Marc Marquez has transformed his weakest point into his biggest weapon during the 2025 MotoGP season. After securing just one Sprint win during his 2024 debut with Gresini Ducati, Marquez is now a perfect six-for-six in Sprints as a factory Ducati rider, while also winning half of the full-length Grand Prix races.
His consistency on Saturdays stands in contrast to Sundays, where self-inflicted errors at COTA and Jerez have cost him further success. At Le Mans, Johann Zarco outsmarted the field in changing conditions to deny Marquez a win.
“At the moment, I’m Mr. Saturdays,” Marquez admitted at Le Mans. “But I would like to be Mr. Sundays and miss some Saturdays! It’s true that during the pre-season I worked a lot on Saturdays because it was my weak point last year—qualifying and the Sprint. This year it’s the opposite, so now we need to find the balance.”
Despite the setbacks, Marquez remains confident in his Sunday pace. “I always feel good and fast on Sundays. The thing is, I made two mistakes,” he acknowledged.
His sixth straight Sprint win came after a tense battle with Fabio Quartararo, who had been flying high after ending Yamaha’s podium drought at Jerez and taking a second consecutive pole position. Quartararo’s strong opening lap gave him an early 0.7s lead, but Marquez methodically reeled him in and took the lead by lap 6. He eventually crossed the line just 0.530s ahead of brother Alex Marquez, after easing off slightly on the final lap.
“When I pushed full gas in practice, I was doing ‘30.7, ‘30.8. Today, I was ‘31.1, ‘31.0. So I had that margin…” he warned, hinting there’s still more performance in the tank.
With Bagnaia and Alex Marquez both crashing out in the wet Sunday race, Marc now holds a 22-point advantage in the standings heading into Silverstone.
Marquez also praised Quartararo’s return to form: “It’s good news for the championship. Big names like Quartararo—he’s a world champion, a superstar—make the sport bigger. I’m happy to see him back at the front.”
