If we already knew that Pedro Acosta was the leader in the number of crashes, in MotoGP we did not know who his pursuers were. It’s now done! Indeed, the list of drivers and the number of crashes suffered by each of them has been revealed. And behind the “champion” of the Tech3 team, the Marquez brothers have lived up to their reputation! Since Marc is second in this hierarchy, ahead of Alex.
Zarco in the middle of the crash table, in MotoGP
And contrary to popular belief, Francesco Bagnaia is not one of those who fell the most. On the other hand, he is the one who most often fell in crucial moments, during the race. Hence his failure this year, against Jorge Martin, crowned MotoGP world champion during the last round of the season, in Barcelona.
Concerning our tricolors, Johann Zarco fell 15 times, less than Joan Mir (17 falls), well placed in the ranking of bad students. But it is much more than Takaaki Nakagami (7 falls) and Luca Marini (only 4 falls). For his part, Fabio Quartararo is in the second part of the table, with nine falls. That is, the same number as Pecco Bagnaia and less than Jorge Martin (as many falls as JZ5). Note also that these falls are generally very expensive for KTM. The four drivers of the brand included in the top seven…
MotoGP 2024 crash ranking
Here is the complete ranking and the number of crashes for each driver.
- Pedro Acosta: 28 shots
- Marc Marquez : 24
- Alex Marquez : 21
- Jack Miller : 20
- Brad Binder : 19
- Aleix Espargaro : 19
- Augusto Fernandez: 19
- Marco Bezzecchi: 18
- Joan Mir: 17
- Franco Morbidelli: 15
- Jorge Martin : 15
- Johann Zarco : 15
- Enéa Bastianini: 13
- Fabio Di Giannantonio: 13
- Alex Rins : 10
- Maverick Vinalès : 10
- Francesco Bagnaia: 9
- Fabio Quartararo: 9
- Raul Fernandez: 8
- Takaaki Nakagami : 7
- Miguel Oliveira: 6
- Lorenzo Savadori: 6
- Pol Espargaro: 4
- Luca Marini: 4
- Stefan Bradl : 2
- Dani Pedrosa : 2
- Remy Gardner : 1
- Michele Pirro: 1
Article published on 11/24/2024 at 6:00 a.m.
