Overview

• Valentino Rossi named Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Max Biaggi and Dani Pedrosa as his biggest rivals, leaving Marc Marquez off the list at a VR46 event in Indonesia.
• Asked about the omission, Marquez replied that they never fought each other for a championship and pointed to seasons where his main opponents were riders like Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso.
• Marquez clinched the 2025 MotoGP title at Motegi to equal Rossi’s seven premier-class championships and nine world titles overall.
• With the championship secured, Marquez said he will use the remaining rounds to try set-up options and begin work for 2026, while avoiding extra pressure to chase records.
• Marquez highlighted qualifying as decisive after Francesco Bagnaia led every lap to win both Motegi races on a revised GP25, noting overtaking remains difficult with current bikes.