Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez logged his factory Ducati debut with pole position at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix, edging out his younger brother Alex Marquez of Gresini at the Buriram International Circuit on Saturday.

The fault for Marc Marquez ’s brief worry at the Thailand MotoGP has been placed on his Ducati engineers. The factory Ducati grand prix debutant was leading at Buriram from pole position when he abruptly looked over his shoulder, and dropped to P2 behind his brother Alex Marquez.

Spain's Marc Marquez completed a double with victory in the opening race of the MotoGP season at the Thailand Grand Prix. The 32-year-old six-time former champion won Saturday's sprint race at the Buriram International Circuit in his first competitive outing for his new team Ducati and started Sunday's race as pole-sitter.