Casey Stoner believes he proved people wrong by achieving a feat not even Marc Marquez has repeated

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Casey Stoner won MotoGP titles with Ducati and Honda, yet the Australian was largely underrated by many throughout his two-time title-winning career in the premier class.

The 40-year-old raced in the pinnacle of two-wheel motorsport between 2006 and 2012. He retired from MotoGP at the age of just 27 owing to his Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as well as changes to the series causing the native of Southport, Queensland to fall out of love with it.

Marc Marquez replaced Stoner in the factory Honda crew from the 2013 MotoGP season, as the Spaniard debuted in the premier class immediately with the Japanese manufacturer. The Cervera native even won the first of his now seven titles in MotoGP as a rookie back in 2013.

Stoner won his first MotoGP title riding for Ducati in 2007, as the Australian became the first rider to win a premier class title with the Italian team as he beat Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi. Stoner’s first season at Honda in 2011 returned another dominant championship title.

Casey Stoner feels he proved people wrong by winning a MotoGP race at every circuit

Yet even Stoner felt underrated by some throughout his MotoGP career, so winning a race at every track he visited showed them he was “more well-rounded” than they believed. Stoner did not win a race as a rookie, but he scored 38 Grand Prix wins from 115 races in his career.

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Not even Marquez has won a race at every circuit that he has visited thus far in his MotoGP career. Marquez won the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix for his first win at the Red Bull Ring, but he is so far yet to win at Balaton Park, Mandalika, Portimao or the Buddh International Circuit.

Stoner told Motor Sport Magazine: “One of my proudest stats is that I won at every single track where I raced a MotoGP bike, and I think there are not many people who can say that.

“Even if the track was only on the calendar for two years, I still won on it. That showed my ability to adapt to all situations, all circuits [and] all grip levels. And, for me, [it] showed that I was a little more well-rounded than people thought.”

Not even Marc Marquez has matched Casey Stoner’s feat of winning a MotoGP race at every circuit he’s raced at

Stoner is, in fact, the only rider to date in premier class history to win at least one Grand Prix at every track that they raced on. Marquez will need the Buddh International Circuit in India to re-join the MotoGP calendar for the Spaniard to ever match Stoner’s feat one day, as well.

Stoner even shares the records with Rossi for the most wins at Phillip Island in Australia with six and the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar with four. The 2007 Qatar Grand Prix was also Stoner’s first MotoGP win, and the 2012 Australian Grand Prix marked his 38th and last win.

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Balaton Park, Mandalika and Portimao are the only tracks left on the 2025 MotoGP calendar that Marquez has yet to win at following his victory at the Red Bull Ring this August. Balaton Park also debuted on the calendar this August, with the revival of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Also, Marco Bezzecchi crashed into Marquez in the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix to deny the Spaniard a chance to win a MotoGP race at Mandalika for the first time. He may also have to wait until 2026 to conquer Portimao, as Marquez is unlikely to race in Portugal due to injury.