HRC Renews Contract With Marc Marquez

Honda Racing Corporation has announced a contract renewal with 2013 World Champion Marc Marquez. The Spaniard will race for Honda until the end of 2016.

It was a priority for HRC to re-sign the Repsol Honda rider, who became the youngest ever MotoGP World Champion at the age of 20 in 2013 and who has won every race so far this season, all from pole position.

The 21 year old has finished on the podium in all but two of his twenty-two races in the premier class of motorcycle road racing since joining the Repsol Honda team.

"I am very happy to announce my renewal with HRC," Marquez said. "I had always dreamt about being part of the Repsol Honda Team, and thanks to Honda the dream came true a year and a half ago."

"Everything happened very quickly last season, and I would have never imagined that I could achieve what we did. Becoming World Champion during my first season was another dream turned into reality. It is a great honour to be a part of the Honda family and I’m glad to remain with this special group of people for another two seasons"

"We are very satisfied to have reached an agreement to keep Marc in the team for a further two seasons," HRC Executive Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto declared. "Of course as Honda we wanted to keep Marc in our family and he also wanted to stay with us so… it was natural to renew the contract even if it is very early in the season!"

"He is enjoying a fantastic start to 2014 and even though he is still learning, his ability to absorb information and adapt to the machine is remarkable."