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

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,

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.

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification. Riding last year’s GP24, Gresini’s Marquez set a best time of 1m56.