Álex Márquez

Álex Márquez i Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, and the younger brother of Marc Márquez, who also competes at Grand Prix level. Márquez was the 2012 Spanish Moto3 Championship winner,^[1] and won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, defeating Jack Miller by two points in the last round at Valencia. In the process, he and Marc became the first brothers to win world motorcycle racing titles.^[1]^[2]

Career

National racing

He began the 2010 season in the CEV Buckler 125cc championship, competing with the Monlau Competition team, along with Álex Rins and Niklas Ajo. Márquez did not participate in the opening round at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he was not old enough to do so – he did not turn fourteen until five days after the event. He finished eleventh in his first start at Albacete, having qualified tenth. He retired at Jerez due to clutch problems. He added finishes of seventh and sixth at Motorland Aragón and Albacete, before retiring from the final two races at Valencia and Jerez. He finished eleventh in the final riders' championship standings.

In 2011, Márquez battled with Rins for the title, with the championship honours ultimately going to Rins. Márquez won two races during the season – at Motorland Aragón and Albacete – and finished the season as runner-up, 12 points in arrears to Rins. With the championship changing to Moto3 regulations for the 2012 season, Márquez again won two races, at Albacete and Navarra; he won the championship with a fourth-place finish at Albacete.

Moto3 World Championship

Márquez made his world championship début as a wildcard at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.^[3] In difficult weather conditions, Márquez scored points with a twelfth-place finish. He also made wildcard appearances at Estoril and Catalunya, scoring points on both occasions, with fifteenth and sixth respectively. After the mid-season break, Márquez moved into the series full-time from the Indianapolis Grand Prix onwards with Ambrogio Racing, replacing Simone Grotzkyj.^[4] He scored points in four of the remaining eight races, and ultimately finished the season in twentieth place in the riders' championship.

In 2013, the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team moved to KTM machinery, with Márquez joining Rins in the team full-time. After predominantly finishing fourth or fifth in the races during the first half of the season, Márquez achieved his first podium finish at the Indianapolis Grand Prix with a second-place finish behind Rins. Márquez recorded three consecutive third-place finishes at Silverstone, Misano and Motorland Aragón, before taking his first career victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. He finished the season in fourth position in the final championship standings.

For 2014, Márquez and Rins remained in the series and started as the championship favourites. However, in the opening third of the season, they were usurped by Ajo Motorsport rider Jack Miller, who won three of the opening five races. Márquez took successive wins in Catalunya and the Netherlands to reduce the deficit from 44 points to 7. Márquez started a run of five top-two finishes at the British Grand Prix, including another victory at Motegi, which saw him move into the championship lead ahead over Miller and open up a 25-point gap.^[5] Despite Miller winning two of the final three races, a third-place finish at the final round in Valencia saw Márquez clinch the title by two points. In the process, he and brother Marc became the first brothers to win world motorcycle racing titles.^[1]^[2]

Moto2 World Championship

For the 2015 season, Márquez moved up to the Moto2 World Championship with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team.^[6]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Races	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLaps	Pts	Position
2012	Moto3	Suter-Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	11	0	0	0	1	27	20th
2012	Moto3	Suter-Honda	Ambrogio Next Racing	11	0	0	0	1	27	20th
2013	Moto3	KTM	Estrella Galicia 0,0	17	1	5	0	3	213	4th
2014	Moto3	Honda	Estrella Galicia 0,0	18	3	10	3	3	278	1st
2015	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	18	0	0	0	0	73	14th
2016	Moto2	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	17	0	1	0	0	69	13th
Total				81	4	16	3	7	660

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2012–2014	2012 Spain	2013 Indianapolis	2013 Japan	46	4	15	3	7	518	1
Moto2	2015-2016	2015 Qatar	2016 Aragon		35	0	1	0	0	142	0
Total	2012–2016				81	4	16	3	7	660	1

Races by year

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2012	Moto3	Suter-Honda	QAT	SPA 12	POR 15	FRA	CAT 6	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	IND Ret	CZE 21	RSM Ret	ARA 15	JPN 14	MAL 14	AUS 9	VAL Ret		20th	27
2013	Moto3	KTM	QAT 4	AME Ret	SPA 23	FRA 5	ITA 5	CAT 4	NED 5	GER 5	IND 2	CZE 5	GBR 3	RSM 3	ARA 3	MAL 4	AUS 4	JPN 1	VAL 4		4th	213
2014	Moto3	Honda	QAT 2	AME Ret	ARG 2	SPA 7	FRA 5	ITA Ret	CAT 1	NED 1	GER 4	IND 6	CZE 4	GBR 2	RSM 2	ARA 2	JPN 1	AUS 2	MAL 5	VAL 3	1st	278
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 11	AME 15	ARG 15	SPA 9	FRA Ret	ITA 12	CAT 11	NED 9	GER 18	IND 10	CZE 4	GBR 4	RSM Ret	ARA Ret	JPN 18	AUS 9	MAL Ret	VAL 12	14th	73
2016	Moto2	Kalex	QAT Ret	ARG Ret	AME 11	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	ITA 16	CAT 18	NED 8	GER Ret	AUT 6	CZE 5	GBR 25	RSM 10	ARA 2	JPN Ret	AUS DNS	MAL 7	VAL Ret	13th	69

References

1 2 3 "Alex Marquez – a new World Champion in the family". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
1 2 "Marquez clinches title in third as Miller wins final race". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
↑ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Moto3 Entry list" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix – Moto3 Entry list" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ Morrison, Neil (2 December 2014). "Marquez v Miller - round-by-round". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Moto2: Alex Marquez to Marc VDS". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

External links

Alex Márquez rider profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	CEV Buckler Moto3 Champion 2012	Succeeded by Fabio Quartararo
Preceded by Maverick Viñales	Moto3 World Champion 2014	Succeeded by Danny Kent

125cc/Moto3 Motorcycle World Champions

1949 – N. Pagani

1950 – B. Ruffo
1951 – C. Ubbiali
1952 – C. Sandford
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – R. Hollaus
1955 – C. Ubbiali
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – T. Provini
1958 – C. Ubbiali
1959 – C. Ubbiali

1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – T. Phillis
1962 – L. Taveri
1963 – H. Anderson
1964 – L. Taveri
1965 – H. Anderson
1966 – L. Taveri
1967 – B. Ivy
1968 – P. Read
1969 – D. Simmonds

1970 – D. Braun
1971 – Á. Nieto
1972 – Á. Nieto
1973 – K. Andersson
1974 – K. Andersson
1975 – P. Pileri
1976 – P. Bianchi
1977 – P. Bianchi
1978 – E. Lazzarini
1979 – Á. Nieto

1980 – P. Bianchi
1981 – Á. Nieto
1982 – Á. Nieto
1983 – Á. Nieto
1984 – Á. Nieto
1985 – F. Gresini
1986 – L. Cadalora
1987 – F. Gresini
1988 – J. Martínez
1989 – À. Crivillé

1990 – L. Capirossi
1991 – L. Capirossi
1992 – A. Gramigni
1993 – D. Raudies
1994 – K. Sakata
1995 – H. Aoki
1996 – H. Aoki
1997 – V. Rossi
1998 – K. Sakata
1999 – E. Alzamora

2000 – R. Locatelli
2001 – M. Poggiali
2002 – A. Vincent
2003 – D. Pedrosa
2004 – A. Dovizioso
2005 – T. Lüthi
2006 – Á. Bautista
2007 – G. Talmácsi
2008 – M. Di Meglio
2009 – J. Simón

2010 – M. Márquez
2011 – N. Terol
2012 – S. Cortese
2013 – M. Viñales
2014 – Á. Márquez
2015 – D. Kent
2016 – B. Binder

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