Finally, the Barcelona GP sprint held this Saturday has not defined the World Championship champion. MotoGP. The Italian Pecco Bagnaia has taken the victory and Jorge Martincurrent leader of the general classification, has placed thirdwhich gives him a 19-point advantage in the fight for the title with only one date ahead.
To the last event of the year, which is held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after the cancellation of the Valencia Grand Prix due to the consequences of DANA, Jorge MartÃn arrives with everything in his favor to be world champion for the first time.
The Spanish driver accumulates 492 points compared to the 473 that Bagnaia has so far. ‘Martinator’ would only have to add 7 points to take the championship in Sunday’s main race.
In Montmeló they will be 25 for Sunday’s race. To take the championship from Jorge MartÃn, Bagnaia will have to be among the first two classified, and wait for a bad result from his rival. .
In case the Italian took the victory, I would also need some setback from Jorge MartÃnsomething that a priori is difficult. Furthermore, if the Spaniard does not score, Bagnaia would be equally obliged to be among the two best drivers of the day.
In summary, Jorge MartÃn would be world champion with the following combinations:
- Jorge MartÃn finishes ninth or better.
- Jorge MartÃn is between tenth and fourteenth position, and Bagnaia is second.
- Bagnaia is third or worse.