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Published on September 28, 2025 • 08:26 PM by Charlotte Guerdoux

MotoGP, Japan, Race: Marc Márquez (Ducati/2) World Champion "Hot"

Marc Márquez spoke "hot off the press" about his ninth world title, which he secured by finishing 2nd in the MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan, at Motegi.

Marc Marquez Japan

He did it! Marc Márquez clinched his seventh MotoGP World Championship title, his ninth overall, by finishing second at the Japanese Grand Prix. Barely having stepped down from the stage where he put his name on the new Champions Trophy and celebrated the moment with his team, he spoke "on the spur of the moment" to the cameras of the official website. MotoGP.com with tears in her eyes and a lot of emotion in her voice.

We report his remarks here without any formatting.


🎤 Marc, from Jerez 2020 to today, six long years of pain, suffering, and sacrifice, but you are once again MotoGP World Champion. Looking back on this journey, can you simply describe your emotion after achieving the greatest sporting comeback in history?

Marc Marquez: “No, it’s impossible even to talk… Every time… I don’t want to remember what I went through, I just want to enjoy the moment but it’s true that it was difficult. It was super difficult. But now I’m at peace with myself, it’s a part of me, it’s ok, so… I made a big mistake in my career, coming back too soon and then you know, I fought, fought, fought and I won again so… I’m at peace.”

Results Grand Prix of Japan 2025 :

Japan Grand Prix

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