Marc Márquez currently has eight world titles – six of them in MotoGP. That’s why he’s only missing one conquest to match Valentino Rossi’s record. Until 2019, it seemed only a matter of time before that happened.
However, the physical problems that affected the Spaniard between 2020 and 2022 and the decline in competitiveness of Honda, combined with the arrival of new talents with great potential, have made Márquez’s path to nine titles more difficult.
This year he moved to Gresini. With last year’s Ducati Desmosedici GP23, it may be difficult to compete for the championship, but even if that doesn’t happen, it could be a kind of reignition of Márquez’s flame and strength.
And, for Johann Zarco, #93 has the ambition to fight for the title and equal Rossi: ‘I think Marc Márquez has such motivation that he will win races, and in his mind he wants to fight for the championship, wants to match Valentino Rossi in number of titles‘.
The all-time record holder for world titles is Giacomo Agostini – 15, eight of which were achieved in the premier class of his time, 500cc. Ángel Nieto follows with 13 titles (none in 500cc), and then Rossi, Mike Hailwood, and Carlo Ubbiali each have nine (Ubbiali was never champion in the premier category). Márquez is sixth in the ranking with eight (six in MotoGP).