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Marc Márquez

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Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He previously raced for the Ducati satellite team Gresini in 2024 and Honda's factory team from his MotoGP debut in 2013 until 2023. Born in Cervera, Catalonia, Spain, he is nicknamed the 'Ant of Cervera' worldwide (due to his height of 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)), and 'el tro de Cervera' in his hometown, meaning the 'Thunder of Cervera'. He is one of four riders to have won world championship titles in three different categories, after Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and Valentino Rossi, and is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with eight Grand Prix World Championships to his name, six of which are in the premier class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Márquez is the 223rd most popular racing driver (up from 227th in 2019), the 1,088th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,162nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Marc Márquez ranks 223 out of 1,080Before him are Nick Heidfeld, Andrea de Adamich, Ignazio Giunti, Kenny Roberts, Stéphane Peterhansel, and Harald Ertl. After him are Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Felice Bonetto, Charles de Tornaco, Wayne Rainey, and Alan Rees.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Marc Márquez ranks 17Before him are IU, Niall Horan, Mauro Icardi, Ederson, Raphaël Varane, and Anthony Davis. After him are Rafinha, Park Bo-gum, Jan Oblak, Hakim Ziyech, Fabinho, and Hande Erçel.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Marc Márquez ranks 1,088 out of 3,355Before him are Luis Fernández (1959), Ibn Zaydún (1003), Rocío Jurado (1946), Carmen Sevilla (1930), Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894), and Juan Zambudio Velasco (1921). After him are Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (1500), Antonio Saura (1930), Justo Tejada (1933), Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén (1758), Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Calabria (1273), and Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Marc Márquez ranks 6Before him are Fernando Alonso (1981), Carlos Sainz (1962), Ángel Nieto (1947), Carlos Sainz Jr. (1994), and Pedro de la Rosa (1971). After him are Emilio de Villota (1946), Alex Soler-Roig (1931), Paco Godia (1921), Adrián Campos (1960), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), and Sito Pons (1959).