Marquez Shows Immediate Speed on Gresini Debut in Motorcycling

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Marc Marquez was immediately quick on his Ducati debut on Tuesday, lapping fourth fastest for Gresini Racing in MotoGP’s endofseason test in Valencia.

Marc Marquez was immediately quick on his Ducati debut on Tuesday, lapping fourth fastest for Gresini Racing in MotoGP’s end-of-season test in Valencia.

The six-times MotoGP world champion’s departure from Honda was announced last month and the Spaniard was all smiles as he tried out the 2023 Desmosedici bike at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.

“Today was amazing, it was a really nice day… the feeling is great on both sides of the garage; about Marc I cannot speak too much but the lap time you can see,” said Gresini team manager Michele Masini.

“We are a bit tired after this long season but we can’t wait to start the new season with this feeling… with this atmosphere we can work really well.”

Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia was 11th for the Ducati works team after trying out a new chassis and completing 51 laps.

Luca Marini, Marquez’s replacement at Repsol Honda, got down to work with his new team after leaving VR46.

The first official test of the 2024 season is at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit in February.