First Images Of Marc Marquez Riding Ducati MotoGP Bike Revealed

November 29, 2023 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News

After moving up from Moto2 as the championship winner, the eight-time world champion made his MotoGP debut in the Valencia test in 2012 with the official Honda squad.

Between 2013 and 2019, he won six world titles and 59 grand prix during his 11-season tenure with Honda.

After suffering a severe break to his right arm at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, Marquez has found it difficult to regain his form. This has been the result of the Honda’s lack of competitiveness as well as a protracted recuperation period and several surgeries.

This reached a low point in 2023 when Marquez finished on the podium in only one grand prix out of 20 rounds and broke his own season record for accidents with 29—five of which occurred during a German Grand Prix weekend that cast considerable question on his future with Honda.

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He agreed with Gresini to ride a year-old Ducati for 2024 after telling Honda that he would be ending his contract a year early following the Japanese Grand Prix.

Even though Marquez was still bound by contract till the end of the year, Honda gave him permission to ride the Ducati during the post-season test in Valencia on November 28.

He was seen on the track on Tuesday morning riding a blacked-out Gresini Ducati, which is believed to be the same bike that Johann Zarco raced at Pramac this season.

Due to his Honda contract, Marquez will not talk with the media following the test on Tuesday.

Frankie Carchedi, who worked with Fabio Di Giannantonio in 2023 and with Joan Mir at Suzuki from 2019 to 2022, will be his new crew chief. He will be leaving behind the majority of his Honda crew and bringing just tire technician Javi Ortiz to Gresini.

In addition, Luca Marini, who will take over Marquez’s technical crew, will be making his Honda debut on Tuesday in Valencia.

Zarco will ride a Honda for the first time since the 2019 Valencia GP with LCR, while Franco Morbidelli will ride a Pramac Ducati in place of the factory Yamaha.

On the Yamaha, Alex Rins will be riding for the first time, while on the Tech3 GasGas, Pedro Acosta will be making his public MotoGP debut. VR46 will be Di Giannantonio’s ride on the circuit.

First Images Of Marc Marquez Riding Ducati MotoGP Bike Revealed

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