{"id":3457,"date":"2026-10-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:43:12","slug":"why-marc-marquez-has-never-finished-a-motogp-grand-prix-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/why-marc-marquez-has-never-finished-a-motogp-grand-prix-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Marc M\u00e1rquez has never finished a MotoGP Grand Prix in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marc M\u00e1rquez has never completed the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika, recording three retirements and one non-start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His previous visits ended with accidents in 2022, 2023 and 2025, and an engine failure in 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He returns for the 2026 round just two points behind Jorge Mart\u00edn after winning both races in Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marc M\u00e1rquez arrives at Mandalika with the championship lead within reach and an unusual gap in his racing record: he has never finished the Indonesian Grand Prix.<\/strong> Across four visits, the circuit has delivered a missed start, two race-ending crashes and a mechanical failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contrast with his latest weekend could hardly be greater. M\u00e1rquez <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-beats-martin-in-japan-to-leave-motogp-title-fight-just-2-points-apart\/\">won the Sprint and Grand Prix in Japan<\/a>, collecting the maximum 37 points and reducing Jorge Mart\u00edn\u2019s championship advantage to just two. Mart\u00edn heads to Indonesia with 333 points, while M\u00e1rquez has 331.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That brings a different significance to the next <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> round. Completing a Sunday race at Mandalika would be a first for M\u00e1rquez, but his immediate objective is to continue the title challenge strengthened at Motegi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The statistic applies specifically to the Grand Prix.<\/strong> M\u00e1rquez has finished Sprints at the Indonesian circuit, including a podium in 2024. His Sunday record also needs a distinction: he has retired three times, while the 2022 race ended for him before he could take the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/..\/gp_br_uploads\/2025\/10\/MM93-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1010370435\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marc M\u00e1rquez (Photo: Ducati)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022: a violent warm-up crash prevents him from starting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez\u2019s first Indonesian Grand Prix weekend with Repsol Honda ended with a severe highside at Turn 7 during Sunday\u2019s warm-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was taken to hospital for examinations and diagnosed with a concussion. Although he returned to the circuit, medical staff declared him unfit to race, leaving him absent from the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consequences extended beyond that weekend. M\u00e1rquez subsequently suffered another episode of diplopia, or double vision, following the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>His first visit therefore produced a DNS rather than a race retirement.<\/strong> He had participated in the weekend\u2019s sessions, but never started the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023: crashes in both the Sprint and Grand Prix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following year, M\u00e1rquez returned with Honda and qualified eighth. He was able to take the start this time, but neither race brought a finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, he lost the front at Turn 11 on the opening lap of the Sprint. Sunday brought another fall and another retirement, leaving him without points from either race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a different kind of setback from 2022. Rather than being withdrawn after a warm-up injury, M\u00e1rquez started the Grand Prix but could not bring the Honda to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His departure from the manufacturer had already been announced. Mandalika became another difficult weekend during the closing stages of that long partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024: a Sprint podium followed by an engine failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving to Gresini and Ducati changed M\u00e1rquez\u2019s prospects, and the 2024 Indonesian weekend demonstrated that he could achieve a strong result at Mandalika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a difficult qualifying session left him 12th on the grid, he recovered to <strong>third in the Sprint<\/strong>. That podium is why describing him as a rider who has never finished any race at the circuit would be incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday brought a separate problem. M\u00e1rquez was running seventh, behind Francesco Bagnaia, when his Ducati suffered an engine failure. The bike caught fire, ending his race before he could convert the weekend\u2019s improved competitiveness into Grand Prix points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe engine broke during what was my fastest lap of the race,\u201d M\u00e1rquez said in Gresini\u2019s post-race statement. \u201cThese things happen and it\u2019s nobody\u2019s fault,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mechanical failure made it three visits without a Sunday finish, but the Sprint podium had already shown that the record could not be explained simply by an inability to race competitively at Mandalika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025: Bezzecchi collision leaves M\u00e1rquez injured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez returned in 2025 as the newly crowned world champion, having secured the title at the previous round in Japan. He was now riding for Ducati\u2019s factory team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His Grand Prix lasted less than a lap. Marco Bezzecchi, who had started from pole, made contact with the rear of M\u00e1rquez\u2019s Ducati while attempting an overtake. Both riders crashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subsequent medical examinations confirmed <strong>a fracture at the base of the coracoid process and a ligament injury to M\u00e1rquez\u2019s right shoulder<\/strong>. The injury ultimately kept him out of the remaining races of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was his most recent Sunday setback at Mandalika and another episode with a cause distinct from the previous visits: contact with another rider, rather than the engine failure that had stopped him in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marc M\u00e1rquez\u2019s Indonesian Grand Prix record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Grand Prix outcome<\/th><th>What happened<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>Repsol Honda<\/td><td>DNS<\/td><td>Declared unfit after a warm-up crash caused a concussion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Repsol Honda<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><td>Crashed during Sunday\u2019s race<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>Gresini Ducati<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><td>Engine failure while running seventh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>Ducati Lenovo<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><td>First-lap collision with Marco Bezzecchi caused a shoulder injury<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grand Prix results only. Sprint finishes are excluded.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Mandalika matters more in the 2026 title fight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez\u2019s record is striking, but the four weekends do not establish a single recurring weakness. They include a medical withdrawal, a riding accident, a mechanical failure and a collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His 2024 Sprint podium provides an important counterpoint. <strong>He has already demonstrated that he can finish near the front at Mandalika<\/strong>, even though a Sunday result remains missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championship now adds urgency. After sweeping Motegi, M\u00e1rquez needs to sustain his scoring against Mart\u00edn at a circuit that has repeatedly interrupted his previous campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/when-is-the-next-motogp-race-indonesian-gp-dates-and-mandalika-schedule\/\">Indonesian Grand Prix takes place from 9\u201311 October<\/a>. With only two points separating the leading riders, both the Sprint and Sunday\u2019s Grand Prix can change the championship order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MotoGP returns this weekend, from 9\u201311 October, for the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika. <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Japanese MotoGP race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing 1.363s ahead of Jorge Mart\u00edn. Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium, while M\u00e1rquez secured a weekend double after also winning Saturday\u2019s Sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the MotoGP championship after the Japanese GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Mart\u00edn remains the MotoGP championship leader with 333 points, just 2 ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez on 331. M\u00e1rquez\u2019s two victories in Japan reduced the gap from 12 points at the start of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next MotoGP race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next MotoGP race is the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The weekend runs from 9\u201311 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A warm-up accident, a race crash, an engine failure and a collision have denied M\u00e1rquez a Sunday finish at Mandalika across four visits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1001019258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Marc M\u00e1rquez at Mandalika","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Michelin","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":140,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[581,719,104,353],"42wp_author":[140],"class_list":["post-3457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-indonesian-gp","tag-mandalika","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motogp-championship","42wp_author-kaio-esteves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3458,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3457\/revisions\/3458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1001019258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3457"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}