In the end, Pecco Bagnaia managed to pay for the mistakes he made in the Sprint Race by winning the MotoGP class Grand Prix Race in Catalunya this 2024 season. Pecco’s journey in Sunday’s race could also be said to be quite winding, from initially leading at the front, dropping briefly so that in the end he was able to overtake Jorge Martin and win the race on a circuit with a speed corner character like Catalunya. This is Bagnaia’s 21st victory in MotoGP, all of which he achieved with Ducati. He now has just two fewer wins than MotoGP legend Casey Stoner, who is the most successful Ducati rider in his class with 23 wins on the Desmosedici.
BTW, With Bagnaia winning ahead of Martin and Marc Marquez, Ducati recorded a record 52 consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix races with at least one rider on the rostrum. This is Bagnaia’s 39th podium in the MotoGP class, all with Ducati. He now has one podium less than MotoGP Legend Andrea Dovizioso, who is second on the list of Ducati riders with the most podiums behind MotoGP Legend Casey Stoner (42). This was Pecco’s first podium in his GP career in Barcelona.
With Bagnaia, Martin and Marc Marquez on the podium, this is the third MotoGP Grand Prix race in a row that Ducati has swept the podium. Marc Marquez finished third for his 143rd GP podium, just nine points behind MotoGP legend Jorge Lorenzo in fourth on the list of riders with the most podiums in all classes. After finishing second in the Spanish and French GPs, this is the first time Marquez has won three consecutive podiums in MotoGP since 2019.
From the results of the Catalunya Race, Jorge Martin leads the MotoGP World Championship with 155 points, 39 points ahead of Bagnaia. That means Martin is guaranteed the lead after the Italian GP, with a maximum score of 37 available in the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix. Meanwhile ahead of Mugello, Marc Marquez returned to third place with a distance of 2 points from Pecco Bagnaia after 24 hours previously being in second place after the Catalunya Sprint race.
Ducati gained 34 points thanks to the combination of Point Pecco who won the Main Race and Point Marc Marquez who finished second in the Sprint Race. In general, Ducati leads the manufacturing standings with 204 points and is 79 points away from Aprilia, followed by KTM, Yamaha and finally Honda. Meanwhile, Lenovo Ducati leads with a distance of 40 points from pursuing Pramac Racing in the overall MotoGP team standings to Catalunya.
Apart from temporarily controlling the MotoGP racer standings, Jorge Marin also controls and leads the Satellite/Independent racer standings. Ahead of Ducati’s home race at Mugello, Prima Pramac Ducati leads the Satellite team standings. while the Ducait Satellite team controls the Top-3 in the general Satellite team standings.
Make it next week at Mugello. . Remembering that the 27th Ducati victory was recorded by Stoner, the 63rd Ducati victory was recorded by Bagnaia, the 72nd by Bezzecchi, the 89th victory by Martin. In Catalunya, Ducati achieved its 92nd victory. Will next week’s Mugello win its 93rd victory via the racer with starting number #93??
