How can Pecco Bagnaia still be champion in Barcelona?

Jorge Martin will tackle the final round of the World Championship MotoGP with a nice advantage. While he had a 24-point lead over his rival Pecco Bagnaia before the last Sprint, in Barcelona, ​​the Spaniard conceded five, finishing third, when the latter won.

He will therefore approach the last event of the 2024 season with 19 points more than Bagnaia in the Drivers' standings. While 25 will still be at stake.

However, nothing is set in stone. To hope to lift the champion's trophy this Sunday, there are only two options left for Pecco Bagnaia. He will have to win, or at worst, finish second.

One of the possible scenarios could see the two drivers tie for the championship tomorrow. As a reminder, this scenario would see the Italian pocket the title. The latter has the advantage of the greatest number of victories, namely 10 against 3 after 19 meetings.

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Pecco Bagnaia champion in Main Race if…

In this way, the following table groups together the different scenarios that would see Pecco Bagnaia win his third consecutive title in the premier category, this Sunday, November 17.

As a reminder, points are awarded to the first 15 in the main race, according to the following distribution: 1st (25 pts), 2nd (20 pts), 3rd (16 pts), 4th (13 pts), 5th (11 pts), 6th (10 pts), 7th (9 pts), 8th (8 pts), 9th (7 pts), 10th (6 pts), 11th (5 pts), 12th (4 pts), 13th (3 pts), 14th (2 pts), 15th (1 point).