Ducati star Marc Marquez He won his seventh MotoGP riders’ title in 2025, but is no longer viewing himself as the defending “champion” with the 2026 crown on the line.
Marquez After joining, he dominated the field Ducati Last season, a total of 11 Grand Prix and 14 Sprint Race wins to his name. The 33-year-old has achieved 15 Grand Prix podiums in 18 of the 22 rounds he has competed in, taking eight pole positions.
The Spaniard’s success in the last season was also hampered by injury in the last four rounds, but he was able to finish the term with 78 points. Marquez won the 2025 MotoGP title in five roundsSince leaving Japan, he has surpassed 201 points.
Ducati can still see Marquez make more history in 2026. MotoGP season If he won the drivers’ title in the final year of the 1,000cc regulations. Marquez can match Italian legend Giacomo Agostini’s eight premier class titles in the 500cc era.
Marco Bezecchi puts his pace in action at the Thai Grand Prix. Who is your favorite for Paul’s place?
Marc Marquez only feels like a MotoGP title contender, not a ‘champion’.
Marquez’s thinking is now on as the 2026 MotoGP season begins. Grand Prix of Thailand That there is no current “champion” and that he is one of the contenders to lift this year’s trophy. He will not forget that he is coming back from a shoulder injury.
Read more: Every MotoGP record Marc Marquez can break in the 2026 season.
Marquez is so focused on fighting for the 2026 MotoGP title that he doesn’t see it as an opportunity to undermine his rival’s career achievements. Valentino Rossi. The two titans of two-wheeled motorsport are tied on seven titles since Marquez’s 2025 victory.
“Until practice starts, we are champions,” Marquez explained. BE Sports. Since the green light, there has been no champion, only rivals and MotoGP riders trying to fight for the title.
Marquez continued: “Now we are coming back from injury, which we must not forget, but we are doing well in the test. Is it better than Rossi? The aim is to fight for the title.”
Marc Marquez needs to adjust his riding style to suit his Ducati bike after his injury.
Give us three for the 2026 MotoGP season.
Marquez required surgery on his right shoulder in October after suffering a coracoid fracture and ligament damage in a collision with Aprilia’s Marco Bezecchi on the opening lap of the Indonesian Grand Prix. The MotoGP bike made its comeback at the 2026 Sepang test.
The Spaniard is still trying to get back to full fitness, and admitted this Thursday before the Thai Grand “I can’t ride the bike in the same way as last year”. Marquez’s injury results forced him to adjust his riding style for Ducati 2026.
Speaking at the official press conference in Buriram on his decision to use Ducati’s 2024 front aero package, Marquez said: “One of the reasons I’m going back to aerodynamics is because I can’t ride the bike in the same way as last year.
“So the aerodynamics of the 2025 were a bit more difficult, the bike, more physically demanding, and then I’m just trying to adapt to my current physical condition.”
Silvan Guintoli thinks Marquez is “in trouble”. After seeing his “body language” on the Ducati GP26 during practice at the Thai GP this Friday. The Cervera native didn’t look comfortable for the most part and struggled to find pace at Buriram, however he set a fast lap in the final.
Receive competition news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
