Explained: The points needed by Jorge Martin or Pecco Bagnaia to win the title

The perm🐼utations which will decide 2024 MotoGP championship

Martin, Bagnaia
Martin, Bagnaia

Jorge Martin and F🐎rancesco Bagnaia are the 𝓡only riders who can become MotoGP champion on Sunday, in the season-ending Solidarity Barcelona MotoGP.

Martin has a 19-point advantage over Bagnaia, with 25 points to play ๊for.

Martin only needs to finish in the top nine of the race, even if Ba🧔gnaia wins the race,♊ to claim the title.

Bagnaia must win the race and hope Martin finishes 10th or lower.

Bagnaia will, at least, be able to start from pole positio൩n. Martin is fourth on the starting grid.

Bagnaia c🐟onverted pole into victory in Saturday's sprint race, while Martin finished third.

Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia is defending the title, having claimed glory in each of the p🥀ast two seasons.

Pramac's Martin is vying for his first title. He missed out on the final day 💫of last season to Bagnaia.

They hℱave had equal machin⛄ery this year, albeit with Martin in a Ducati satellite team.

Mart🥂in will take the #1 plate to Aprilia next year if he wins the title.

He opted to quit Ducati after he was overlooked, in favour of Marc Marquez, for the 2025 official sea♈t.

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