Marc Marquez has made his first appearance as a factory Du﷽catiౠ MotoGP rider carrying Monster sponsorship following his split with Red Bull.

The eight-time grand prix world champion has been🌳 a Red Bull athlete throughout hi𒈔s career in the MotoGP paddock, with the brand staying with him when he moved to the Gresini Ducati squad.

However, when he signed a deal to join the factory Ducati team for 2𝔍025, it was long-thought this wo𝓰uld cost him his personal sponsorship with Red Bull due to the squad’s Monster Energy partnership.

During his final ap🏅pearance with Red Bull at an event at the brand’s Hangar 7 complex in Austria, he confirmed he will not continue with this sponsorship in 2025.

On Monday, Marquez ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmade his first public appearance as a factory Ducati rider in Italy and was sporting Monster Energy logos on his leathers.

However, Marquez will not be an official𒊎 Monster athlete in 2025 - leaving the door open for a return to Red Bull in future♓.

The Red Bu💎ll logo🐎s on Marquez's crash helmet have been replaced by Estrella Galicia branding.

Marquez will partner double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the fact꧙ory Ducati squad for theꦓ next two years.

In his first year on the Desmosedici, Marquez won three grands prix with Gresini and finished third in th𒐪e standings.

Bagnaia ended the year as runner-up after losing the title to Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 10 points in the Barcelona fi꧅nale.

Martin has moved to the factory Aꦯprilia squad for the 2025 seas🌱on.

Ducati dominated the 2024 season, winning 19 of the 20 grands prix and securing the constructors’ 𒁏championship by 395 points over KTM.