco Bagnaia and Alex Marquez set to battle it out for the championship. But Cervera’s Ant is definitely the rider to beat.
