Marc Marquez and Joan Mir recently presented the Honda RC213V on which they will compete during the 2023 MotoGP World Championship. The two Spanish riders, sharing 10 World Championships between them, join forces in the Repsol Honda Team lineup for the coming season.
Honda and Repsol’s alliance stretches back 29 years, sharing success and technological development along the way.
It is the longest collaboration in the world of motorsports competitions and has seen the team earn 15 World Championships, 183 victories and 454 podiums in the premier class.
Marquez is back at full fitness after some difficult years with injuries. The eight-time World Champion will again aim to fight for the title in his eleventh year with the Repsol Honda Team. In the 154 Grands Prix he has contested with the team, he has 100 podium finishes, of which 59 have been victories, 63 pole positions and six Premier Class titles.
Mir was MotoGP World Champion in 2020, as well as winning the Moto3 title on a Honda in 2017. He joins the Repsol Honda Team after 65 races in the premier class, with 13 podiums and one victory. Mir had his first experience on the RC213V at the Valencia Test last November, continuing his adaptation in the recent Sepang test.
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Before the World Championship starts in Portimao (Portugal) on March 26th, the riders will have an official test on March 11th and 12th at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
“We have two great riders to lead us this year, Marc Marquez’s history and accomplishments with us need no explanation. He has brought us some of the brightest points in our history and we are delighted that he is back to full fitness," Tetsuhiro Kuwata (HRC Director), said.
"On the other side of the garage is Joan Mir who has already twice been a World Champion at 25 years of age and has a proven track record of adapting quickly to new situations. I hope to see them both achieving the success we at Honda HRC know they are capable of this year."