Álex Márquez

Álex Márquez
Márquez at the 2013 British Grand Prix.
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996
Cervera, Spain
Current team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS
Bike number 73
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2015–
ManufacturersKalex
2017 championship position4th (201 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
66 3 12 5 4 469
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012–2014
ManufacturersSuter-Honda, KTM, Honda
Championships1 (2014)
2014 championship position1st (278 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
46 4 15 3 7 518

Álex Márquez i Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, and the younger brother of Marc Márquez, who also competes at Grand Prix level. Márquez was the 2012 Spanish Moto3 Championship winner,[1] and won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, defeating Jack Miller by two points in the last round at Valencia. In the process, he and Marc became the first brothers to win world motorcycle racing titles in the same year.[1][2]

Career

National racing

He began the 2010 season in the CEV Buckler 125cc championship, competing with the Monlau Competition 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

Márquez made his world championship début as a wildcard at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.[3] 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.[4] He scored points in four of the remaining eight races, and ultimately finished the season in twentieth place in the riders' championship.

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.[5] 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.[1][2]

Moto2 World Championship

For the 2015 season, Márquez moved up to the Moto2 World Championship with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team.[6]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2012 Moto3 Suter MMX3 Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Ambrogio Next Racing 12 11 0 0 0 1 27 20th –
2013 Moto3 KTM RC250GP Estrella Galicia 0,0 12 17 1 5 0 3 213 4th –
2014 Moto3 Honda NSF250RW Estrella Galicia 0,0 12 18 3 10 3 3 278 1st 1
2015 Moto2 Kalex Moto2 2015 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 73 18 0 0 0 0 73 14th –
2016 Moto2 Kalex Moto2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 73 17 0 1 0 0 69 13th –
2017 Moto2 Kalex Moto2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 73 17 3 6 3 3 201 4th –
2018 Moto2 Kalex Moto2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 73 14 0 6 2 1 126* 5th* –
Total 112 7 28 8 11 987 1

* Season still in progress.

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2012–2014 2012 Spain 2013 Indianapolis 2013 Japan 46 4 15 3 7 518 1
Moto2 2015–Present 2015 Qatar 2016 Aragon 2017 Spain 66 3 13 5 4 469 0
Total 2012 – Present 112 7 28 8 11 987 1

 * Season still in progress.

Races by year

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

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pos Pts
2012 Moto3 Suter-Honda QAT SPA
12		 POR
15		 FRA CAT
6		 GBR NED GER ITA IND
Ret		 CZE
21		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
15		 JPN
14		 MAL
14		 AUS
9		 VAL
Ret		 20th 27
2013 Moto3 KTM QAT
4		 AME
Ret		 SPA
23		 FRA
5		 ITA
5		 CAT
4		 NED
5		 GER
5		 IND
2		 CZE
5		 GBR
3		 RSM
3		 ARA
3		 MAL
4		 AUS
4		 JPN
1		 VAL
4		 4th 213
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT
2		 AME
Ret		 ARG
2		 SPA
7		 FRA
5		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
1		 NED
1		 GER
4		 IND
6		 CZE
4		 GBR
2		 RSM
2		 ARA
2		 JPN
1		 AUS
2		 MAL
5		 VAL
3		 1st 278
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
11		 AME
15		 ARG
15		 SPA
9		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
12		 CAT
11		 NED
9		 GER
18		 IND
10		 CZE
4		 GBR
4		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
Ret		 JPN
18		 AUS
9		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
12		 14th 73
2016 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
2017 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
2018 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
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 5th* 126*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alex Marquez – a new World Champion in the family". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Marquez clinches title in third as Miller wins final race". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Moto3 Entry list" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix – Moto3 Entry list" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Morrison, Neil (2 December 2014). "Marquez v Miller - round-by-round". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Moto2: Alex Marquez to Marc VDS". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
None		 CEV Buckler Moto3 Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Fabio Quartararo
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