Marc Márquez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Alenta.

Marc Márquez Alenta
Márquez (right) alongside Efrén Vázquez (left) and Nicolás Terol on the podium at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix.
Nationality	Spanish
Born	17 February 1993 (1993-02-17) (age 18) Cervera (Spain)
Current team	Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol
Bike number	93
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers Suter-Honda Championships 0 2011 Championship position 2nd (251 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 15 7 11 7 2 251 125cc World Championship Active years 2008–2010 Manufacturers KTM, Derbi Championships 1 (2010) 2010 Championship position 1st (310 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 46 10 14 14 9 467

Marc Márquez Alenta (born 17 February 1993 in Cervera, Lleida, Spain) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and is the 2010 125cc World Champion.

Career

125cc World Championship

Márquez made his championship debut on 13 April 2008 on the 125cc 2008 Portuguese Grand Prix at the age of 15 years and 56 days. He is the youngest Spanish rider to take a pole position or a podium in a motorcycle racing world championship.

Márquez at the 2010 Dutch TT.

Márquez achieved his first podium on 22 June 2008 at the British Grand Prix at the age of 15 years and 127 days. For 2009, he was a factory KTM rider, and in the French Grand Prix achieved his first pole position at the age of 16 years and 89 days. He also took pole for the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix but disaster struck on lap one when the exhaust pipe fell off and went under the rear wheel, causing Márquez to crash heavily and injure his shoulder. His first win was on 6 June 2010 at Mugello. Further victories at Silverstone, Assen and Catalunya in the next three races saw Márquez become the youngest rider to win four successive races.^[1] His fifth win in succession at the Sachsenring was Derbi's 100th victory in Grand Prix racing, and Márquez became the first rider since Valentino Rossi in 1997 to win five successive races in 125cc racing.^[2]

He was less successful in the following races, dropping to third in the standings at one point behind Nicolás Terol and Pol Espargaró after being taken out by Randy Krummenacher at the first corner at Motorland Aragon.^[3] Four successive wins from Motegi onwards have moved Márquez into a 17-point lead over Terol with only one round to go. At Estoril, the race was red-flagged due to rain with Márquez running second to Terol. When returning to the grid for the second race, Márquez fell on the sighting lap and had to return to the pits. With repairs, Márquez started at the back of the field having not made it out of the pit lane before it closed five minutes prior to the start. Despite this, Márquez recovered to win the race and thus extend his lead before the Valencia finale. His tenth victory of the season moved him to within one of tying the record set by Rossi in 1997.^[4] He would fall short of tying it as he took a measured fourth place at the final race in Valencia to become the second-youngest World Champion after Loris Capirossi.^[5][6]

Moto2 World Championship

Márquez at the 2011 Czech Republic Grand Prix.

Márquez moved into the Moto2 class for 2011 – the first of an expected two-year deal^[7] – as the sole rider of the new team Monlau Competición, run by his own personal manager Emilio Alzamora. Márquez started the season with a pair of accidents in Qatar and at Jerez, after contact with Jules Cluzel. He finished 21st in Portugal, before taking his first victory in the class at the French Grand Prix, recovering from a poor start that left him in ninth position at one point of the race.^[8] At his home race in Catalonia, Márquez finished second behind championship leader Stefan Bradl, before another fall at Silverstone, having started from his first Moto2 pole position. With Bradl taking his fourth victory in the first six races, Márquez trailed him by 82 points at the end of the weekend.^[9] Márquez made a mid-season surge up the championship standings, winning six of the next seven races to move within six points of Bradl in the championship standings.^[10]

In Japan, Márquez took his seventh pole position of the season but was beaten in the race by Andrea Iannone,^[11] but Márquez's second place finish combined with a fourth place for Bradl, allowed Márquez to take the championship lead by a point.^[12] At the Australian Grand Prix, Márquez was involved in an incident with Ratthapark Wilairot during free practice; Márquez crashed into the back of Wilairot after the session had been concluded, and for riding in an "irresponsible manner", was given a one-minute time penalty onto his qualifying time.^[13] The penalty ensured Márquez would start the race from last on the grid, but he made his way through the field and eventually finished the race in third place, albeit losing his championship lead to Bradl, who finished second.

Prior to the Malaysian Grand Prix, Márquez confirmed that he would remain in Moto2 for the 2012 season,^[14] after rumours of a move into the MotoGP class. Márquez's race weekend was hampered in the opening minutes of the first free practice session, as he crashed on a damp patch of asphalt.^[15] After sitting out two further practice sessions, Márquez completed two laps in the qualifying session, but his times were only good enough for 36th on the grid. He did not start the race, as he failed a medical examination prior to the warm-up on race morning.^[16] Márquez attended the final race of the season in Valencia, in the hope of being fit to compete, but withdrew due to his continued vision problems, giving Bradl the title.^[17]

Career statistics

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FLaps	Points	Placement
2008	125cc	KTM	13	0	1	0	0	63	13th
2009	125cc	KTM	16	0	1	2	1	94	8th
2010	125cc	Derbi	17	10	12	12	8	310	1st
2011	Moto2	Suter	15	7	11	7	2	251	2nd

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Podium	1st Win	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FLaps	Points	WChmp
125 cc	2008–2010	2008 Portugal	2008 Great Britain	2010 Italy	46	10	14	14	9	467	1
Moto2	2011	2011 Qatar	2011 France	2011 France	15	7	11	7	2	251	0

Races by year

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

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Pos	Pts
2008	125cc	KTM	QAT	SPA DNS	POR 18	CHN 12	FRA Ret	ITA 19	CAT 10	GBR 3	NED Ret	GER 10	CZE Ret	RSM 4	IND 6	JPN Ret	AUS 9	MAL	VAL	13th	63
2009	125cc	KTM	QAT Ret	JPN 5	SPA 3	FRA Ret	ITA 5	CAT 5	NED 10	GER 16	GBR 15	CZE 8	IND 6	RSM 4	POR Ret	AUS 9	MAL Ret	VAL 17		8th	94
2010	125cc	Derbi	QAT 3	SPA Ret	FRA 3	ITA 1	GBR 1	NED 1	CAT 1	GER 1	CZE 7	IND 10	RSM 1	ARA Ret	JPN 1	MAL 1	AUS 1	POR 1	VAL 4	1st	310
2011	Moto2	Suter	QAT Ret	SPA Ret	POR 21	FRA 1	CAT 2	GBR Ret	NED 1	ITA 1	GER 1	CZE 2	IND 1	RSM 1	ARA 1	JPN 2	AUS 3	MAL DNS	VAL DNS	2nd	251

References

1. ^ "Márquez makes it four in a row at Catalunya". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 4 July 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/125+race+marquez+catalunya. Retrieved 4 July 2010. "Marc Márquez became the youngest ever rider to take four successive Grand Prix wins on Sunday when he triumphed in the 125cc Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya." 
2. ^ "Márquez continues winning run at Sachsenring". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 18 July 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/125+marquez+another+victory+at+sachsenring. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
3. ^ "Marc Marquez taken out at turn one". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 23 September 2010. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/163506/1/pics_marc_marquez_taken_out_at_turn_one.html. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
4. ^ "Dramatic tenth victory of season for Márquez in Portugal". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 31 October 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/125+race+estoril. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
5. ^ "Smith wins in Valencia as Márquez seals 125cc title". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 7 November 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/125+race+valencia. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
6. ^ "Marc Márquez: 2010 125cc World Champion". motogp.com (Dorna Sports). 7 November 2010. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Marquez+125+world+champion+2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
7. ^ "125GP champ Marquez makes Moto2 move". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 24 November 2010. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/165245/1/moto2_125gp_champ_marquez_makes_moto2_move.html. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
8. ^ "Márquez thrilled with first Moto2 win". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 18 May 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Marquez+reviews+Le+Mans+GP. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
9. ^ "AirAsia British Grand Prix: Moto2 World Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 June 2011. http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2011/GBR/Moto2/RAC/worldstanding.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
10. ^ "Gran Premio de Aragón: Moto2 World Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 18 September 2011. http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2011/ARA/Moto2/RAC/worldstanding.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
11. ^ Márquez, Marc (4 October 2011). "Marc Marquez blog: 'Three finals ahead'". Red Bull (Red Bull GmbH). http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Marc-Marquez-blog--Three-finals-ahead-Moto2-021243096557975. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
12. ^ "Grand Prix of Japan: Moto2 World Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 October 2011. http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2011/JPN/Moto2/RAC/worldstanding.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
13. ^ "Márquez handed qualification penalty at Phillip Island". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 14 October 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Marquez+qualifying+penalty+Australia+Phillip+Island. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
14. ^ "Márquez to remain in Moto2 for 2012". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 20 October 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Marquez+to+remain+in+moto2+for+2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
15. ^ "Aegerter on top in first practice". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 21 October 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/malaysia+sepang+moto2+fp1. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
16. ^ "Pol Espargaró on top in paused warm up". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 23 October 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/malaysia+sepang+moto2+warm+up. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
17. ^ "Márquez team confirms Valencia GP withdrawal". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 5 November 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/marquez+out+in+valencia. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

External links

• Marc Márquez – Official website

Preceded by Julián Simón

125 cc Motorcycle World Champion 2010

Succeeded by Nicolás Terol

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Name	Marquez, Marc
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Date of birth	17 February 1993
Place of birth	Cervera (Spain)
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