Overview

• Marquez says he wants to seal the MotoGP championship in Motegi, where he has his first mathematical chance this weekend.
• He lays out a step-by-step plan: reach Q2, start from the first or second row, and aim to win or finish second in the sprint to set up a Sunday shot.
• If he finishes the sprint ahead of Alex Marquez, a Grand Prix victory on Sunday would secure the title by his own efforts.
• His 2025 season already includes a record 512 points, 11 Grand Prix wins, and victories in all but two sprints.
• Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi says Marquez deserves the crown and looks calm, and a Motegi race win would mark his 100th career Grand Prix victory.