Throughout the year, they fought tooth and nail for the title of best independent driver, and while Johann Zarco seemed to have made the difference at Jerez, their race performances have since brought them closer together over the years. Grand Prix to only separate them by a maximum of 5 points on the eve of the final confrontation in Valencia.
Sadly, Cal Crutchlow, which is only one point behind Johann zarco, will not be able to defend his chances there since still injured, and alone Danilo Petrucci, 5 points behind the Tech3 rider, can still challenge the Frenchman for first place in this competition within the MotoGP championship.
The fact that, like the LCR driver, the Italian has a factory machine is not taken into account in the ranking, and only race performances on the Valencian track will determine the best driver not belonging to a team. factory.
Last year, the title was not yet official but Johann zarco had finished first independent driver thanks to 174 points, ahead of Danilo Petrucci (124) Cal Crutchlow (112) et Jonas Folger (84)
As a reminder, the points awarded are respectively 25, 20,16, 13,11, 10,9, 8,7, 6,5, 4,3, 2 and 1, while Johann Zarco scored 149, Cal Crutchlow 148 and Danilo Petrucci 144.
Ranking of independent MotoGP riders:
1 ZARCO Johann FRA 149
2 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 148
3 PETRUCCI Danilo ITA 144
4 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 92
5 MILLER Jack AUS 91
6 MORBIDELLI Franc ITA 50
7 ESPARGARO Aleix SPA 44
8 SYAHRIN Hafizh MAL 40
9 RABAT Tito SPA 35 114 5
10 NAKAGAMI Takaaki JPN 23
11 REDDING Scott GBR 15
12 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 10
13 BRADL Stefan GER 3
14 SIMEON Xavier BEL 1
