Having negotiated an early exit from Honda, eight-time world champion Marc Marquez has been confirmed as a satellite Gresini Ducati MotoGP rider for 2024.
Marquez, who has spent his entire MotoGP career with Repsol Honda, winning six titles and 59 Grands Prix, lost faith in HRC’s ability to deliver competitive machinery after over 700 days without a race win.
“I’m excited with this new challenge,” Marc Marquez said. “It wasn’t an easy decision because it’s a big change in every way. But sometimes in life it’s important to get out of the comfort zone and put yourself through the paces in order to keep growing. The lack of factory machinery for Marquez could become a point for tension with Ducati, but both the Gresini and VR46 teams have won multiple races with year-old bikes.After 14 victories with Honda from 2002-2006, Gresini became the factory Aprilia entry from 2015-2021 before enjoying instant success with Ducati and Enea Bastianini in 2022.
After finishing 17th overall for LCR, Alex took a pole and podium in only his second event at Gresini, then added a Sprint victory at Silverstone and, despite missing two rounds with rib injuries, is on course for his best MotoGP season.
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