Marc Márquez continues his preparation for the start of the 2026 preseason, which will start in just under a month (February 3) in … Malaysia. The Cervera rider completed his first motorcycle laps at the Aspar Circuit, located in the Valencian town of Guadassuar. On the stage that bears the name of the four-time Valencian champion, Jorge Martínez Aspar, he shared the track with other World Cup drivers, including his brother Álex. Two heavyweights in the Ducati organizational chart also did not want to miss their return to the asphalt, the head of the Italian team, Davide Tardozzi, and the test rider, Michele Pirro.
95 after his fall in Indonesia, which forced him to undergo surgery to undergo surgery for the fracture in the coracoid and the involvement of the acromioclavicular ligaments; and which caused him to miss the last four grands prix of 2025, Marc Márquez completed two days of training without any problems. “First outing of 2026. Back on the bike and recovering the sensations,” the Spaniard wrote on his social networks.
During the winter, the pilot from Ilerda had already been seen riding a bike and practicing motocross. But the two days of training at the Aspar Circuit are one more step in his recovery, perhaps the definitive one since, although he has ridden with two street Ducati Panigale, the twin-cylinder V2 and the four-cylinder V4, both were thoroughly prepared to squeeze them out on the track; and they are the closest thing to riding his Ducati DemosediciGP MotoGP, which he will ride in February at the Sepang circuit.
On the Malaysian track we will see the brand’s new prototype for the 2026 season in action for the first time. Although a few weeks before, on January 19, rider and bike will attend the presentation of the Ducati Lenovo team at the Madonna di Campiglio winter resort, along with his teammate Pecco Bagnaia and the entire staff of the Italian factory.
Fermín Aldeguer breaks
Álex Márquez’s teammate on the Gresini team, Fermín Aldeguer, was also training at the same Aspar Circuit, who suffered a violent fall on Thursday, causing him to fracture his left femur. The Murcian rider has already undergone surgery this Friday for this serious injury and, although no recovery time frame has been given, he will certainly miss the preseason and will have a very difficult time getting to the start of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship in Thailand, on February 27.
Bad news for the best rookie of 2025 and who was one of the sensations of last season. Since Fermín Aldeguer finished eighth in the general classification after adding three podiums and, above all, achieving victory in the Indonesian Grand Prix. A triumph that came at the age of 20 years and 183 days, making him the second youngest winner in the history of a race in the premier category of motorcycling, only behind… Marc Márquez (20 years and 63 days).
