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Marquez remains in Moto2 with Marc VDS for 2018

Alex Marquez has signed a new deal that will see him remain with the Marc VDS team in Moto2 and partner new boy Joan Mir while Franco Morbidelli moves up to MotoGP.

The 2017 season has seen the Spaniard come of age as a Moto2 rider. The 21-year-old celebrated his first win in the class at this year’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. A second win followed shortly after, again in front of his home crowd, at the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Márquez currently lies third in the championship standings after eight of 18 races, just 23 points behind second placed Tom Lüthi and 35 points behind Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS teammate, and championship leader Morbidelli.

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“I’m happy to announce that I’ll continue with Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS in Moto2 next season. I want to say a big thank you to the team for believing in me and I hope I can repay their faith in me with more wins this year and an even stronger 2018 season,” said Marquez.

“For me there was no better place to go; this is the best team for me and I really feel part of the family here. The stability that staying with the same team brings is also important, so I’m happy that my crew will remain unchanged for 2018.

“To know where you’re riding the following year so early in the season is good for the confidence, so now we can focus solely on the next races and closing the gap to the two riders ahead of me in the championship standings.”

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