Marc Márquez secured second place at the MotoGP French GP, marking his second consecutive podium after achieving the same result at the Spanish GP. This is a feat he hadn’t accomplished for quite some time.
The last time the Spaniard finished in the top three in two consecutive Grands Prix was in 2021, with victories at the Americas GP and the Emilia Romagna GP in October of that year.
This means it had been over two and a half years since Márquez managed back-to-back podiums. During that period, up until the rounds in Jerez and Le Mans, he only achieved two more podiums – one in 2022 and another in 2023.
The significant drop in Honda’s competitiveness largely explains this record for the eight-time world champion, as the Japanese manufacturer hadn’t provided him with the means to regularly fight for podiums after overcoming his injuries.
Now, Márquez has started a new phase of his career with Gresini, once again demonstrating that he is a fast and competitive rider aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP23. He is currently third in the championship, just two points behind Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) who is immediately ahead. The leader, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), is 40 points ahead.