After six World Championships, 59 wins and 2,626 points – the time of Marc Marquez as an HRC rider in the Repsol Honda Team has come to a close. The Valencia GP weekend was a chance for all involved to remember their time together.

During his time at HRC with the Repsol Honda Team, Marc Marquez has earned six MotoGP World Championships, five Triple Crowns, 59 premier class victories, 101 podiums, 64 poles, 59 fastest laps and 2,626 points. He ends this stage of his journey with HRC as Honda’s most successful rider in terms of premier class wins, wins across all classes as well as setting a second for number of pole positions in both the premier class and across all Grand Prix classes. He leaves behind a list of accomplishments and records which will not be easily surpassed.

The relationship between the #93 and the Repsol Honda Team achieved success almost immediately in 2013 as Marquez won just his second race, becoming the youngest ever premier class winner at 20 years and 60 days old. A first World Championship would follow that same year, the rookie missing the podium only twice.

13 wins, including ten in a row to start the season, would cement back-to-back World Championships and a flurry of new records. A season of learning would follow in 2015 as Marquez faced a challenging year with a number of DNFs.

But all of these lessons would be put into action in 2016 as the #93 returned to winning ways and picked up premier class title number three. 2017 and 2018 followed a similar pattern as titles four and five came quickly after.

Marquez’s performance in 2019 would set a new benchmark, not just for the Repsol Honda Team but for MotoGP as a whole as the #93 would finish inside the top two in every race he completed. With 420 points, the now eight-time World Champion set a new record for points in a season which would only be surpassed with the introduction of Sprint races.

The following years would highlight Marquez’s championship spirit as he endured injuries, setbacks and hardships after his fateful fall at the Spanish GP in Jerez, 2020. 581 days after this crash Marquez would return to winning ways at his beloved Sachsenring circuit – proving without doubt that the spirit and speed of a champion never fades. Wins in Austin and Misano would follow to end the 2021 season on a high before injury would strike again.

A few final shining moments such as a 100th premier class podium in Australia and a ‘romantic’ return to the podium at Honda’s home in Japan would stand out in 2022 and 2023. From the first day to the last, the story of the Repsol Honda Team and Marc Marquez has been one of the most successful and unique in all of motorsport. It is a circular story, Marquez’s final race in Valencia – the scene of his first test of the Honda RC213V and where he sealed his first World Championship, the 2013 bike waiting for him in the garage upon his return from the race.

The Repsol Honda Team and HRC eagerly accept the challenge of battling with Marc Marquez in 2024.

A sunny and sold-out Circuito Ricardo Tormo brought 2023 MotoGP to a conclusion and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing closed the book on a twenty-round season with fierce competitiveness at the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana. Brad Binder followed up his runner-up finish in Saturday’s Sprint by leading the race for a long spell and recovering to classify 3rd after a mistake. Teammate Jack Miller also fronted the pack but slipped out at Turn 11. In Moto3™ Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Deniz Öncü missed the podium by fractions of a second but takes P4 in the championship for the season.

• Binder brings home 3rd for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and in a term of twenty rounds (including twenty Saturday Sprints) with eight combined podium finishes, including two Sprint victories
• Binder ranks 4th for 2023: his best position yet in his fourth season in the premier class and an improvement over the 6th place posted in 2022 and 2021
• Miller crashes out of the lead with nine laps to go in Valencia to cap his first season with the crew and with one podium result along with a final championship slot of 11th on the KTM RC16
• KTM are runners-up from a total of five companies in the Constructors standings and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing end 2023 with 4th in the Teams Championship
• 2024 begins in a matter of hours with the first ‘pre-season’ test happening at Valencia on Tuesday and where Binder and Miller will give their first verdicts on the next spec of the KTM RC16
• Moto3 finishes with Öncü 4th in the world championship. KTM are crowned Constructors champions in the competition, Red Bull KTM Ajo take 3rd in the Teams Contest
• Pedro Acosta completes his last Grand Prix in Moto2 and with the victorious Red Bull KTM Ajo squad (for the third year in a row) with 12th in Spain. The new world champion will take part in his first MotoGP test on Tuesday

Valencia was packed on a sunny Saturday for the last MotoGP Sprint of the season and the finale to an intense period of races that has seen the championship visit Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and Qatar in the last six weeks. The crowds returned in force and packed the speedway setting of the Circuito Ricardo Tormo for Sunday’s Grand Prix races and the last flurry of 27 laps of the campaign.

Jack Miller and Brad Binder both started from the first and second rows of the grid and enthused by their speed through qualification as well as the South African’s competitiveness in the Sprint, which saw #33 cross the line just 0.190 of a second from the win. On Sunday both sliced to the front and were running 1-2 for an early phase. Brad then ran wide into Turn 11 and then had to make some forceful moves to recover ground to 4th; just 2.3 seconds from the winner by the end and was awarded 3rd spot due to a tire pressure infringement by another rider. Jack had taken over control of the race with his teammate’s error but then made his own misjudgment several laps later into the same section of the layout and crashed.

Binder has excelled in Sprints in Argentina, Spain, Austria and Thailand while spraying podium Prosecco in Spain, Austria, Britain and Thailand. Miller also made the Grand Prix rostrum in Spain (Jerez for round four). Work and thoughts will already switch to 2024 with the one-day official test taking place from 10.00 until 17.00 CET on Tuesday.

Brad Binder, 3rd: “A 3rd place is a 3rd place, even if we didn’t actually go to the podium! I gave away a couple of podiums this year, so I know it’s not fun. Anyway, quite cool to finish in 3rd after coming close. I took an un-needed Long Lap but did well to save the crash because the front tire had been cooling down. A tricky day. I tried to fight my way back through but had no rear tire left at the end. We won two Sprints this year but it would have been good to sign off with a main victory. We just need a little bit more in this off-season to fight. Thanks to all my crew. We’ve made a big step this year and there’s more to come.”

Jack Miller, DNF: “Not much to say. I didn’t do much different compared to the previous lap. I’d had a few moments with the front so decided to take it easy and not do anything too savage and, yeah, she just got away from me. It could have been an amazing result…but we’ll take stock and bounce back. It has been a year of firsts in many ways and a bittersweet way to end because it’s nice to know we have pace and we’re heading in the right direction. We have been working our butts off. The rider is just one small part because there is so much going on behind the scenes. It’s a battle to better a MotoGP during a season like this and with the small window. Everyone has worked tirelessly, so I thank them all for that.”

Francesco Guidotti, Red Bull KTM Team Manager: “It was a great season in that we improved the bike, and the riders put themselves in a position where they could change styles to suit it. It was a very intense calendar and, overall, we’re happy with 4th in the championship with Brad and 2nd in Constructors but this is just a step. I was impressed by how much we could improve in just one season, especially qualifying, and we know there is a little bit more to do if we want the championship. 3rd place was good today after leading the race. We can see the level of this category: just one little thing can really change the results. So, we have to put everything together lap-by-lap to achieve the target. It’s difficult but we recovered a lot this year. We will try again in 2024 and we will keep the focus.”

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler has ended round one of the 2024 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in France in sixth overall. With the event marking the recently crowned FIM Hard Enduro World Champion’s return to indoor racing for the first time since 2021, Mani’s night was highlighted by two top-five results, but also marred by a number of costly crashes.

Excited to get back into the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler had prepared well for his return to the series. Faced with a high-speed course in France, the German knew it would be tough to play to his strengths and use his technical riding skills to maximum effect. Nevertheless, Lettenbichler was keen to get in the mix on his 350 EXC-F.Setting the fourth quickest time in superpole gave Lettenbichler a good starting position for race one. Reacting well to the drop of the start gate, he quickly hustled his way towards the sharp end of the pack. However, a crash on the first rock garden dropped him down to 12th. Undeterred and quickly regrouping, he battled his way up to third before a mistake on the final lap saw him slip back to fourth.With the start order reversed for race two, Mani started mid pack. Climbing up to sixth, he then frustratingly crashed while battling for a top five result. With little time to recover, he had to settle for eighth.Hoping to make amends in the third and final race, Mani suffered another crash in the rock garden on the opening laps. Determined to get back in the mix, he raced on to finish a hard fought fifth and ultimately ended his night in sixth overall.After a tough start to his SuperEnduro campaign, Mani now looks ahead to round two in Krakow, Poland on December 9.

Manuel Lettenbichler: “It’s been a hard first night back in SuperEnduro, that’s for sure. It’s a while since I did this style of racing and I felt like I was definitely back in the deep end, for sure. The intensity level is crazy high, and I need a little more time to get my head around that and to adapt. I rode quite good in race one and was battling for third before finishing fourth. Race two and three I had some crashes and was always fighting to come back from that. I think I went too extreme enduro with my suspension setting. I had it too soft for the races, so I will try to work on that for the next round.”

Sunshine and blue skies coated qualification and the final MotoGP Sprint of the season around the flat and winding Circuito Ricardo Tormo, and the resurfaced asphalt staged a searing charge by Brad Binder as the South African scored 2nd place on his KTM RC16. Teammate Jack Miller finished 12th but shone in qualification for 4th on the grid.

• MotoGP 2023 comes to an end with the latest finale ever to a Grand Prix season and with a busy circuit in Valencia staging the 26th MotoGP at the track
• Brad Binder, 5th fastest in qualification, notched his seventh Sprint podium medal of the year with 2nd place and classifying less than two tenths of a second from a third victory
• Jack Miller recovered from a fast dismount on Friday to qualify 4th and ensure both RC16s enter the second row of the grid. He then fought back from an issue at the start to take 12th
• The chase for 2nd and 3rd in the 2023 Moto3 world championship goes down to the last with Deniz Öncü and Daniel Holgado launching from 3rd and 18th on the grid. Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Pedro Acosta will start his last Moto2 Grand Prix (and as the 2023 world champion) from 5th position

The Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana, the traditional season-closing event for MotoGP, was tremendously lucky with the late autumn climate in eastern Spain as blue skies and warm sunshine helped raise the temperatures for practice on Friday and then the qualification run and final Sprint of the season on Saturday.

The confined, tight and curving 4km course had been resurfaced and was a grippy prospect for the riders and teams, contemplating the last Grand Prix of the season and also of a demanding triple header. On Friday Brad Binder and Jack Miller were immediately on pace; Binder was just one thousandth of a second from the seven year all-time lap record and ranked 6th. Miller had two falls but was still fast enough to make Q2 comfortably as less than half a second split the top ten.

The team then entered Q2 and were competitive from the outset. Binder held P1 and lapped consistently on the fringe of the old lap record. The South African looked to be heading for the first row until the final minutes when a sterling effort from Miller lifted the Aussie up to 3rd. When the ’00:00’ flashed up both KTMs were inside the top five and side-by-side on the second row.

The Sprint lasted for 13 laps and Binder lunged into contention for the win while Miller had a technical problem that affected his start and meant he had to cut from the rear of the pack all the way to his finishing position of 12th. Brad meanwhile caught and passed two riders to seize the lead briefly. He then shadowed Jorge Martin all the way to the flag through the last circulations; the gap was less than two tenths of a second at the finish.

MotoGP will rush around the circuit for 27 laps on Sunday afternoon at 15.00 (CEST).

An emotional Marc Marquez left nothing on track as he returned to the MotoGP Sprint podium for the third time in 2023, a gift to the Repsol Honda Team.

Having shown strong and consistent pace throughout the weekend, Marc Marquez headed into Q2 ready and eager to perform. A final weekend with the Repsol Honda Team spurred the #93 on to take extra risks in order to see out the 11-year relationship in the best way possible. Unfortunately, a mistake into Turn 2 on his final flying lap would end Marquez’s charge towards the front row and see him line up in ninth. With overtaking in Valencia notoriously difficult, the eight-time World Champion was left frustrated.

Launching perfectly as the lights went out, Marquez immediately made-up ground and lined up a big move into Turn 2. He’d keep the pace of leaders as he, Binder and Martin reeled in and passed early leader Maverick Viñales. With a Sprint podium in his sights, Marquez was giving no ground and set the fastest lap of the race on lap four – a 1’29.809. Marquez’s challenge would last until the final laps when catching Martin and Binder finally became impossible, crossing the line in a well-earned third place.

Arriving to the Sprint podium with thousands of fans and the members of his Repsol Honda Team below, Marquez – who has enjoyed 11 seasons with HRC – fought back the emotions to celebrate his third Sprint podium of 2023.

Joan Mir’s weekend was forced into an early finish, the #36 deemed unfit after his fall on Friday. His focus will now be on recovering and preparing for the post-season test on Tuesday.

Sunday is set to be an emotional day for the entire Repsol Honda Team as Marc Marquez prepares to line up on the Honda RC213V for the final time and celebrate a relationship which has brought six MotoGP World Championships and five Triple Crowns. Every lap of the 27-lap race will have all involved giving their maximum to end the season, and an incredible era of MotoGP, in the best way possible.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are pleased to announce the signing of a multi-year contract extension with Manuel Lettenbichler. The agreement will see the recently crowned FIM Hard Enduro World Champion remain with the team for the coming years.

After delivering incredible performances as a KTM-mounted privateer, Lettenbichler first signed to the factory team in 2019. Since then, the young German has enjoyed season after season of exceptional results in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship – not least, his back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023.

Not only has Mani claimed the hard enduro crown over the past two seasons, but he has also been victorious at some of the most iconic events on the calendar. The 25-year-old has won the intensely challenging Red Bull Romaniacs four times over the past five years, only missing out on victory in 2022 when a two-hour penalty put him on the back foot early on. He still fought back to place sixth.

Lettenbichler holds the record as the youngest rider ever to win the infamous Red Bull ErzbergRodeo, a feat he completed in 2022 at just 24 years old. Mani then went on to take victory at the Iron Giant again in 2023, on his way to securing a historic clean sweep of the Hard Enduro World Championship where the KTM 300 EXC racer topped every single round.

Looking ahead to the 2024 season, Lettenbichler and the team will initially focus on the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, where Mani will return to the series for the first time in two years. Following that, attention will switch to the Hard Enduro World Championship where he will be aiming to secure back-to-back titles and continue the dominance that has already ensured his place among the all-time legends of the sport.

Manuel Lettenbichler: “It’s pretty epic for sure! I think the team is doing a great job, so I definitely want to stick with them and stay in orange. My journey with KTM has already been amazing, especially the past two hard enduro seasons. To win in 2022 after injury and missing a round was incredible, but to do the clean sweep this year is unbelievable – I couldn’t have done it without the whole team behind me. Overall, I’m really happy to stay with KTM for the years to come, I have a strong family behind me in the crew so I hope we can keep on doing exactly what we’re doing right now!”

Fabio Farioli – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Enduro Team Manager: “I am very happy to continue working with Mani now and into the future. Mani is one of the best riders, so we are happy to have him, and we love working with him. It’s a pleasure both from the racing side and the working side. I’m really happy for Mani, for the team, and for the company. Hopefully we can bring home a few more titles together!”

Yamaha’s official WorldSBK riders Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea completed an extremely positive two-day test at Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, as the Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Team and Yamaha’s engineers prepare for an assault on the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2024.

Jerez test numbers: #65 Jonathan Rea completed 173 laps and #55 Andrea Locatelli 155 laps, for a combined total of more than 1453km. Locatelli set the fastest lap over the two days, recording a 1:38.447 – almost identical to Remy Gardner’s overall fastest lap time from the Jerez test earlier this month.

Andrea Locatelli – 1:38.447

“I’m so happy about these two days of testing – because compared to the past, for me it was always a little bit difficult to make a really good job especially at Jerez – but I think from yesterday and from today, we found a really good base set-up on my R1 and I get a lot of good feeling on the bike. I was fast in every condition and fast in every exit, so this was really important. We were happy about the lap time, we were happy on the rhythm – I think it is one of the best tests I have done. The feeling after the race weekend was not so amazing, but I think we improved a lot and we understand a lot more after these two days. I am really proud of myself but also of Yamaha and all the staff of the team to do a really good job to give me a lot of confidence. At the same time to believe in myself and try to improve together – so this is a really positive end to 2023.”

Jonathan Rea – 1:38.592

“The test has been really positive and I’ve really enjoyed riding my new R1! We’ve had great conditions, especially on Day 1 – the temperature was warmer than we expected, similar to the race and we were able to get a lot of work done. I had three bikes to try different options on, and loads of different parts. I think we never managed to quite put everything together to arrive at the perfect combination, but we still have a lot of time and we got through the main test items. It’s normal that some items we can discard but some items are very interesting going forward. I completed the test with a 20-lap race simulation that was very positive and I think the more laps that I do on the R1, the more I understand it – how the bike behaves in certain conditions and the more confidence I can build. I don’t feel like I’ve found the limit yet, still understanding how to manage the last part of braking – but, I feel competitive already, so step-by-step! We did a lot of laps, around 766km and 173 laps. The guys did well – a big thanks to all the mechanics because they worked so hard between three bikes, a lot of changes – and it’s been an intense but very valuable couple of days. A nice way to sign off on 2023! Everyone can go back now and have a bit of rest before we look forward to the next test at the end of January.”

After 11 years, 169 Grand Prix starts, 59 wins, 64 poles, 101 podiums and six World Championships – Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda Team prepare to begin new chapters, aiming to end their era defining relationship on a high note.

Another season of the MotoGP World Championship is set to come to a close at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the battle for the MotoGP crown going down to the wire. But for the Repsol Honda Team, attentions lie elsewhere as the 2023 season comes to a close and so too does Marc Marquez’s time with the team.

The combination of the #93 and the Repsol Honda Team RC213V has been a force to be reckoned with from their very first race together, debuting on the podium and claiming victory in just the second race. Since then, Marquez has continued to re-write the history books and broken countless records on his way to six World Championships and 59 Grand Prix victories. The most successful premier class Honda rider of all, it will be an emotional weekend for all involved but the aim is still the same: keep focused and deliver the best possible result until crossing the line on Sunday. With two premier class wins and having never finished a race off the podium at the four-kilometre track, it’s a fitting circuit for a final race.

After building his speed and feeling over the course of the Qatar GP weekend, Joan Mir is hoping to hit the ground running in Valencia. Not only the scene of his debut as a Repsol Honda Team rider at the end of 2022, but Valencia is also where the #36 took his debut MotoGP win and MotoGP World Championship title back in 2020. Fond memories and historic speed which should boost Mir to see out the season with another progressive result. There’s no rest for the Repsol Honda Team rider as testing for the 2024 season begins on Tuesday at the same circuit, an important first taste of the future.

Lights are set to go out at 15:00 Local Time on Sunday, November 26 for the final race of the season. 27-laps of Marc Marquez in the iconic Repsol Honda Team colours.

On 29 November 2023 you'll have to bring your bike, helmet and first aid kit in for scrutineering. Firstly, make sure that you are informed by reading ourregulations before the event. Any information released above that does not match the regulations will be confirmed with an official bulletin prior to the event.

All the items below are compulsory. To make sure that the scrutineering process goes smoothly, check the list to make sure that you have everything ready.

In accordance to MSA GCR’s, the SSR’s and SR’s you need to have all of the following on your MOTORCYCLE : 

• Ball ended clutch and brake levers    
• Kill switch    
• Spokes    
• Wheel bearings    
• Tyres and rims    
• Exhaust / silencer is secure    
• Electric / kick start    
• Operating brakes (front and rear wheels)    
• Self-closing throttle    
• Adequate and secure mudguards    
• Folding foot pegs   
• Fuel tank is secure and has no leaks    

In accordance to MSA GCR’s, the SSR’s and SR’s you also need to have all of the following:

RIDING KIT (helmet needs to be brought to scrutineering)

• Off-road / Motocross style full face helmet (must be brought to scrutineering)
• Gloves
• Long sleeved jersey
• Upper body armour (recommended not mandatory)
• Off-road / Motocross style boots
• Off-road / Motocross style pants

COMPLIANT FIRST AID KIT

• 1 x Space Blanket (protects from rain and sun. Can also be used for warmth and as a signal device)
• 1 x Triangular Bandage (multiple uses)
• 1 x SOS 6 First Aid Dressing (can cover any size wound)
• 1 x 100mm Conforming Bandage
• 1 x Burn Shield Dressing 100x100mm (this can be used as a cold compress, antiseptic dressing and burn dressing)
• 1 x CPR mouthpiece (recommended)
• 4 x Pain Killers
• 4 x Plasters (range of sizes)
• 1 x Pair Surgical Gloves

ENVIRONMENTAL and SAFETY within the PITS

• Fire extinguisher (minimum of 2.5kg)
• Environmental mat
• Exhaust Noise (within permissible limits)
• Black bags

ON YOUR PERSON WHEN RIDING

• One litre of drinking fluid
• Compliant first aid kit
• Space blanket

Practically a perfect weekend for the rider of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team who set the pole position, the P3 in the Sprint and the third place in the race. Marco Bezzecchi 13th at the end of a complicated GP

Doha (Qatar), November 19th 2023 – Luca Marini hits the target and gets on the podium of Qatar GP, thus signing a practically perfect weekend where he also takes the pole position and P3 in the Sprint. The rider of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team climbs to the seventh place overall with 194 points. Thirteenth after a very difficult race from the first laps, Marco Bezzecchi who has secured the third place in the Championship thanks to the points scored yesterday (326 total points).

Starting from the pole position on the Ducati Desmosedici GP and in P2 at the end of the first lap, Luca managed the tire as well as possible for the entire duration of the race. Very fast and constant at the end, he scores the second podium of the season (P2 at the GP of the Americas).

Uphill race for Marco who was unable to keep up with the pace of the group fighting for the Top positions. He also finishes today in the points ready to turn the page next Sunday for the grand finale in Valencia.