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The lengths Ducati must show it is willing to go to retain Marquez in MotoGP

Editor's note: Since this feature was published on the morning of Monday 3 June 2024, Motorsport.com broke the news that Ducati will now promote Marc Marquez to its factory MotoGP team for 2025 and Jorge Martin will leave the manufacturer altogether. Motorsport.com has decided to keep the copy in its original…

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The factors Ducati had to consider as it looks set to keep Marquez and lose Martin

In recent weeks, Ducati developed an ideal scenario for the next two years in MotoGP. In the eyes of its executives, this would play well with eight-time world champion Marc Marquez and current standings leader Jorge Martin, whose renewals became a priority once Francesco Bagnaia was secured in March.

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Martin blames tyre pressure rule for lack of action in Italian MotoGP race

The Mugello race featured a limited number of position changes at the front after the opening lap, as the field circulated in formation behind race leader Francesco Bagnaia on a hot and sunny day in Italy.

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Acosta does not expect Marquez to join KTM; Ducati "looks like a soap opera”

The MotoGP silly season is in full swing heading into Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, with all eyes on the battle to fill the vacant factory seat at Ducati alongside Francesco Bagnaia.

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Acosta does not expect Marquez to join KTM; Ducati "looks like a soap opera"

The MotoGP silly season is in full swing heading into Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, with all eyes on the battle to fill the vacant factory seat at Ducati alongside Francesco Bagnaia.

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Bagnaia feared Barcelona crash repeat in Mugello MotoGP sprint win

Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was finally able to end a barren run stretching all the way back to last year’s Austrian Grand Prix by taking the top spot in the half-distance race at Mugello, beating Gresini’s Marc Marquez by over a second.

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Martin "cannot be competitive" in MotoGP Italian GP with current set-up

Championship leader Martin retired from Saturday’s sprint at Mugello while running third, losing the front-end of his GP24 into the first corner with four laps remaining.

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Acosta secures factory KTM MotoGP seat for 2025

The 20-year-old has secured a promotion to KTM’s top squad after just six rounds into his rookie campaign, where he has already secured two grand prix podiums and fought with champions including Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marc Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

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Marc Marquez “was looking for” current MotoGP rider market buzz

The six-time MotoGP world champion had been in the running for the factory team Ducati seat alongside Francesco Bagnaia for 2025.

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2024 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

Pramac rider Jorge Martin leads the championship on 155 points heading to Ducati's home race, with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia his closest challenger on 116 points.

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What is Marquez's next move in the Ducati MotoGP saga?

Early Thursday morning, it emerged that Ducati had finally decided to choose Jorge Martin to join Francesco Bagnaia in the official Borgo Panigale team from next season.

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What is Marc Marquez's next move in the Ducati MotoGP saga?

Early Thursday morning, it emerged that Ducati had finally decided to choose Jorge Martin to join Francesco Bagnaia in the official Borgo Panigale team from next season.

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Marquez: Gresini, factory team only options to stay at Ducati fold in MotoGP 2025

Marquez’s future had been of much speculation in recent months, as Ducati evaluates him for a possible promotion to the works team alongside Francesco Bagnaia on the back of his impressive adaptation to the Desmosedici at Gresini.

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The Ducati MotoGP number sequence Marc Marquez could extend at Mugello

At the Spanish Grand Prix this year, Marc Marquez scored his first grand prix podium aboard the Gresini-run 2023-spec Ducati he ditched the factory Honda for.

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Bezzecchi "not upset" to fall out of factory Ducati MotoGP seat frame

VR46 rider Bezzecchi was an outside contender for the title during his breakthrough 2023 campaign, where he eventually finished third in the standings to champion Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Jorge Martin after scoring victories in Argentina, France and India.

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Bezzecchi "not upset" to have fallen out of factory Ducati MotoGP seat talks

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10 things we learned at the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix

An emotional retirement announcement, a chaotic sprint race and defiant comebacks were the main talking points from the 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.

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Bagnaia wanted to "bust a myth" with Turn 5 pass on Martin in Catalan GP

Bagnaia scored a key victory in Sunday's race at Barcelona after coming on top in a close duel with title rival Martin, overtaking him on lap 19 of 24 with an impressive move on the inside at Turn 5.

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Bagnaia “lost another great opportunity” in Barcelona MotoGP sprint crash

The reigning world champion enjoyed an eventful early part of the 12-lap sprint as he battled back from being shuffled down to fourth.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro wins sprint after Bagnaia crashes from lead

Set to end a barren sprint run without a win on Saturday since last year’s Austrian GP, Bagnaia fell off his factory Ducati at Turn 5 on the last lap of 12, while eight tenths clear of Aprilia’s Espargaro.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro snatches pole; Martin crashes and Marquez 14th

On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.

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MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro takes home pole, Marquez only 14th

On Thursday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.

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Espargaro: "Super unfair" if Martin doesn't get "ride of his dreams" at Ducati

Current points leader Martin and eight-time world champion Marc Marquez have emerged as the prime candidates to partner Francesco Bagnaia at Ducati in 2025, with Enea Bastianini unlikely to get a contract extension after the end of his current two-year deal.

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Espargaro: "Super unfair" if Martin doesn't get MotoGP "ride of his dreams" at Ducati

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