Marc Márquez joins Ducati’s factory MotoGP team with the ambition of reclaiming the titles that have eluded him since 2019. If he succeeds, he will break a record held by Valentino Rossi.
The Spaniard will turn 32 in February, meaning that if he wins the championship in 2025, he will become the oldest MotoGP champion in the modern era. Rossi currently holds that record, having won in 2009 at the age of 30.
However, in the entire history of motorcycle world championships, including the former 500cc class, the oldest champion ever was Leslie Graham, who won at 37 in the inaugural season of 1949.
Other riders also have a chance to surpass Rossi’s record: Franco Morbidelli, Jack Miller, and Miguel Oliveira are approaching 31, while Johann Zarco is already 34.
On the other hand, if Márquez wins at least one more title, he will match Rossi’s tally of nine world championships – six of them in the premier class, just like Il Dottore.