With five rounds to go, starting at Motegi this weekend, five riders are still in mathematical contention for the 2024 MotoGP world championship.

But with fifth place 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta needing to win every remaining Sprint and Grand Prix, and for168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Jorge Martin not to score, the KTM rookie can be discounted.

That leaves a Ducati quartet of Martin, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Enea Bastianini and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez.

🌠Martin and Bagnaia start this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP 21 points apart, with 185 points 🎀remaining and everything still to play for.

But Mandalika took a heavy tol🃏l on the title chances of Bastianini an🏅d Marquez.

Neither reached the finish o🐟f Sunday’s race - Bastianini due to a fall and Marquez an engine failure - leaving them 75 and 78 points behind Martin, respectively.

That means 💫they need to outscore Martin by an average of 15-16 points per round for five even﷽ts in succession.

"I'm happy to get back on track right away and leave last Sun꧅day behind me for good,” said Bastianini, who crashed out of a late third place while hunting down Martin and Acosta.

“It's been two years since I last raced in Japan,🎀 but I’ve always liked the Motegi track, and recently, we've been fast 🍰on almost every circuit.

“The gap in the championship iꦗs gettingꦦ bigger, but it's still not mathematically impossible.

“It will be important to stay🉐 focused in these final races, give our best, and always push hard."

Before Mandalika, Bastianini had scored 127 points in the five rounds sinc♕e the summer break.

Only Martin scored mor𒁏e, with 129✃ points. Marquez brought in 115 and Bagnaia only 95 over the same period.

If those scores are repeated in the final five events, the o🔯rder of the championship top four will remain unchanged.