Five-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira is Honda’s priority target to replace the outgoing Marc Marquez in MotoGP next year, Motorsport.com has learned.
Last Wednesday, Honda announced that it had reached a mutual agreement with Marquez to part ways at the end of the 2023 season, one year earlier than the eight-time world champion’s contract stipulated. Marquez has spent 11 years of his life with Honda, winning all six of his MotoGP world titles, 59 grands prix victories and 101 podiums. Though yet to be confirmed, Marquez will move to Gresini to race a year-old Ducati next season. As Motorsport.
Miguel Oliveira, RNF MotoGP Racing Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Oliveira, 28, is seen as the most attractive option by HRC due to his experience in MotoGP, and particularly on two of the leading European bikes in the KTM and Aprilia. From the commercial side, Honda’s backing from Repsol makes Oliveira attractive, as it has commercial interests in his native Portugal.
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