The MotoGP World Championship returns to Spanish soil for the twelfth round of the season at the famous Motorland circuit in Aragon. This race marks a new stage in the 2024 MotoGP calendar and promises to be another key step for Pecco Bagnaia in his quest for a third consecutive title.
THE Ducati reds, led by the current world champion Pecco Bagnaiahave shown undeniable superiority this season, and Aragona track traditionally favorable to Ducatishould be no exception. However, the road to victory will not be easy for Bagnaiacar
Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez et
Enea Bastianini are determined to give him a hard time. Motorland’s return to the calendar this year is highly anticipated, especially after an absence last year due to the rotation of Spanish circuits. With four Spanish Grand Prix Back on the programme, this edition of the Aragon Grand Prix will mark the fifteenth time that this circuit has hosted a MotoGP event.
Looking ahead to the 2022 results, Enea Bastianini had won a spectacular victory at
Aragonhis fourth of the season, after a thrilling duel with Pecco Bagnaia. Aleix Espargaró had completed the podium in third position. As for 2021this year will remain memorable for Bagnaiawho had secured his first MotoGP victory there after an intense fight.
Pecco Bagnaia: « The season is still very long and we must keep our feet on the ground »
Building on its performance in
Austriawhere he achieved a double and where
Bastianini finished fourth in the Sprint race and third in the Main race,
Bagnaia arrives at Aragon with the ambition to continue on its momentum. Currently, after eleven Grands Prix, Ducati dominates both the constructors’ and teams’ standings, and Bagnaia
aims to consolidate its lead and to break the record for victories in a single season. With already seven victories This year, he equaled his score from last year and is on track to surpass that record.
In an official statement, Pecco Bagnaia
expressed his satisfaction and ambitions: “ I am very proud of the work we have been able to do in the last races.but the season is still very long and we have to keep our feet on the ground. Aragon is a track that I like and I am happy to race here again: At Motorland I won my first MotoGP victory and in the last editions I have always been very competitive. We must be focused and continue the work, keeping the same direction as in the last races. »
The Aragon Grand Prix promises to be another turning point in the 2024 MotoGP season. With the
Ducati in great shape and drivers like
Bagnaia ready to write a new page in their success story on this track, expectations are high.