Álex Márquez

"Alex Marquez" redirects here. For the drummer, see Solstice (American band).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Alentà.

Álex Márquez Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in the 2019 Moto2 season. He also won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, and the 2012 CEV Moto3 season's title.

Álex Márquez
Márquez in 2023
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 Cervera, Spain
Current team	Gresini Racing MotoGP
Bike number	73
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2020– Manufacturers Honda (2020–2022) Ducati (2023–) Championships 0 2023 championship position 9th (177 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 71 0 5 1 2 384 Moto2 World Championship Active years 2015–2019 Manufacturers Kalex Championships 1 (2019) 2019 championship position 1st (262 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 89 8 23 12 10 778 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2012–2014 Manufacturers Suter Honda (2012) KTM (2013) Honda (2014) Championships 1 (2014) 2014 championship position 1st (278 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 46 4 15 3 7 518

Álex currently races alongside his older brother Marc Márquez on the Gresini Racing team. In 2014, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto3, they became the first pair of brothers to win world titles in motorcycle racing in the same year, a feat they would also repeat in 2019, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto2.

Career

Early career

He began the 2010 season in the CEV Buckler 125cc championship, competing with the Monlau Competición team, along with Álex Rins and Niklas Ajo. Márquez did not participate in the opening round at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he was not old enough to do so – he did not turn fourteen until five days after the event. He finished eleventh in his first start at Albacete, having qualified tenth. He retired at Jerez due to clutch problems. He added finishes of seventh and sixth at Motorland Aragón and Albacete, before retiring from the final two races at Valencia and Jerez. He finished eleventh in the final riders' championship standings.

In 2011, Márquez battled with Rins for the title, with the championship honours ultimately going to Rins. Márquez won two races during the season – at Motorland Aragón and Albacete – and finished the season as runner-up, 12 points in arrears to Rins. With the championship changing to Moto3 regulations for the 2012 season, Márquez again won two races, at Albacete and Navarra; he won the championship with a fourth-place finish at Albacete.

Moto3 World Championship

Ambrogio Next Racing (2012)

Márquez made his world championship début as a wildcard at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. In difficult weather conditions, Márquez scored points with a twelfth-place finish. He also made wildcard appearances at Estoril and Catalunya, scoring points on both occasions, with fifteenth and sixth respectively. After the mid-season break, Márquez moved into the series full-time from the Indianapolis Grand Prix onwards with Ambrogio Racing, replacing Simone Grotzkyj. He scored points in four of the remaining eight races, and ultimately finished the season in twentieth place in the riders' championship.

Estrella Galicia 0,0 (2013–2014)

In 2013, the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team moved to KTM machinery, with Márquez joining Rins in the team full-time. After predominantly finishing fourth or fifth in the races during the first half of the season, Márquez achieved his first podium finish at the Indianapolis Grand Prix with a second-place finish behind Rins. Márquez recorded three consecutive third-place finishes at Silverstone, Misano and Motorland Aragón, before taking his first career victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. He finished the season in fourth position in the final championship standings.

For 2014, Márquez and Rins remained in the series and started as the championship favourites. However, in the opening third of the season, they were usurped by Ajo Motorsport rider Jack Miller, who won three of the opening five races. Márquez took successive wins in Catalunya and the Netherlands to reduce the deficit from 44 points to 7. Márquez started a run of five top-two finishes at the British Grand Prix, including another victory at Motegi, which saw him move into the championship lead ahead over Miller and open up a 25-point gap. Despite Miller winning two of the final three races, a third-place finish at the final round in Valencia saw Márquez clinch the title by two points. In the process, he and brother Marc became the first brothers to win world motorcycle racing titles.

Moto2 World Championship

EG 0,0 Marc VDS (2015–2019)

2015

For the 2015 season, Márquez moved up to the Moto2 World Championship with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team and finished 14th in de standings.

2016

In 2016 Alex had a slightly better season and took his first Moto2 podium in the Aragon GP, ending the year in 13th.

2017

In 2017 was a break through year for Alex Marquez as he won his first Moto2 race at the Spanish GP, ending a much more consistent season in 4th overall,

2018

Alex was a followed up by another 4th place in 2018, despite not winning a race.

2019

Alex won the 2019 Moto2 world championship securing a double championship haul for the Marquez brothers. Alex Marquez was also the first rider to win a title in Moto3 and Moto2.

MotoGP World Championship

Repsol Honda Team (2020)

For the 2020 season, Márquez joined his brother Marc at Repsol Honda Team replacing Jorge Lorenzo who retired at the end of the 2019 MotoGP season. Márquez was unexpectedly promoted from Moto2 to MotoGP when still contracted to Marc VDS for 2020 after the retirement announcement of Lorenzo in November 2019. Moto2 contracts can be broken if the rider is offered a place in MotoGP. Márquez' old seat in Moto2 for 2020 has been taken by Spaniard Augusto Fernández.

Marquez was dropped by Repsol Honda after the 2020 season and his spot was replaced by Pol Espargaró.

LCR Honda Castrol (2021–2022)

Márquez in 2022

For the 2021 season Márquez joined the LCR Honda Castrol team, partnering Nakagami. For the 2022 season, Márquez was confirmed for the LCR Team.

Gresini Racing MotoGP (from 2023)

For the 2023 MotoGP season, Alex was confirmed as a rider of the Gresini Racing MotoGP team to partner Fabio Di Giannantonio.

Career statistics

CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos	Pts
2012	Suter Honda	JER Ret	NAV 1	ARA 2	CAT 2	ALB1 1	ALB2 4	VAL	1st	103

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd	WCh
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	11	0	0	0	1	27	20th	–
			Ambrogio Next Racing
2013	Moto3	KTM	Estrella Galicia 0,0	17	1	5	0	3	213	4th	–
2014	Moto3	Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	18	3	10	3	3	278	1st	1
2015	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	18	0	0	0	0	73	14th	–
2016	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	17	0	1	0	0	69	13th	–
2017	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	17	3	6	3	3	201	4th	–
2018	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	18	0	6	3	2	173	4th	–
2019	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	19	5	10	6	5	262	1st	1
2020	MotoGP	Honda	Repsol Honda Team	14	0	2	0	0	74	14th	–
2021	MotoGP	Honda	LCR Honda Castrol	18	0	0	0	0	70	16th	–
2022	MotoGP	Honda	LCR Honda Castrol	20	0	0	0	0	50	17th	–
2023	MotoGP	Ducati	Gresini Racing MotoGP	17	0	2	1	2	177	9th	–
2024	MotoGP	Ducati	Gresini Racing MotoGP	15	0	1	0	0	121*	11th*	–
Total				219	12	43	16	19	1788		2

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2012–2014	2012 Spain	2013 Indianapolis	2013 Japan	46	4	15	3	7	518	1
Moto2	2015–2019	2015 Qatar	2016 Aragon	2017 Spain	89	8	23	12	10	778	1
MotoGP	2020–present	2020 Spain	2020 France		71	0	4	1	2	384	0
Total	2012–present				206	12	42	16	19	1680	2

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Pts
2012	Moto3	Suter Honda	QAT	SPA 12	POR 15	FRA	CAT 6	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	INP Ret	CZE 21	RSM Ret	ARA 15	JPN 14	MAL 14	AUS 9	VAL Ret				20th	27
2013	Moto3	KTM	QAT 4	AME Ret	SPA 23	FRA 5	ITA 5	CAT 4	NED 5	GER 5	INP 2	CZE 5	GBR 3	RSM 3	ARA 3	MAL 4	AUS 4	JPN 1	VAL 4				4th	213
2014	Moto3	Honda	QAT 2	AME Ret	ARG 2	SPA 7	FRA 5	ITA Ret	CAT 1	NED 1	GER 4	INP 6	CZE 4	GBR 2	RSM 2	ARA 2	JPN 1	AUS 2	MAL 5	VAL 3			1st	278
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 11	AME 15	ARG 15	SPA 9	FRA Ret	ITA 12	CAT 11	NED 9	GER 18	INP 10	CZE 4	GBR 4	RSM Ret	ARA Ret	JPN 18	AUS 9	MAL Ret	VAL 12			14th	73
2016	Moto2	Kalex	QAT Ret	ARG Ret	AME 11	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 16	CAT 18	NED 8	GER Ret	AUT 6	CZE 5	GBR 25	RSM 10	ARA 2	JPN Ret	AUS DNS	MAL 7	VAL Ret			13th	69
2017	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 5	ARG 21	AME 4	SPA 1	FRA 4	ITA 3	CAT 1	NED 6	GER Ret	CZE 2	AUT 2	GBR 14	RSM DNS	ARA Ret	JPN 1	AUS 6	MAL Ret	VAL 5			4th	201
2018	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 3	ARG 5	AME 2	SPA Ret	FRA 2	ITA 5	CAT 3	NED 3	GER 13	CZE Ret	AUT Ret	GBR C	RSM 18	ARA 4	THA Ret	JPN 4	AUS 7	MAL 7	VAL 3		4th	173
2019	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 7	ARG 3	AME 5	SPA 24	FRA 1	ITA 1	CAT 1	NED Ret	GER 1	CZE 1	AUT 2	GBR Ret	RSM 3	ARA 3	THA 5	JPN 6	AUS 8	MAL 2	VAL 30		1st	262
2020	MotoGP	Honda	SPA 12	ANC 8	CZE 15	AUT 14	STY 16	RSM 17	EMI 7	CAT 13	FRA 2	ARA 2	TER Ret	EUR Ret	VAL 16	POR 9							14th	74
2021	MotoGP	Honda	QAT Ret	DOH Ret	POR 8	SPA Ret	FRA 6	ITA 14	CAT 11	GER Ret	NED 14	STY 9	AUT 9	GBR 8	ARA Ret	RSM 15	AME 12	EMI Ret	ALR 4	VAL 13			16th	70
2022	MotoGP	Honda	QAT Ret	INA 13	ARG 15	AME Ret	POR 7	SPA 13	FRA 14	ITA 14	CAT 10	GER Ret	NED 15	GBR 17	AUT 14	RSM 10	ARA 12	JPN 13	THA 8	AUS Ret	MAL 17	VAL 17	17th	50
2023	MotoGP	Ducati	POR 59	ARG 35	AME Ret	SPA 8	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	GER 78	NED 69	GBR Ret1	AUT 54	CAT 6	RSM 119	IND DNS	JPN	INA DNS	AUS 9	THA Ret8	MAL 21	QAT 64	VAL 68	9th	177
2024	MotoGP	Ducati	QAT 67	POR Ret	AME 15	SPA 4	FRA 10	CAT 7	ITA 98	NED 78	GER 39	GBR 76	AUT 10	ARA Ret4	RSM 6	EMI 9	INA Ret	JPN Ret7	AUS 15	THA 105	MAL 44	VAL	10th*	155*

* Season still in progress.

External links

• Álex Márquez at MotoGP.com
• Álex Márquez at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Official website