2022 was a year of many firsts for the Repsol Honda MotoGP team. For the first time in eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez’s storied MotoGP career (with the exception of the 2020 season), he didn’t claim victory. During Marquez’s six-race absence, Honda also failed to score a Grand Prix point at the 2022 German GP.
The situation isn’t looking any better heading into 2023 either. At the final round of the season, the Valencia Grand Prix, three out of the four Hondas on the grid didn't finish the race. Chief among those riders was Marquez, who crashed out of fourth place on the tenth lap of the 27-lap race.
