Not in Valencia, but in Barcelona will take place on last Grand Prix of the MotoGP season and for Pecco Bagnaia this will be the last call to attempt a desperate climb back Jorge Martin. In Montmeló, the Spanish driver could celebrate the victory of the world championship, but Pecco will try by all means, from the Sprint, to reverse what seems to be a predictable ending, given the 24 points that separate the two drivers. There is also a wonderful duel for third place, as Marc Marquez and Bastianini are separated by only one point and represent hope for Bagnaia (who no longer depends only on himself).
The climatic conditions will be more difficult to interpret compared to last May. The level of grip of the track is, however, among the best in the motorcycle world championship: even the layout of the circuit and the long straight of 1047 meters allow significant heat dissipation between each braking. In Montmeló, especially with such a long straight, the motorcycle fairing has particular importance. Pecco prefers to use the start-of-year setup because it feels more confident and stable when braking (his strong point in riding) slightly at the expense of the greater load the new fairing offers when entering and passing corners , phases of motorcycle driving that particularly “reward” the driving characteristics of Jorge Martin.
Bagnaia still uses a “short” fork with characteristics reminiscent of the 2023 bike. Pecco uses it because in changes of direction he feels more agility and only in Qatar, track with characteristics and conditions rather different from all others, he prefers the longer configuration. In recent days, indiscretions have filtered in on the introduction of a new rear swingarm on the Italian rider's motorcycle.
The final weekend of the motorcycle world championship, which will take place from November 15 to 17, will determine the winner between Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin. The long race will take place on Sunday 17 at 14h00.
The MotoGP weekend in Barcelona, as usual, will be visible live and exclusively on Sky Sport, on the Sky Sport MotoGP channel and streaming on NOW and via the Sky Go application. On our site, updates updated in real time.
First place in Barcelona will not be enough for Pecco. Even with a double success (Sprint and Race), therefore collecting 34 points, it would be enough for Jorge Martin to score only 9 to win the world championship, which he can easily obtain by finishing the race in seventh place. A very complicated situation, but mathematically, Bagnaia is not yet doomed: taking full points, Pecco should hope that Martin obtains less than 9 points between the Sprint and the Race. Tied on points, Bagnaia would win, given the greater number of Grands Prix won (10 to 3).
Thursday November 14 4 p.m.: MotoGP riders press conference
Friday November 15 8:55 a.m.: Moto3 – free practice 1 9:45 a.m.: Moto2 – free practice 1 10:40 a.m.: MotoGP – free practice 1 11:40 a.m.: Paddock Live 1 p.m.: Paddock Live 1:15 p.m.: Moto3 – free practice 2 2 p.m.: Moto2 – free practice 2 2:55 p.m.: MotoGP – Pre-qualifying 4:15 p.m.: Paddock Live Show
Saturday November 16 8:35 a.m.: Moto3 – free practice 3 9:20 a.m.: Moto2 – free practice 3 10:05 a.m.: MotoGP – free practice 2 10:45 a.m.: MotoGP – qualifying 11:40 a.m.: Paddock Live 12:30 p.m.: Paddock Live 12:45 p.m.: Moto 3 – qualifying 1:40 p.m.: Moto2 – qualifying 2:55 p.m.: MotoGP – Sprint Race 15h45 : Paddock Live Show
Sunday November 17 9h35 : MotoGP – warm up 10h : MotoGP Rider Fan Parade 10h30 : Paddock Live 11h : Moto3 – course 12h : Paddock Live 12h15 : Moto2 – course 13h15 : Paddock Live 13h30 : Grille 14h : MotoGP – course
Driver ranking
1.Jorge Martin 485 pts 2.Pecco Bagnaia 461 pts 3.M.Marquez 369 points 4.E.Bastianini 368 points 5.P.Acosta 209 points 6.B.Binder 206 points 7.M.Vinales 189 points 8.F.DiGiannantonio 165 points 9.F.Morbidelli 161 points 10.A.Marquez 155 pts
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