Marc Márquez

Marc Márquez Alentà was born on 17 February 1993 in Cervera, Catalonia, Spain. He comes from a racing family, being the older brother of Álex Márquez, who would go on to become the 2014 Moto3 world champion.

Márquez's path to MotoGP success began in the smaller categories of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. He claimed the 2010 125cc World Championship before moving up to the intermediate Moto2 class, where he secured the 2012 Moto2 World Championship. This progression through the junior categories prepared him for his premier class debut in 2013.

Márquez made his MotoGP debut in 2013 with Honda's factory team and immediately made history by becoming the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to win the premier class title in his rookie season, and the youngest rider ever to achieve this feat. His dominance continued in 2014 when he defended his title, winning the championship with three rounds to spare and achieving ten consecutive race wins.

The Spaniard's championship success continued with titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. His 2016 championship was sealed with three rounds to spare at Motegi, while his 2017 title came down to the final round at Valencia. The 2018 season saw him clinch the title with three races remaining, and in 2019 he secured his sixth MotoGP championship with four races to spare at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand.

By 2019, Márquez had accumulated eight Grand Prix world championships across different categories and had become the third highest all-time Grand Prix winner. He joined an elite group of just four riders - alongside Mike Hailwood, Phil Read, and Valentino Rossi - to have won world championship titles in three different categories. His success made him the most successful Catalan and Spanish rider in the premier class, following in the footsteps of fellow Spaniards Àlex Crivillé and Jorge Lorenzo.

Márquez is often considered one of the greatest innovators of modern MotoGP racing, renowned for his distinctive and exaggerated cornering technique. His riding style is characterized by leaning so far over the bike that he appears to be in constant danger of sliding out, a technique that has redefined the limits of motorcycle racing and set him apart from his contemporaries.