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Jack Miller criticises Marc Márquez for skipping a MotoGP fan event
Marc Márquez skipped a kart event at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi to save effort while focusing on his title campaign.
He sent a lookalike to take part, after dealing with physical problems.
MotoGP has introduced a €5,000 fine for riders who miss required fan activities, with possible sporting penalties also mentioned.
Jack Miller said Márquez should not get special treatment, arguing that riders who are expected to attend should stay.
Other riders, including Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martín, supported or understood Márquez’s decision.
Márquez has said he will keep prioritising his physical condition and the championship.
The debate is over how MotoGP should balance fan events with riders’ needs.
Jack Miller criticised Marc Márquez for missing a fan-facing kart race at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi.
Márquez skipped the event to conserve effort and sent a double in his place.
Miller said riders should not be able to decide individually whether to attend events they are expected to join.
MotoGP introduced a rule allowing fines of €5,000 for riders who miss a minimum number of fan activities during Grand Prix weekends.
Some riders, including Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martín, supported or understood Márquez’s decision.
- Who
- Jack Miller criticised Marc Márquez over his absence from a fan event.
- What
- Márquez skipped a kart race and sent a double in his place. Miller said riders should follow event requirements.
- When
- During the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix weekend; the articles were published on 17 and 18 October 2026.
- Where
- Motegi, Japan.
- Why
- Márquez skipped the event to conserve effort and avoid risking his physical condition while focused on the championship.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Márquez skipped the kart race at Motegi to conserve effort and sent a double in his place.
MotoGP introduced a rule allowing €5,000 fines for riders who fail to meet a minimum number of fan activities.
El Desmarque published an article about Miller’s criticism of Márquez.
COPE and Diario AS published reports quoting Miller’s criticism.
- Riders involved
- Jack Miller and Marc Márquez
- Event missed
- Kart race at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi
- Márquez’s substitute
- A double
- Possible fine
- €5,000 for missing the minimum number of fan activities
- Rule consequence
- The Diario AS report says sporting penalties could also follow
- Related riders
- Pedro Acosta and Jorge Martín supported or understood Márquez’s decision
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What people are saying
Why can he leave the kart race while the rest of us have to stay? If you’re supposed to be there, you have to be there; I don’t think you can decide on your own that you’re not going.
What makes someone so special that they can leave while the rest of us have to stay?
Nobody is above the rules.
You have to be selfish and look after yourself that way.
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