Barcelona – Race: Bagnaia wins, Martin takes the title!

• Before the start of the last event of the season MotoGP In Barcelona, ​​Jorge Martin has a 19-point lead over Pecco Bagnaia. So anything can still happen in the last twenty-four rounds of the year, with 25 points still at stake. Before we start, here are the scenarios that could see Bagnaia win the titleThe track temperature is 25°C, much colder than the day before. Pecco Bagnaia has chosen the soft rear tyre, while Martin has opted for the medium.
• When the lights went out, Pecco Bagnaia once again took off, but Jorge Martín managed to get right into his wake this time. However, at the start of the second lap, the Spaniard was passed by Marc Marquez under braking. He could still hold on. He only needed to score seven points to be assured of the title.
• The gap stabilizes between the first three, and behind, Aleix Espargaró gets rid of Enea Bastianini to come to the aid of his great friend Martin.

(I.e. @marcmarquez93 is up into second! @ 88jorgemartin drops to third ahead of @ Bestia23 (I.e.#SolidarityGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/jMs269x4kn

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• The gap between Marquez and Bagnaia is just a few tenths, while Jorge Martín is behind the leading duo, assured of having a margin over the other riders as long as Aleix Espargaro contains Enea Bastianini behind him.
• As the halfway point approaches, Bagnaia strays a little too far from the line, and Marquez takes advantage of this to get a little closer, without however trying anything. On the twelfth of the 24 laps to go, the top four are still the same. However, it is now Alex Marquez who is putting pressure on Espargaro, Bastianini having fallen back in the hierarchy.

Jorge Martin towards his first title

• The standings are no longer changing, and Jorge Martín is counting the laps he has left to complete before he can let off steam and savour his success. A second behind him, Aleix Espargaró is still giving his all to contain Alex Marquez, and ensuring a quiet end to the race for the Pramac rider.

10 points ahead in the standings at the moment 💪@ 88jorgemartin is only 5 laps away from THE DREAM 👀#SolidarityGP | #TheRematch pic.twitter.com/bA27bPif9i

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 17, 2024

• Bagnaia starts the last lap in the lead, and is no longer worried by Marquez. At this stage of the race, Martin is alone in the world in third position.
• Pecco Bagnaia takes an eleventh victory this season, but does not take enough points from Martin to keep his number 1. The Spaniard becomes the thirtieth world champion in the history of the premier class, and the fifth Spanish champion in this class. Marc Marquez wins his duel against Enea Bastianini for third place in the Drivers' championship.
• fabio quartararo and Johann Zarco were just outside the top 10 for most of the race. They would eventually finish 11th and 14th.
• Alex Rins was assessed a Long Lap penalty for cutting a corner, then a second for misserving the corner.

MotoGP Barcelona – Race Classification

Ranking : MotoTiming