Marc Marquez is 44 points behind Bezzecchi and still without a Sunday Grand Prix win in 2026 after his lap two crash at Jerez. A response is craved at Le Mans, a circuit where Ducati has delivered a different winner in each of the last several seasons since Marquez’s 2019 victory with Honda. Alex Marquez, Johann Zarco and Quartararo are confirmed for Thursday’s Le Mans press conference , setting up another extraordinary storyline heading into Friday.
