After the latest announcement placing Pedro Acosta definitively at GAGAS in place of Pol Espargaró alongside Augusto Fernandez, which follows the resounding news of the divorce by mutual consent between Marc Marquez and Honda, the 2024 MotoGP starting grid is almost determined. Here it is as a reminder, keeping in mind that MotoGP is not impossible for the positions still vacant, one of which is still at Repsol Honda...
It seems certain that Marc Marquez will find himself with his brother Alex within the Gresini satellite team for a Ducati theoretically winning given the journey accomplished by all its drivers this year. But it was also said thatAugusto Fernandez will be the one who, at KTM was going to give up his place to Pedro Acosta and we finally saw Pol Espargaro reorient the direction of one's career...
Who will replace Marc Marquez in MotoGP at Repsol Honda?
There is therefore still a doubt because the place left at Honda by Marc Marquez remains vacant. With the confirmed Joan mir, could happen Johann zarco, who has already signed for Team Honda LCR. The HRC could ask the team led by Lucio Cecchinello to let the Frenchman go, which is not a given because the Italian boss does not seem to have this state of mind.
However, if this is the case, the second handlebar of the LCR team could be occupied by Iker Lecuona, who has already raced with the RC213V replacing either Marc Marquez or Alex Rins, Fabio DiGiannantonio, on foot with the expected arrival of Marc Marquez in Team Gresini, or even a Jake dixon promoted from Moto2 and above all supported by British television which is desperate to be able to talk about one of its compatriots in MotoGP ...
MotoGP 2024 starting grid :
DucatiLenovoTeam
Pecco Bagnaia (Italy)
Enea Bastianini (Italy)
First Ducati Pramac Racing
Jorge Martin (Spain)
Franco Morbidelli (Italy)
Mooney VR46 Ducati
Marco Bezzecchi (Italy)
Luca Marini (Italy)
Gresini Racing Ducati
Alex Marquez (Spain)
Marc Marquez (Spain) *To be made official*
Aprilia Racing Team
Aleix Espargaró (Spain)
Maverick Viñales (Spain)
Team RNF MotoGP Aprilia
Miguel Oliveira (Portugal)
Raul Fernandez (Spain)
Monster EnergyYamaha
Fabio Quartararo (France)
Alex Rins (Spain)
Repsol Honda Team
Joan Mir (Spain)
Johann Zarco (France)?
Honda LCR
Takaaki Nakagami (Japan)
Zarco/Lecuona/Di Giannantonio/Dixon?
Red Bull KTM Factory
Brad Binder (South Africa)
Jack Miller (Australia)
GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3
Augusto Fernandez (Spain)
Pedro Acosta (Spain)
