Overview
- Marc Márquez has won 11 of 12 sprint races and eight main races this season to build a 120-point cushion over Álex Márquez and 168 over teammate Pecco Bagnaia.
- Ducati sporting director Gigi Dall’Igna opted for the six-time world champion over 2024 titleholder Jorge Martín when assembling the factory lineup for 2025.
- Enea Bastianini described Ducati’s preference for Márquez as an “odd” call given Martín’s breakthrough success on a satellite team.
- Legend Giacomo Agostini praised Márquez’s adaptability to the GP25 and urged fans to honor his achievements rather than boo him.
- Márquez’s current tally puts him on track to match or surpass the combined 25 victories he scored in his dominant 2014 and 2019 campaigns.