Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez logged his factory Ducati debut with pole position at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix, edging out his younger brother Alex Marquez of Gresini at the Buriram International Circuit on Saturday.

The fault for Marc Marquez ’s brief worry at the Thailand MotoGP has been placed on his Ducati engineers. The factory Ducati grand prix debutant was leading at Buriram from pole position when he abruptly looked over his shoulder, and dropped to P2 behind his brother Alex Marquez.

It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that Marc Marquez and Ducati absolutely dominated the opening weekend of the 2025 MotoGP season in Thailand. While this hasn’t really come as a surprise given his strong timings in the pre-season tests and his previous track record,