Gresini MotoGP rider Alex Marquez says being runner-up within the 2025 championship is “extra necessary” to others than “confirming that he has expertise” for himself.
The 29-year-old loved his greatest season within the premier class in 2025, successful three Grands Prix on the Gresini-driven GP24 Ducati.
Alex Marquez continued his constant marketing campaign because the closest race challenger to ever-world champion Marc Marquez, incomes him a historic second place within the rankings behind his brother.
This was his greatest championship lead to a Grand Prix race since successful the Moto2 title in 2019.
Talking on the finish of the 2025 season, Alex Marquez stated his two decrease class championships have been price as a lot as second place within the MotoGP rankings.
Nevertheless, he admits that the 2025 MotoGP season is much extra necessary in attaining nationwide consensus.
“(It is) extra necessary to the general public,” he stated.
“For me, it is not. For me, it is on the identical degree (because the 2014 Moto3 title and the 2019 Moto2 title).”
“But it surely’s true that being on the entrance in MotoGP confirms that you’ve got expertise.
“For individuals, it looks like you must go there to see that you’ve got the expertise and that you’ve got what it takes to compete in MotoGP.
“For me, the previous couple of years at Honda have been essential.
“Additionally, after I got here to Gresini it was good, however final 12 months it was not so.
“So it is essential to make it possible for we could be there and be quick and be one of many gamers in MotoGP.”
His youthful brother Marquez carried out effectively in 2025 on the year-old machine, prompting Ducati to improve him to the factory-spec machine for subsequent 12 months.
Gresini gained a complete of 4 Grand Prix wins in 2025, with rookie Fermin Aldeguer taking his first victory on the Indonesian Grand Prix.
