With five Grands Prix remaining and a maximum of 185 points still up for grabs, eight riders are technically still mathematically in contention for the title. However, the two main leaders are now Marc Márquez and Jorge Martín, separated by just two points, with a considerable advantage ranging from 96 to 183 points over their rivals.
Only Marco Bezzecchi manages to stay afloat, trailing by just 46 points. The Italian rider, who led the MotoGP World Championship for almost the entire first part of the season, is now considered an outsider after a series of mistakes, setbacks, and injuries.
Conversely, Marc Márquez has soared up the overall standings after resolving his shoulder problem, which hampered him during the early Grands Prix. Ahead of them, Jorge Martín embodies consistency and leads the championship with only five wins to his name, just one of which was on a Sunday, compared to 14 for Márquez and five for Bezzecchi, all on Sundays, thus scoring a significant number of points.
Naturally, with five Grands Prix remaining in the season, the two frontrunners are keeping a close eye on each other's performance. Nevertheless, number 93 is wary of the Italian rider and hasn't ruled him out of the title fight. While he himself has managed to claw back 102 points in seven Grands Prix, he believes Bezzecchi's 46-point deficit can be easily overcome, especially since the final circuits of the season suited him particularly well last year, with the exception of Malaysia.
“It’s obvious there are still a lot of points up for grabs, and we’ve seen that anything can happen ,” said Márquez . “[On Sunday], Bezzecchi won, and last year he won the last two Grands Prix. He’ll be fast on all the circuits, as he already demonstrated last year.”
“Martín is clearly the one who is closest to me in the standings, but I’m fighting for the World Championship against two Aprilias, which have their strengths and weaknesses. We’re going to try to focus on our job.”
