Álex Márquez
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Alentà.
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 Márquez at the 2013 British Grand Prix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 23, 1996 Cervera, Lleida, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Moto2 World Championship
For the 2015 season, Márquez moved up to the Moto2 World Championship with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team.[3]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
By season
| Season | Class | Moto | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLaps | Pts | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Moto3 | Suter-Honda | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20th |
| 2013 | Moto3 | KTM | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 4th |
| 2014 | Moto3 | Honda | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 278 | 1st |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7* | 17th* |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 525 |
- * Season in progress.
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 |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
IND |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
17th* | 7* |
- * Season in progress.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alex Marquez – a new World Champion in the family". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Marquez clinches title in third as Miller wins final race". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Moto2: Alex Marquez to Marc VDS". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None |
CEV Buckler Moto3 Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Fabio Quartararo |
| Preceded by Maverick Viñales |
Moto3 World Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |