Álex Márquez
Álex Márquez Alentà is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship. He also won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, and the 2012 CEV Moto3 season's title.
Álex currently races alongside Fermín Aldeguer on the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team. His brother Marc Márquez also races in MotoGP and is currently on the Ducati Lenovo Team. In 2014, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto3, they became the first ever 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. Six years later, Álex created a record that is unprecedented in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing history by becoming the first ever pair of brothers in 1st and 2nd position in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history with Marc Márquez.
Career
Early career
Márquez 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 the standings.2016
In 2016 Márquez had a slightly better season and took his first Moto2 podium in the Aragon GP, ending the year in 13th.2017
2017 was a breakthrough year for Márquez, as he won his first Moto2 race at the Spanish GP and ended a much more consistent season in 4th overall.2018
Márquez achieved 4th place in the championship again in 2018, despite not winning a race.2019
Márquez won the 2019 Moto2 World Championship, securing a double championship haul for the Márquez brothers. He 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 had 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 Lorenzo announced his retirement in November 2019. Moto2 contracts can be broken if the rider is offered a place in MotoGP. Márquez' old seat in Moto2 for 2020 was 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)
For the 2021 season, Márquez joined the LCR Honda Castrol team, partnering Nakagami. For the 2022 season, Márquez remained with the LCR Team.Gresini Racing MotoGP (from 2023)
For the 2023 MotoGP season, Márquez joined the Gresini Racing MotoGP team and partnered Fabio Di Giannantonio.. In 2025 he was joined by rookie Fermin Aldeguer. In the 2025 season Márquez finished a career best of 2nd place in the premier class.Career statistics
CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship
Races by year
| 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
By class
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | SLD 45 | 8th | 173 | |||
| MotoGP | Ducati | THA 22 | ARG 22 | AME 22 | QAT 62 | SPA 12 | FRA Ret2 | GBR 51 | ARA 22 | ITA 22 | NED Ret2 | GER 28 | CZE Ret | AUT 102 | HUN 148 | CAT 1 | RSM 32 | JPN 6 | INA 34 | AUS 46 | MAL 12 | POR 21 | VAL 61 | 2nd | 467 | |
| MotoGP | Ducati | THA | BRA | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | HUN | CZE | NED | GER | GBR | ARA | RSM | AUT | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL |