Marc Márquez and Joan Mir will compete in the twentieth and final round of the season this coming weekend at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
Valencia will host an emotional weekend for Repsol Honda, as it will be Marc Márquez’s final event with the team.
The eight-time World Champion arrives at the last Grand Prix of the year after a series of positive results in the last few races, scoring points and further developing the Honda RC213V.
On Sunday, Márquez will close an eleven-season relationship with the team that has seen him become MotoGP World Champion on 6 occasions, at a track where he has won the title on 3 occasions –in 2010 in 125cc, 2013 and 2017 in MotoGP– and achieved seven podiums – 1 victory in Moto2 and 2 third places, 2 second places and 2 victories in MotoGP.
Joan Mir will conclude a tough first season with the team in Valencia. The Repsol Honda rider has been working towards 2024 at recent rounds, and has his sights set on the test that will take place on Tuesday, November 28th at the Spanish track.
The Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia is a track where Mir has become World Champion on two occasions –in 2017 in Moto3 and 2020 in MotoGP– and has a further two podiums to his name from 2016 and 2017.
MARC MÁRQUEZ:
“We have finally arrived at the end of the year. It has been a year full of ups and downs, emotions and difficult decisions. Now we come to Valencia looking to end the season in the best way possible, it’s a track I like and have good memories at. Of course, it’s not just any end to a season, it will be a very emotional one as an incredible chapter in my sporting career, and in my life, comes to a close. Together with the Repsol Honda Team we have made an incredible story over the last 11 years, the good times and the bad have helped me become who I am and this weekend will be about celebrating what we’ve done and enjoying our time together until the very last moments. Let’s make every lap count.”
JOAN MIR:
“A long season comes to an end in Valencia, a day of rest and then the next season will start. In Qatar we were able to make an improvement on Sunday which helped my confidence, so the aim is to keep ongoing in this direction in the final race. The track holds good memories for me, not only was it the scene of my first MotoGP win but also where I took the title in 2020. Conditions this late in the year will be a bit tricky there, especially in the morning so we will need to be careful. We keep on working.”
