The Spaniard claimed his 63rd premier class victory, marking a new era as he secured his first win in factory Ducati red

Marc Marquez outduelled his brother in a strategic masterclass to claim victory on his debut with the factory Ducati MotoGP team in the Thailand Grand Prix. Polesitter Marquez purposefully sat behind Gresini’s Alex Marquez for a large section of the race and made the decisive move on him with four laps to run to claim what was an otherwise comfortable 1.

MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix turned out to be a display of Marc Marquez’s strategic masterclass as he made dream debut in the Ducati Lenovo Factory Team colours.