Overview
- Ducati announced a two-year renewal that keeps Marc Márquez with the Ducati Lenovo Team through 2028, and the team has not released financial or other contract details.
- Márquez published a celebratory message and video saying he is happy to stay with Ducati and praised the trust and work shared with factory leaders.
- Team executives Gigi Dall'Igna and Davide Tardozzi framed the deal as a cooperative project focused on engineering and performance, saying Márquez has helped push the Desmosedici GP to its limits.
- Media reports have already speculated that the renewal could trigger moves such as Pedro Acosta joining Ducati and Francesco Bagnaia leaving for Aprilia, but those transfer reports remain unconfirmed.
- Márquez joined Ducati for 2024 after 11 years with Honda, is a nine-time world champion, and stays competitive in the 2026 standings, so the extension covers what could be his final peak seasons and gives Ducati planning certainty on- and off-track.