Marc Márquez will ride a Ducati in MotoGP in 2024, but contractually he is linked to Gresini. Currently, he doesn’t have a direct relationship with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, and there are conflicting indications regarding a potential future in the factory team.
Recently, Ducati’s sporting director, Paolo Ciabatti, said in an interview that the Spaniard could be a candidate for a spot in 2025. However, the general manager, Gigi Dall’Igna, stated to AS newspaper that such a scenario cannot be considered:
– At the moment, we have so many riders and everything is so well organized that this reasoning cannot be raised. I would say no. We can’t think about putting Márquez in the official team.
Ducati currently has Enea Bastianini and two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia. Jorge Martín, in Prima Pramac, was a runner-up and reiterated his desire to make the jump to the factory team in the future, even considering other options if there’s no seat for him.
There’s also Marco Bezzecchi showcasing his talent in the VR46 Racing Team, the another Ducati’s satellite team. Therefore, the manufacturer has no shortage of promising young options while Márquez is heading towards the later years of his career: he’ll turn 31 in February.