In a shock announcement, Marc Marquez and Honda Racing Corporation have decided to go their seperate ways at the end of the 2023 season. Marquez’ contract was supposed to be until 2024 but after six world championships on-board the Honda, both the team and Marc have called an end to their partnership. 

While Marc Marquez is still not halfway through his current, four-year deal, there is much intrigue about who will partner him at the Repsol Honda Team in 2023.

Marc Marquez and Honda Racing Corporation have decided to go their seperate ways at the end of 2023.

The offical HRC press release is as follows: “Honda Racing Corporation and Marc Marquez have mutually elected to terminate their four-year contract prematurely at the end of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season.

With a year still remaining on the four-year contract between HRC and Marc Marquez, both parties have mutually agreed to end their collaboration upon completion of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season. Both parties agreed it was in their best interests to each pursue other avenues in the future to best achieve their respective goals and targets. This brings an end to 11 years of collaboration between the #93 and HRC in which they achieved six premier class World Championships, five Triple Crowns, 59 wins, 101 podiums and 64 pole positions together.

Marquez' contract was supposed to be until 2024 but after six world championships on-board the Honda, both the team and Marc have called an end to their partnership. 

Marquez’ contract was supposed to be until 2024 but after six world championships on-board the Honda, both the team and Marc have called an end to their partnership.

Marquez took his debut victory in the premier class aboard the Honda RC213V at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas in 2013 to become the youngest premier class winner and would become the youngest premier class World Champion later that year. In 2014 he defended his title and won the opening 10 consecutive races of year, going on to also claim titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as an HRC rider with the Repsol Honda Team.

Both parties will continue to give their full support for the remaining rounds of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season. HRC wish Marc Marquez the best in his future endeavors.”

This now opens the gate for MM 93 to head on over the Gresini Ducati and once again be a dominating force in MotoGP… As Cal Crutchlow was quoted, “If Marc gets on a Ducati the rest may as well not show up”… Could we be in for a boring 2024 season? Or will it be more exciting than ever?

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