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5 Candidates to Replace Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda from Spain, Number 1 MotoGP World Champion : Okezone Sports

CONTRACT Marc Marquez together Repsol Honda ends at the end MotoGP 2024. After that, there are three possibilities that can be taken Marc Marquez, namely continuing his career at Repsol Honda, retiring or moving to another team.

The second and third options can be taken Marc Marquez, especially the last option. Because, Marc Marquez is trusted to try to show everyone that he can win the MotoGP world title with other teams, not just Repsol Honda.

For your information, Marc Marquez has now won six MotoGP titles with Repsol Honda. Now the question is, who is the potential replacement for Marc Marquez if he later leaves Repsol Honda? Since Repsol Honda likes to use Spanish riders, it is possible that the successor of The Baby Alien also comes from the Matador Country. Anyone?

Here are 5 potential replacements for Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda from Spain:

5. Raul Fernandez


Raul Fernandez, who has a Spanish passport, performed with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team and took part in Moto2. Currently, Raul Fernandez sits in second place in the 2021 Moto2 standings with 153 points.

The 20-year-old racer who at first glance has a face like Jorge Lorenzo, can continue the dynasty of Spanish riders in the MotoGP class. For your information from 2013 to 2020, MotoGP champions always come from Spain.

4. Pedro Acosta

Pedro Acosta

He is only 17 years old, but Pedro Acosta is predicted to be defending a big team in the MotoGP class one day. This season, in his inaugural season appearing in the 2021 Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta won four of the nine races that have been undertaken.

Even racers of the caliber of Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo to Valentino Rossi, no one has been able to win more than one race in their first season in the Grand Prix. A sign that Acosta will be greater than Marc Marquez?

3. Alex Marquez

Alex Marquez

Alex Marquez can be the successor to his brother at Repsol Honda. Moreover, the 2019 Moto2 world champion has experience defending Repsol Honda, to be precise in 2020.

Although overall not impressive, Alex Marquez was still able to finish in second place in the MotoGP Aragon and France. Therefore, don’t be surprised if Alex Marquez returns to the arms of Repsol Honda one day.

2. Maverick Vinales

Maverick Vinales

Maverick Vinales admitted that his career did not develop for five years (2017-2021) with Yamaha. It’s not impossible that with Repsol Honda, the best potential for Top Gun – the nickname of Vinales – can emerge.

For your information, when he joined the 2016 MotoGP with Suzuki Ecstar, Vinales was branded as the next MotoGP world champion. Unfortunately with Yamaha, Vinales failed to get consistent results. As a result, at the end of MotoGP 2021, Maverick Vinales left Yamaha.

1. Joan Mir

Joan Mir

Joan Mir was underestimated when he won MotoGP 2020. He is considered a lucky win, because in MotoGP 2020 Marc Marquez absent due to injury.

Therefore, by leaving for Repsol Honda, Joan Mir can prove himself to be greater than Marc Marquez. Joan Mir almost joined Repsol Honda for MotoGP 2019.

However, at that time he chose to join Suzuki Ecstar, rather than a duet with Marc Marquez. As a result, the management of Repsol Honda at that time chose Jorge Lorenzo as a tandem for Marc Marquez.

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