Marc Marquez outduelled his brother in a strategic masterclass to claim victory on his debut with the factory Ducati MotoGP team in the Thailand Grand Prix. Polesitter Marquez purposefully sat behind Gresini’s Alex Marquez for a large section of the race and made the decisive move on him with four laps to run to claim what was an otherwise comfortable 1.

Marc Marquez confirms he dropped out of the lead on lap seven of the MotoGP Thai Grand Prix due to a tyre pressure warning, and was three tours away from a penalty. The factory Ducati rider made a perfect start to the 2025 season, as he registered the pole/sprint/grand prix clean sweep at Buriram.

MotoGP: "I have to keep studying what he and Pecco do best, because I'm not at their level yet. The laps with Marc behind were long, but it was harder for him and Bagnaia because of the heat."

Six-time world champion Marc Marquez won the season-opening Thai MotoGP on Sunday to complete a dominant debut weekend at his new factory Ducati team, having also romped to Saturday's sprint. The start of the new MotoGP season has been overshadowed by the absence of world champion Jorge Martin.

The Gresini Racing rider also lies second in the championship now, the highest he’s ever sat in the MotoGP riders’ points, and the Spaniard said that the 26-lap Grand Prix on Sunday was “the perfect race for me”. “Starting like this is something super-good,” Marquez told the post-race press conference in Buriram.

Six-time world champion Marc Marquez used all his experience to fight back from a mid-race wobble to outduel his brother Alex Marquez for a “dream” win in

Alex Marquez pulled off a stunning last lap in the dying seconds to top the MotoGP time tracker in the second Friday practice session in Thailand. Despite dominating for the vast majority of the session, Marc Marquez relinquished the top spot right at the end.

Marc Marquez grabbed pole position ahead of brother Alex for Sunday's season-opening MotoGP race at Buriram in Thailand.