Repsol Honda

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Repsol Honda Team
Repsol Honda logo 2020b.JPG
2024 nameRepsol Honda Team
Principal Alberto Puig
Rider(s)10. Luca Marini
36. Joan Mir
Motorcycle Honda NSR500
Honda NSR500V
Honda RC211V
Honda RC212V
Honda RC213V
Tyres Michelin
Riders' Championships19
1983, 1985 - Freddie Spencer
1987 - Wayne Gardner
1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998 - Mick Doohan
1999 - Àlex Crivillé
2002, 2003 - Valentino Rossi
2006 - Nicky Hayden
2011 - Casey Stoner
2013, 2014, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019 - Marc Márquez
Teams' Championships10
2002, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019

Repsol Honda is the official factory team of the Honda Racing Corporation in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing (World Championship road racing), backed by principal sponsor Repsol.

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History

1990s

In 1995 the team entered a three rider lineup with Mick Doohan, Àlex Crivillé and Shinichi Ito riding the Honda NSR500. Doohan won the World Championship for the second time in a row in Argentina, with one race left for the end of the season with seven race wins, Crivillé finished the season fourth with one race win while Ito finished fifth overall. The team expanded to four riders in 1996; Doohan and Crivillé rode the NSR500 while Tadayuki Okada and Ito rode the Honda NSR500V. Doohan won his third World Championship with eight race wins and Crivillé finished runner-up with two wins. Okada finished seventh and Ito twelfth.

The four rider line-up continued in 1997 with Doohan, Crivillé and Okada on the NSR500 and Takuma Aoki on the NSR500V. Repsol Honda won all 15 races of the season with Doohan winning twelve races, and breaking Giacomo Agostini's record for victories in one season, on his way to his fourth World Championship. Okada finished runner-up with a race win, Crivillé finished fourth with two wins but had to miss five races after a serious crash at Assen while Aoki finished fifth overall. Repsol Honda riders took all of the podium positions at four events, in Japan, Spain, Germany and Indonesia.

For 1998, Doohan, Crivillé and Okada continued with the team riding the NSR500 and Sete Gibernau joined them riding the NSR500V. Doohan continued to dominate the championship with eight wins and was crowned World Champion for the fifth time in Australia, in front of his home fans and with one race left in the season. Crivillé finished third overall with two wins, while Okada had to miss three races after breaking his wrist during practice of the Italian Grand Prix and finished eighth overall. Gibernau finished eleventh.

The team line-up remained the same for 1999, with Doohan, Crivillé, Okada and Gibernau all returning. During qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, Doohan had a serious crash and ultimately caused his retirement from the sport. Crivillé went on to win six races and clinch the World Championship in Rio de Janeiro with one race left in the season. Okada finished third overall with three race wins. Gibernau – who started the season on the NSR500V before replacing Doohan on the NSR500 – finished fifth overall. The team managed an all Repsol Honda riders podium at Catalunya with Crivillé first, Okada second and Gibernau third.

2000s

Crivillé, Okada and Gibernau remained with the team for 2000 all on NSR500 motorcycles. 2000 was a difficult year for the Repsol Honda Team, as Crivillé only got one win and finished ninth overall, Okada finished eleventh and Gibernau fifteenth. In 2001, Crivillé was joined by Tohru Ukawa. The season was not much better than 2000 as Crivillé could only manage two podiums and finished the season eighth, while Ukawa finished tenth with a single podium finish.

Valentino Rossi won two world titles with the team, in 2002 and 2003. Motogp rossi 300.jpg
Valentino Rossi won two world titles with the team, in 2002 and 2003.

In 2002, the debut year of the new MotoGP class, Valentino Rossi joined the team alongside Ukawa riding the new Honda RC211V, the only two riders to use the new motorcycle until near the end of the season when Alex Barros and Daijiro Kato were also given the RC211V. Rossi dominated the season and with eleven race wins become World Champion with four races left for the end of the season. Ukawa with one victory and eight podium finishes, finished third overall. 2002 AMA Superbike Champion Nicky Hayden joined Rossi in 2003. Rossi with nine wins and finishing on the podium at all the races, became World Champion for the third time in a row with two races left in the season. Hayden finished fifth overall with two podium finishes.

Following Rossi's departure, Grand Prix veteran Alex Barros joined Hayden in 2004. Barros finished the season fourth with four podiums and Hayden eighth with two podiums. Both riders got podium finishes but no race wins. For 2005 Max Biaggi joined Hayden in the team's line-up. Hayden got his first MotoGP win in his home race, the United States Grand Prix, he finished third overall. Biaggi was fifth with four podiums.

For 2006, Hayden was joined by 250cc World Champion Dani Pedrosa. Hayden led the championship for most of the season but at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Pedrosa recklessly crashed into him. Both riders were out of the race and Rossi took the championship lead with one race left to go. In the last race of the season, Rossi fell off his motorcycle on lap 5 trying to make up for a poor start. Hayden had a conservative race finishing a safe 3rd and thus became World Champion. He got two race wins and eight other podium finishes. Pedrosa finished fifth with two race wins and six other podium finishes.

The same line-up remained for 2007. The team used the new 800cc Honda RC212V. The new motorcycle did not have the expected success right away but later in the season the motorcycle was improved. Pedrosa got two race wins and finished the season runner up, while Hayden could only manage three podium finishes and finished the season eighth overall. For 2008, Pedrosa and Hayden made up the rider line-up, with Mike Leitner and Pete Benson as Pedrosa and Hayden's chief mechanics, respectively, and Kazuhiko Yamano as team manager. During the season Pedrosa switched to Bridgestone tyres and a wall was placed between the garages of Pedrosa and Hayden to prevent observation of tyre data. A wall between the same team's garages was first instituted by Rossi at the beginning of the season between himself and his teammate on Michelins, Jorge Lorenzo. [1]

For 2009, Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso were the team riders.

2010s

For 2010, the HRC Team Director was Kazuhiko Yamano, overseeing all operations including the factory teams and satellite teams. Toshiyuki Yamaji replaced Yamano as Team Manager and directed the entire Repsol Honda team. Alberto Puig was the Pedrosa Team Manager and Gianni Berti was the Dovizioso Team Manager. Shinichi Kokubu was the Grand Prix Technical Director, overseeing the six RC212V machines in MotoGP. [2]

Casey Stoner racing for Repsol Honda at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda Team (5480226329).jpg
Casey Stoner racing for Repsol Honda at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.

For 2011, Shuhei Nakamoto was HRC Vice President and directed all Honda MotoGP teams. Shinichi Kokubu was Technical Director, and Livio Suppo was HRC Communication and marketing director. Pedrosa, Dovizioso and Casey Stoner were the team riders. [3] The team also had sponsorship from PT Astra Honda Motor, through their One Heart. and Satu Hati. brands. For 2012, Pedrosa and Stoner were the team riders, riding the Honda RC213V. For 2013, Pedrosa continued to ride for the team while Marc Márquez was his team-mate, with Suppo as the Team Principal. The team lost their One Heart. and Satu Hati. sponsorship.

In 2014, Márquez became the youngest rider to win ten successive races in MotoGP. The team's One Heart. and Satu Hati. sponsorship returned. For 2015, Pedrosa and Márquez remained with the team. Red Bull, a long-term sponsor that was seen on the riders' helmets, became a main sponsor for the team.

Jorge Lorenzo signed a two-year deal with Repsol Honda to be a factory rider until the end of 2020 season although he retired at the end of 2019 to be replaced by Alex Márquez. [4] He replaced Dani Pedrosa, who retired following the 2018 MotoGP season and signed with KTM for a test rider role in the succeeding years. [5] [6]

2020s

Alex Márquez replaced Jorge Lorenzo who retired at the end of 2019. Alex Marquez moved up to MotoGP after becoming the Moto2 World Champion in the 2019 season. Marc Márquez remained for the 2020 season after he signed a contract with Repsol Honda till the end of the 2024 season, but Marquez was replaced by Stefan Bradl after he sustained an injury to his right arm in the 2020 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix. Alex Márquez finished on the podium twice in 2020, scoring two second-place finishes in the 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix and the 2020 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix.

Marc Márquez returned to Repsol Honda for 2021 after not competing in the 2020 season due to an injury. Pol Espargaró also signed for the season after leaving Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at the end of 2020. In 2023, Pol Espargaró was replaced by 2020 MotoGP World Champion Joan Mir. For 2024, after 11 season together, Marc Marquez left the team a year early to race with Gresini Racing. Luca Marini and Joan Mir are the team riders.

Repsol and the Honda HRC MotoGP Team announced that the two would part ways at the close of 2024. The relationship between the two parties has been strained as Honda’s worst run of results since the early 1980’s was a factor in Repsol’s apparent unhappiness with the partnership. It’s believed they were willing to offer less in terms of sponsorship at the start of this year, compared to years previously. The legendary Repsol Orange was noticeably reduced from the fairings of the HRC machines, a move that Repsol did not take kindly to. In a statement, “Repsol has decided not to renew its current sponsorship contract with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) in the MotoGP World Championship, which ends on December 31 of this year.”

Grand Prix motorcycle results

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

YearBikeNo.RidersRaceRider's standingsManufacturers standings
12345678910111213141516PtsPosPtsPos
1995 Honda NSR500 MAL AUS JPN ESP GER ITA NED FRA GBR CZE RIO ARG EUR
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan 112RetRet111122142481st3011st
6 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 33Ret3452Ret366411664th
7 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Ito 107Ret834846510921275th
1996 Honda NSR500 MAL INA JPN ESP ITA FRA NED GER GBR AUT CZE IMO CAT RIO AUS
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan 5161111212212183091st3651st
4 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Ret42Ret222321123262452nd
Honda NSR500V 6 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada RetRet437Ret137411735821327th
41 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Ito Ret131198Ret10910Ret10961197712th
1997 Honda NSR500 MAL JPN ESP ITA AUT FRA NED IMO GER RIO GBR CZE CAT INA AUS
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan 11211111111112Ret3401st3751st
2 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 221454DNS43311724th
7 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada 1033Ret23125222Ret6141972nd
Honda NSR500V 24 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Aoki 544RetRet5Ret33DNS1067721345th
1998 Honda NSR500 JPN MAL ESP ITA FRA MAD NED GBR GER CZE IMO CAT AUS ARG
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Ret1212Ret121Ret11112601st3451st
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada 2Ret7DNQ8472921068th
4 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 44131564322Ret3Ret1983rd
Honda NSR500V 15 Flag of Spain.svg Sete Gibernau 10Ret1214103RetRetRet684Ret97211th
1999 Honda NSR500 MAL JPN ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE IMO VAL AUS RSA RIO AUS
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan 42DNS3317th3381st
3 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 341111Ret1221Ret53652671st
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada 515493212Ret144147Ret2113rd
15 Flag of Spain.svg Sete Gibernau 33DNS91010962561655th
Honda NSR500V 105346
2000 Honda NSR500 RSA MAL JPN ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL RIO PAC AUS
1 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 5Ret641RetRet27Ret76Ret116Ret1229th3112nd
5 Flag of Spain.svg Sete Gibernau Ret7RetRet1510Ret711106Ret8712Ret7215th
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada Ret631014815111051079910910711th
2001 Honda NSR500 JPN RSA ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR VAL PAC AUS MAL RIO
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tohru Ukawa Ret35Ret77816Ret5Ret6555Ret10710th3671st
28 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé 9635411Ret7DNS2RetRet1111671208th

MotoGP results

By rider

YearClassTeam nameBikeRidersRacesWinsPodiums Poles F. laps PointsPos.
2022 MotoGPRepsol Honda Team Honda RC213V Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 70000226th
Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaro 1901005616th
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 12011011313th
2023 MotoGPRepsol Honda Team Honda RC213V Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 100000 (8)26th
Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir 1500002622nd
Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona 20000030th
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 1501109614th
2024 MotoGPRepsol Honda Team Honda RC213V Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini 1900001422nd
Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir 1500002121st

By year

YearEntrantsBikeTyresNo.RidersRaceChampionships
RidersTeamsManufacturers
1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPosPtsPosPtsPos
2002 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M JPN SAF ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tohru Ukawa Ret132325WD333Ret44352093rd5641st3901st
46 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi 121111111Ret1122123551st
Team HRC 72 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Ito 41321st
2003 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M JPN SAF ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL
46 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi 12121233211121113571st4871st3951st
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 77Ret121291185695343161305th
2004 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M SAF ESP FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Barros 4376RetRet529Ret3443561654th2824th3551st
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 5511RetRet5334RetRet546Ret1178th
HRC 72 Flag of Japan.svg Tohru Ukawa Ret0-
2005 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED USA GBR GER CZE JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL
3 Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi 73552664Ret4326RetRet1261735th3792nd3412nd
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Ret7966541Ret357432322063rd
2006 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M ESP QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 2614134Ret314233157Ret42155th4671st3601st
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 323253217319455Ret32521st
2007 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V M QAT ESP TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE SMR POR JPN AUS MAL VAL
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 87712Ret10111733Ret31349Ret981278th3692nd3132nd
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 32Ret442384154Ret2Ret4312422nd
2008 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V B QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL
2 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 83Ret222493rd4042nd3153rd
M 312243132RetWD154
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 104Ret6813874135DNS253451556th
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada 14221st
2009 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V B QAT JPN ESP FRA ITA CAT NED USA GER GBR CZE IND SMR POR AUS MAL VAL
3 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 11323Ret6Ret139210333212343rd3942nd2972nd
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso 558444RetRetRet144476Ret81606th
2010 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V B QAT ESP FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA CZE IND SMR ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso 3633251454Ret54Ret22Ret352065th4512nd3422nd
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 72518221Ret2112DNSDNS872452nd
2011 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER USA CZE IND SMR ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso 41242423245255Ret53C32283rd5281st4051st
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Aoyama 88 (98) [a] 10th
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 321Ret813Ret22214C52194th
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner 1Ret31112331113131C13501st
Honda Racing Team 72 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Ito 13322nd
2012 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA USA IND CZE RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner 3113421Ret81453132543rd6031st4121st
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 233423212311Ret111Ret13322nd
56 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Rea 871721st
2013 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V B QAT AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA IND CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 4211224DNS52233Ret12323003rd6341st3891st
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 3123Ret3211112212DSQ233341st
2014 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 3223543324143144RetRet32464th6081st4091st
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 11111111114115132Ret113621st
2015 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Aoyama 11RetRet525th4532nd3552nd
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 61643824559215132064th
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 51Ret24RetRet2112Ret1Ret41Ret22423rd
Team HRC with Nissin 72 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Takahashi 12426th
2016 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Aoyama 16125th4542nd3691st
7315
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 53Ret4443126712516DNSRet1556th
69 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden 170 (1) [a] 26th
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 3113132221534411Ret1122981st
2017 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 5Ret313Ret3133237142Ret12512104th5081st3571st
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 4Ret12Ret623112Ret1121432981st
2018 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
26 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa 7Ret7Ret5Ret515887C65Ret8Ret5511711th4381st3751st
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 2181111621132C2111Ret1Ret3211st
HRC Honda Team 6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl RetRet1024th
YearBikeTyresNo.RidersRaceRider's standingsTeam standingsManufacturers standings
1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPosPtsPosPtsPos
2019 Honda RC213V M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 10151310 (16) [a] 21st4581st4261st
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 21Ret11212112211111214201st
99 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo 1312Ret121113RetDNS14142018171614132819th
2020 Honda RC213V M SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR
6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 18171818DNS1781712121472719th1019th1445th
73 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez 1281514161771322RetRet1697414th
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez RetDNS0NC
2021 Honda RC213V M QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL
6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 1114158 (14) [a] 22nd2505th2144th
44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró 813Ret10812Ret1010161651371026DNS10012th
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 79RetRetRet17815Ret24111427th
2022 Honda RC213V M QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl 19Ret1618191714226th1719th1556th
44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró 312Ret1391111Ret17RetDNS1416Ret1512141114Ret5616th
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez 5DNS664610Ret4527Ret11313th
2023 Honda RC213V M POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL
6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Ret0 (8)26th1229th1855th
27 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona 16Ret030th
36 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir 11DNSRetRetRetDNSRetRet17Ret512RetRet12Ret14DNS2622nd
93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez RetP 3Ret5Ret7DNSDNSRet121379337Ret15641313Ret39614th
2024 Honda RC213V M QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD
10 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini 20171617161720171517Ret17DNS12Ret14141215161422nd3511th755th
36 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir 1312Ret129Ret15RetRet18Ret1714WD11RetRetRet15RetRet2121st

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with the motorcycle, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

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The Honda NSR500V is a race motorcycle from the Honda NSR series. It was designed and manufactured by HRC and debuted in 1996 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. The bike was conceived by Honda to be a viable machine for privateer teams to enter the class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marc Márquez</span> Spanish motorcycle racer

Marc Márquez Alentà is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the satellite Ducati team Gresini Racing MotoGP. He previously raced for Honda's factory team from his MotoGP debut in 2013 until 2023. Born in Cervera, Catalonia, Spain, he is nicknamed the 'Ant of Cervera' worldwide (due to his height of 5' 7", and 'el tro de Cervera' in his hometown, meaning the 'Thunder of Cervera'. He is one of four riders to have won world championship titles in three different categories, after Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and Valentino Rossi, and is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with eight Grand Prix World Championships to his name, six of which are in the premier class. Márquez became the third Spaniard after Àlex Crivillé and Jorge Lorenzo to win the premier class title, and is the most successful Spanish rider in MotoGP to date with 62 wins, most recently the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. In 2013 he became the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to win the premier class title in his first season, and the youngest to win the title overall, at 20 years and 266 days of age.

Pons Racing was a motorcycle and auto racing team owned by the British company Pons Racing UK Limited. The team principal is former 250 cc world champion, Sito Pons. In motorcycle road racing world championships, Pons has fielded riders such as Alex Barros, Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau. In auto racing, his team won the 2004 World Series by Nissan championship with driver Heikki Kovalainen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 MotoGP World Championship</span> Sports season

The 2014 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 66th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez started the season as the defending riders' champion in the MotoGP category, with Honda the defending manufacturers' champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix</span>

The 2014 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth and last round of the 2014 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 9 November 2014.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing sponsorship liveries have been used since the late 1960s, replacing the previously used national colours. With sponsors becoming more important with the rising costs in the motorcycle CC classes, many teams wanted to be able to display the logos of their sponsors as clearly as possible.

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