What Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin need to be crowned MotoGP champion today in Valencia
Last yea♍r he was 23 clear of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), this year he’s 14 ahead of Jorge Martin (Pramac).
Francesco Bagnaia will be MotoGP champion if:
• He finishes in the top five,
• He finishes P6, P7, P8, P9, P10 and Martin doesn’t win,
• He finishes P11, P12, P13, P14 and Martin doesn’t finish better than P3
• He finishes P15 or fails to score any points and Martin doesn’t finish oꦚn the🐻 podium.
Jorge Martin will be MotoGP champion if:
• He wins and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P6
• He finishes P2 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P11
• He finishes P3 and B𒈔agnaia doesn’t finish better than P15
The gap was 21 points heading in💯to the weekend but Martin shaved seven points off by winning ไSatirday's sprint.
On Sunday, Bagnaia starts the race from second, ꦦMartin from sixt♋h.
Keep an eye on Ducati bosses and their teammates, too. What role couldꦇ they play?
Peter h💯as been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
