In what turned out to be the farewell year for Repsol Honda, Marc Márquez once again had a less competitive bike. Attempting to fight for good results, he suffered more than one crash throughout the season and was absent due to injury on two occasions, taking almost half a season to score his first points in a main race.
Rider manager Carlo Pernat analyzed the Spaniard’s performance on GPOne.com, giving him a rating of 6 – although he deserves a higher rating for the determination he displayed:
– I give him an 8 because of that cursed desire of a great champion to do everything to tame the Honda, but this was true in three-quarters of the season. Then he realized it was better to collect some data and crash less, from then on he wasn’t the true Márquez anymore. I give him a passing grade only for the desire to always push beyond the problems.