Álex
Márquez
Spain
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MotoGP
Date of birth | April 23, 1996 |
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Birthplace | Cervera |
Age | 30 |
Nationality | Spain |
Career start | 2012 |
Disciplines | MotoGP |
A title winner in the Moto3™ and Moto2™ divisions, Álex Márquez made the step up to motorcycle racing's premier class in 2020 and is now fighting for glory in MotoGP™.
Chasing victories in MotoGP™ is the culmination of a racing career that began when he first climbed onto a bike around the age of four in his home in Cervera, Spain.
Excelling in his teens
Márquez really started to get noticed as a standout rider in 2010 when, aged 14, he rode in the Spanish 125cc championship. He missed the opening race as it fell before his 14th birthday but turned heads when he finally did get on track with some strong rides against older rivals.
The following year, he was already fighting for the title, eventually finishing runner-up to current MotoGP™ rival Álex Rins, and in 2012 he was crowned Spanish national champion.
Márquez's rides at home in Spain attracted enough attention to earn him a few wildcard rides in the Moto3™ World Championship during the early part of 2012 season, where he scored a high of sixth place in the MotoGP™ of Catalunya.
Then, after the mid-season break, he was awarded a full-time Moto3™ ride with the Ambrogio Racing and really kick-started his world championship career.
Emerging as a title contender
A move to the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team aboard KTMs in 2013 marked the point where Márquez became a world title contender and saw him score his first four podiums and a maiden Moto3™ victory in Japan.
Following a move up to the Moto2™ class in 2015, Márquez claimed his first podium finish in the class in 2016 and then followed that up in 2017 with his first wins, all the while building his speed and race craft to achieve his goal of a Moto2™ World Championship title.
He achieved this in style during the 2019 season, where he streaked to five race wins and five further podium finishes during the 19-race series to claim the title and become the first rider ever to win Moto3™ and Moto2™ championships.
Stepping up to the premier class
After getting the call-up to race alongside brother Marc in MotoGP™'s most storied team, Márquez was determined to make the most of the opportunity and worked hard to build his speed during his maiden premier class season. The highlight came in the form of back-to-back second-place finishes at the MotoGP™ of France in Le Mans and the MotoGP™ of Aragón.
Márquez still rode a Honda for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but this time racing for the private LCR Honda Castrol team. The Spaniard endured a difficult time but found greater success in 2023, racing for Gresini Ducati, when he twice finished on the podium and scored numerous top-10 finishes. This helped him achieve his best-ever result in the premier class of racing, as he finished the championship in ninth place overall.
Competing for the MotoGP™ title
In 2025, Márquez enjoyed his best MotoGP™ World Championship season to date, scoring 12 podiums and a first victory on home soil at the Spanish Grand Prix. Two more wins followed in Catalonia and Malaysia as he ended the season in second place overall.
In 2026, Márquez is ready to finally take the next step up and secure his first-ever MotoGP™ title.
Álex celebrating his first ever win in Japan
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Álex enjoyed plenty of visits to the podium in 2025
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Álex, alongside his brother, Marc, at the German GP
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Racing a drone around the Red Bull Ring in Austria
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