David Alonso hꦛas revealed a key bit of advice given to him by MotoGP champion Marc Marquez a🍸s he gears up for his first match point in the 2024 Moto3 title battle.

The 18-year-old has his first ch🐻ance to win the 2024 Moto3 world championship this weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix, as he comes to Motegi 97 points in the standings.

A🌟 champion in Red Bull Rook🐬ies Cup and the European Talent Cup, Alonso needs to leave Motegi with a buffer of 100 points to win the Moto3 crown in just his second season of grand prix racing.

A win in Japan would seal the deal for Alonso, which⛄ would also🌼 put him level with the number of victories Joan Mir managed in 2017 on his way to the Moto3 title, while one more would match Valentino Rossi’s all-time lightweight class win record of 11 in a season.

Alonso has found himself this year somewhat taken under the wing of eight-t⛄ime woꦉrld champion Marc Marquez, who has been offering advice to the young Aspar rider.

Asked about the win statistics he is nearing on Thursday at𓂃 Motegi, Alonso said: “It’s really good numbers, but also I try when I’m on the bike not think too much on th🗹em.

“Just focus on my side and this is so important for me, because ♏for example one dream from when I was little… there is a video and they asked me ‘w♔hat is your dream’.

“And normally everyone says ‘go to MotoGP’. And I said ‘no, my dream is to win in each class’ rather than jump into MotoGP becaus𝔉e for me it’s so important to close a chapter and live the experience of fighting f🍸or a world championship in whatever class.

“I think it gives you a really nice experience, it gives you so much to learn in this sitﷺuation.

“Also, Marquez, one of the [pieces] of advice he gave me was that it’s better to win a championship than reach a MotoGP ꧑for any reason.”

Alonso has found hi💫mself getting advice from a number of top MotoGP riders this year and says he always tries to speak to them when he is at a race as they are in the premier class “for a reason”.

“It’s good because we are altogether here, so when I see these guys I try to listen carefully, try t💞o learn, because they are in MotoGP for a reason,” he ad🌸ded.

“So, I always like t🐻o ask for some advice because they already did what I’m doing now, so it’s good to follow them.”

Within the Aspar structure, Alonso🌺 also has good experience to lean on this weekend as he aims to wrap up the title.

Current sporting director Nico Terol won the 125cc world championship in 2011 with Aspar, while team owner Jorge Martinez is a multiple champion 💛as a ri♌der and as a manager.

“It’s a new situation 🌺for me,” he said 𒈔of his championship match point.

“So,༺ let’s try to listen to all my people around me in the🃏 team.

“Nico - for example - who already did it in 201🐻1. And also Jorge is coming to support us. I need to try ꦛto, they say to me, do a normal weekend.”