MotoGP News: Bagnaia wins race, Martin title in Barcelona
Italian factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia won his 11th MotoGP race of 2024, but customer Ducati rider Jorge Martin clinched his maiden MotoGP title with a third-place finish behind Marc Marquez in the Barcelona GP.
Marquez, the six-time champion riding a year old Ducati bike, managed to close the gap again as the race drew to a close, but Bagnaia did enough to hang on to the win.
Martin held a 19-point lead in the championship over Bagnaia and only needed to finish inside the top nine to clinch the title.
Although Bagnaia led away from pole position and controlled the race at the front, Martin cruised to a third place finish and won the title by 10 points.
He became the first rider to be crowned champion on a customer bike in the MotoGP era.
Marquez won his duel with factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini for third place in the championship, as he prepares to take the latter’s place at the factory Ducati team in 2025.
2024 Barcelona MotoGP Race Results – 24 Laps
| Pos | No. | Rider | Nat | Team | Behind | Gap | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.000s | 0.000s | 25 |
| 2 | 93 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +1.474s | 1.474s | 20 |
| 3 | 89 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +3.810s | 2.336s | 16 |
| 4 | 73 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +5.322s | 1.512s | 13 |
| 5 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +5.753s | 0.431s | 11 |
| 6 | 33 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.081s | 1.328s | 10 |
| 7 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +7.393s | 0.312s | 9 |
| 8 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +8.709s | 1.316s | 8 |
| 9 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +10.484s | 1.775s | 7 |
| 10 | 31 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +10.618s | 0.134s | 6 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +10.756s | 0.138s | 5 |
| 12 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +13.464s | 2.708s | 4 |
| 13 | 43 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +14.560s | 1.096s | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +19.469s | 4.909s | 2 |
| 15 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +22.195s | 2.726s | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +23.890s | 1.695s | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +23.960s | 0.070s | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +29.001s | 5.041s | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +29.145s | 0.144s | 0 |
| 20 | 51 | Michele Pirro | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +37.295s | 8.150s | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +39.138s | 1.843s | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC Test Team (RC213V) | +47.654s | 8.516s | 0 |
| 36 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | DNF | 0 |
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Final Point Standings
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | 508 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | 498 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | 392 |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | 386 |
| 5 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 217 |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | 215 |
| 7 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | 190 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | 173 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | 173 |
| 10 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | 165 |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | 163 |
| 12 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | 153 |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 113 |
| 14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 87 |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | 75 |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | 66 |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 55 |
| 18 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 31 |
| 19 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 31 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | 27 |
| 21 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 21 |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 14 |
| 23 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 12 |
| 24 | Daniel Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 7 |
| 25 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC Test Team (RC213V) | 2 |