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FEATURE I 2025 MOTOGP SEASON REVIEW
on the embarrassing, with wins at Sachsenring, Brno, Red Bull Ring,
Balaton Park and Misano all achieved when nowhere close to his
limit. At times, Marquez's dominance resembled that of fellow
major-injury hardman, Australian Mick Doohan, who reigned over
500cc GP racing in the late 1990s with an iron fist.
And that Marquez mustered it all from an injury place so bleak
that even the most battle-hardened riders would have waved the
white flag made it all the more compelling to watch. Once he
worked out to let the races come to him, after crashes early at Jerez
and Silverstone, he was peerless. And there were arguably just
two occasions (the Silverstone
Sprint and Barcelona race)
when he was simply beaten by a
faster rider. Despite missing the
final four rounds, he was still a
comfortable 78 points clear
of second.
If it veered toward the pre-
dictable, the comeback nar-
Aside from racking up 11
Sunday wins, 14 Sprints and a
record 545 points in 18 week-
ends, it was the manner in which
Marc Marquez did it in 2025. For
long stretches of the season, his
superiority over the rest verged
Ducati Corse General Manager
Gigi Dall'Igna (left) was more than
surprised at the man he got in Marc
Marquez (right). "The humanity
of Marc… I didn't expect this man
beyond the rider," he said.
Never before have two
brothers so wholly
dominated MotoGP
racing. It was a history-
making year for the
Marquez family.
