Present MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has been nominated for the 2026 Laureus World Sportsman of the 12 months Award.
The Spanish star joins a shortlist that additionally options Carlos Alcaraz (tennis), Ousmane Dembele (soccer), Mondo Duplantis (athletics), Tadej Pogalcar (biking) and Jannik Sinner (tennis).
“That is my sixth nomination for the Laureus World Sports activities Award, and I nonetheless really feel the identical pleasure as I did once I gained it for the primary time 12 years in the past,” stated Marquez.
“The standard of the nominees reveals how particular this award is and we’re delighted to have been shortlisted amongst such prestigious firms.”
Marquez beforehand gained the Laureus Breakthrough of the 12 months Award in 2013, was nominated for World Sportsman in 2015 and 2020, and Comeback of the 12 months in 2022 and 2025.
The Spaniard endured extreme accidents and an uncompetitive machine earlier than breaking a five-year drought between MotoGP titles in his debut season with Ducati’s manufacturing facility staff.
“This 12 months has been a enjoyable however difficult 12 months for me. I have been ready a very long time to get again to the highest, and (final) season I labored extremely exhausting to win the title once more.”
“There’s nonetheless a lot work to do, however it’s a particular honor to be shortlisted for this award alongside a number of the nice athletes in tennis, soccer, monitor and area and biking.”
Thus far, solely Michael Schumacher (2002, 2004), Sebastian Vettel (2014) and Lewis Hamilton (2020) have gained the World Sportsman Award in motorsport.
Final 12 months’s award went to pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis.
The 2026 winner might be introduced on April twentieth at a ceremony in Madrid, Marquez’s present house base.
