Marc Marquez’s arrival at Ducati is already paying off, on and off track. While he has been busy developing the GP25 at the MotoGP Sepang test, he is boosting Ducati in terms of marketing too. Ducati know that they have an eight-time world champion - and the most famous face in the sport today.

Marquez had a reputation of being too crash-prone at Honda, but it took him almost 150 laps to record his first tumble on Ducati’s factory bike

Marquez described his crash, which happened in braking for the slow-speed turn nine, as “typical”. “I had a typical crash on that turn nine that is the slowest corner on the circuit,” Marquez told MotoGP.com’s After the Flag show.

Marc Marquez completed a sprint simulation on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang, sending out a clear message to his rivals with his incredible pace. Riding the factory Ducati during the afternoon on Friday,

Day one of testing at Sepang concluded with Marc Marquez posting the second fastest time of the day, behind the bike of Fabio Quartararo.

Marc Marquez says Ducati has to be “very, very sure” with its 2025 MotoGP engine selection as “the good problem” it has is that the GP24 is “a very good base”. The factory Ducati squad has intensely been comparing the GP25 with last year’s GP24 over the three days at the Sepang test, with the decision crucial ahead of a two-year engine freeze.