Jakarta, Oct. 1 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Marc Marquez, the 2025 MotoGP world champion from the Ducati Lenovo Team, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The visit took place just days before the Indonesian Grand Prix, scheduled for October 3-5 at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit in Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara.

"Hello everybody. I'm super happy to be back in Indonesia after becoming world champion three days ago. And yes, Mandalika will be the first circuit I race on since being crowned," Marquez said at a press conference following his meeting with President Prabowo.

Arriving at Merdeka Palace around 4:30 p.m. local time, the Spanish rider spent about an hour with the pres...