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Rematch completed and Jorge Martín is the new MotoGP World Champion! Pecco Bagnaia won in Barcelona

by Antonio Mendes
November 17, 2024
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Desforra concluída e Jorge Martín é o novo campeão do Mundo de MotoGP! Pecco Bagnaia venceu em Barcelona

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Jorge Martín is MotoGP World Champion! The rematch is complete and the Spaniard has just been crowned world champion of the category after the Barcelona Solidarity GP, finishing third. Pecco Bagnaia was in the lead from start to finish and won for the 18th time this year, but ended the year 10 points behind his opponent. Marc Márquez was second and finishes third in the overall standings.

Everything was in place for the start of the most decisive GP of the season, where the new 2024 world champion would be known. The fight was on between Jorge Martín and Pecco Bagnaia, with the Pramac Racing Spaniard going into the race 19 points ahead of his opponent and a two-time consecutive class champion. The #89 was 24 laps away from glory and putting his name among the list of class champions, but Bagnaia still had his say.

But the fight didn’t stop there, with the final third place being fought out between Enea Bastianini and Marc Márquez, with the Italian getting the better of his opponent for the time being after yesterday’s podium finish.

This was also the last full-time race for Aleix Espargaró and Takaaki Nakagami, with Augusto Fernández also saying goodbye (for now) to the grid, and with many riders having their last races with their respective teams, such as Márquez, Franco Morbidelli, Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira, Maverick Viñales, Pedro Acosta, Martín, Marco Bezzecchi, among others.

The race got underway with Bagnaia in good form and making the most of his pole position, with Martín moving up to second straight away, M.Márquez was third and Bastianini was fourth, having started from eighth. Espargaró dropped to fifth.

Martín had meanwhile been overtaken by M.Márquez and all he had to do was control the risk. The Spaniard was 0.188s behind his compatriot and future factory Ducati rider, but ninth place was enough for him to finish as champion.

Within three laps Martín was easing up and was now 0.8s behind the race leader, while Espargaró was growing and was now fourth, but it didn’t take long for the Italian to respond and retake the position.

Within five laps the Pramac rider was already more than 1s down on Bagnaia, who in turn had 0.180s on M.Márquez. Espargaró, once again, overtook Bastianini, who said without fear that he had helped his best friend Martín.

BACK AND FORTH! ⚔️🔄@Bestia23 and @AleixEspargaro are battling hard for that 4th position! 💥#SolidarityGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/Sno6IbEAw6

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 17, 2024

If M.Márquez took the lead and won and Bagnaia was second, Martín could even finish the race in 14th place and still be champion.

Is @marcmarquez93 going to attack Pecco for the lead? 🤔

He's currently 0.2s behind @PeccoBagnaia ⏱️#SolidarityGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/iGYQfPGWY5

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 17, 2024

In the meantime, Álex Márquez came sixth after beating Pedro Acosta, the best KTM rider on the track.

At the end of lap seven, Joan Mir crashed again this year and was out of the race. Shortly afterwards Franco Morbidelli overtook Bastianini, but the Italian Ducati rider responded and retook the position, while further back Brad Binder beat Bezzecchi.

Martín had the squire he wanted in the race when he held on to fourth place and now had Á as his most direct pursuer. Márquez, who climbed into the top five after a mistake by Bastianini.

The Beast makes a mistake 😱@Bestia23 plummets to 7th! 📉#SolidarityGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/ot6sOuDEhE

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 17, 2024

With ten laps completed, this was the top ten: Bagnaia, M.Márquez, Martín, Espargaró, Á.Márquez, Acosta, Morbidelli, Bastianini, Binder and Bezzecchi.

The race was tense and the nervousness was palpable, with Martín seeing the weather play in his favor and the laps going smoothly, and despite being almost 2s behind the leader with 11 laps to go, third place was more than enough to become champion. Márquez was also further behind Bagnaia, who was now 0.5s ahead of his future teammate: if the Italian won, it would be his 18th victory of the year.

10 LAPS TO GO 🚨@PeccoBagnaia still leads @marcmarquez93 and as it stands @88jorgemartin would be Champion! #SolidarityGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/DHAIOOdtIN

— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 17, 2024

Among the Aprilia riders, Espargaró remained fourth, Miguel Oliveira was 12th, Raúl Fernández 15th ahead of Maverick Viñales. Fabio Quartararo was the best Yamaha rider in 11th, Acosta the best KTM rider in sixth, and in the Honda class Johann Zarco was the benchmark in 14th.

The race continued at a good pace and was already in the final quarter, with six laps to go, and Martín was third with a 3s deficit to Bagnaia, but he was running his race and seemed “only” concerned with controlling and managing his actions on the track.

It should be noted that Binder was already seventh and Pedro Acosta, in the opposite direction, was ninth. If the race were to end now, the South African would climb to fifth in the championship and be the best KTM rider in the overall standings.

Lap after lap Martín saw his dream getting closer and Bagnaia could only hope for a disaster on the part of his opponent if he was to still dream of the title, since it wasn’t up to him alone, but he was doing his part brilliantly, leaving no room for doubt that he was the fastest rider at Montmeló.

And the title was done! Jorge Martín is the new MotoGP world champion!!!

Tags: Aleix EspargaróFrancesco BagnaiaJorge MartínMarc MárquezMotoGPMotoGP BarcelonaSolidarity GP of Barcelona
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