Marc Marquez nominated for prestiguous award: joins Messi, Verstappen and Usain Bolt

Marquez, who regained the MotoGP throne in 2025 after an astonishing comeback from injury, joins the likes of Max Verstappen, Lionel Messi and Usain Bolt who are all previous nominees and winners of the award.

Athletes are selected from a wide variety of sports based upon their achievements, and Marquez will be up against the likes of fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, France's Ousmane Dembele and Italy's Jannick Sinner.

The Ducati man has previously been nominated for the award on several occasions and won the 2013 'Breakthrough of the Year' award after his incredible rookie title-winning campaign.

Marquez reacted to the annoucement by saying: "This is my sixth nomination for the Laureus World Sports Awards - but I still get that same buzz that I felt receiving my first one, 12 years ago!"

"The quality of the Nominees goes to show how special the Awards are, and I’m delighted to be shortlisted amongst such prestigious company."

The 2025 season was truly a statement from Marc Marquez, who dominated the championship from the very opening round and amassed a total of 11 race wins and 14 sprint wins throughout the year.

Elsewhere, Formula 1's McLaren team have also recieved a nomination for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, while 2025 world champion Lando Norris is up for the World Breakthrough of the Year.

After a disappointing end to the 2024 season that ended his world title chances, Norris responded in 2025 with seven wins and 18 podiums in an impressive year.

The award ceremony and winners announcement will take place on 20 April in Madrid, Spain, making it the ideal setting for Marquez to be crowned with another honour.