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

The permutations which will 🐽decide 2024 M♋otoGP championship

Martin, Bagnaia
Martin, Bagnaia

Jor▨ge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia are the only riders who can become MotoGP champion on Sunday, in the season-ไending Solidarity Barcelona MotoGP.

Martin has a 19-point ♒advantage over Bagnaia, with 2♈5 points to play for.

Martin only needs to finish in the top nine of the race🎃, even if Bagꦜnaia 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 pol🤡e position. Martin is fourth on the starting grid.

Bagnaia converted pole into vicღtory ꦑin Saturday's sprint race, while Martin finished third.

Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia is defending the title, having claimed glory in each 🔜of the past two s💙easons.

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

They have had equal machine🎃ry this year, albeit wi♕th Martin in a Ducati satellite team.

Martin will take the #1 pl෴ate to Aprilia next year if he wins the title.

He opted to quit Ducati after he was overlooked, in favour of Marc Marquez, for th🐻e 2025 official seat.

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