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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank After spending his rookie MotoGP season at Repsol Honda, Alex Marquez switches to the LCR team for 2021, taking over the place of Cal Crutchlow.Suddenly promoted to Repsol team leader following brother Marc’s arm injury at the start of last season, Alex went on to finish 14th in the world championship.That may not sound too impressive, but he had the distinction of being the only Honda rider to finish on the podium in 2020 – courtesy of second places at Le Mans and Aragon.But with Pol Espargaro’s Honda deal agreed before Alex had even started a MotoGP race, the former Moto3 and Moto2 world champion already knew he would be moving to LCR for 2021.Although Marquez is switching from factory to satellite, he will continue to receive the latest Honda machinery.The Spaniard will also be working with respected LCR crew chief Christophe Bourguignon, who helped Crutchlow to three MotoGP race wins.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); MotoGP Gossip: Honda hardships, paddock headhunting, Lecuona stamina…accImages.createImage(); Fausto Gresini’s ‘clinical picture critical’ after ‘complications’Marquez will complete his first laps as an official LCR rider at next month’s Qatar test.”We need to continue to grow up as a rider, but also get more results – like the podiums last year – and a better place in the champinship,” Marquez said of his 2021 objectives. “We also need to work on qualifying.”Takaaki Nakagami, the top Honda rider in last year’s world championship, is staying at LCR as team-mate to Alex Marquez this season. The Japanese will also ride a 2021 spec Honda.Nakagami will unveil his Idemitsu-sponsored bike tomorrow (Saturday).Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar – January UpdateRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatar (Evening race)Losail24 AprilDoha (Evening race)Losail318 AprilPortugalPortimao42 MaySpainJerez516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneGermanySachsenring927 JuneNetherlandsAssen1011 JulyFinland (Subject to homologation)KymiRing1115 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1229 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1312 SeptemberAragonAragon1419 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano153 OctoberJapanMotegi1610 OctoberThailandBuriram1724 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1831 OctoberMalaysiaSepang1914 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo TormoPostponed Grands Prix: 11 AprilArgentinaTermas 18 AprilAmericasCOTAReserve Grand Prix Venues: Indonesia (Subject to homologation)Mandalika RussiaIgora Drive2021 Pre-season Testing: 5 MarchQatar Shakedown TestLosail 6-7 MarchQatar Official TestLosail 10-12 MarchQatar Official TestLosailRelated ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Oliveira: A successful season? Being MotoGP championaccImages.createImage(); Bagnaia’s reaction to big setback influenced Factory Ducati decision
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