Bagnaia arrives in Valencia with all the ballots to declare himself champion

Last season’s winner of the Valencia race, Bagnaia, adds to this his advantage in the provisional classification of the World Cup. 23 points As for who is his only rival in the title race, the current champion is Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1).

Calculations are very easy for “Pecco” because Quartararo needs to win yes or yes and the Italian to be fifteenth or not to score.everything else was worth it, because in case of a tie in points based on the number of wins, the title would go to the Ducati representative, seven and three seconds before Valencia.

So, and on the basis that the Valencia circuit is not bad for the Italian driver, he doesn’t seem to be in a very favorable position, as Fabio Quartararo has already ensured in Malaysia since he won there last year. After he managed to avoid Bagnaia’s first alironAlthough it is quite complex, he will try until the last second so that his opponent cannot reach his goal.

For Quartararo, it’s not just difficult. “mathematical calculations” Not with the Italians, but because of the fact that in the race in the Valencian Community a number of other factors can be combined in the form of a special name with a great desire to close the season in the best possible way, and here it is. The real interest of an event that has had a lot of winners in recent years, from Italian Franco Morbidelli (2020) to Spaniard Alex Rins (2018) or Marc Márquez (2019 and 2013).

What the main MotoGP riders have special stimulus starting the best possible result from the last race of the season.

For Spaniard Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V), this would be the best way to start the 2023 season after two years of trouble. physical problems and surgical interventions apparently they have managed to resolve their discomfort in the right arm in recent months.

this eight-time world champion Repsol needs this victory to fully regain the confidence to be who he has been for the past decade, but it’s not the only one.

Like Marc Márquez, they really want to close off part of their sports careers that have tied themselves to the Japanese manufacturer for several years. suzukiSpaniards Alex Rins and Joan Mir.

Both Rins and Mir have had great results with 2020 MotoGP world champion Suzuki and Valencia could be a good-bye opportunity or setting that meets their expectations, especially after learning that. they will have no problem testing their new 2023 bikes, Honda ships for both after getting authorization from those in charge of Suzuki.

And once again, it’s all going to have to reckon with Australia’s Jack Miller and Ducati’s wide representation in his final race as the manufacturer’s driver. Borgo Panigale, but without forgetting the French Johann Zarco, the Spanish Jorge Martín or the Italians Enea Bastianini or Marco Bezzecchi, First.

In addition to these, of course, they want to close the year after a while. “friend circuit“and with the best taste, Spaniards, Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales from Aprilia.

Espargaró would have wanted to fight for the title until the final race, but the truth is that neither wealth nor overall performance of the rider/bike combination It has been very helpful and while we have to think positively for 2023 already, the Granollers guy will definitely try to fight for the podium at least in “Ricardo Tormo”.

We cannot forget the South African pilots of the Austrian manufacturer KTM. Brad BinderPortugal, which will continue with them in 2023 and Miguel OliveiraIn a race reserved for the new Aprilia satellite team, where the 2022 world title is at stake, it could be a mix of those competing for the top five or even the podium.

Augusto Fernández picks the title in Moto2

On your own behalf Augusto Fernandez (Kalex) and Japanese Ai Ogura (Kalex), play them all on one card to win the Moto2 world title, which ended this weekend with the Valencia Community Grand Prix at the “Ricardo Tormo” circuit in Cheste.

Fernández has a 9.5-point advantage over Ogura, in addition to four wins three times and eight podiums against six, these are still just numbers and tension between the two pilots will be “felt” as there are many cabals during the weekend who can give the title to one or the other.

There is no doubt that the best position is held by the Spaniards. Born in Madrid but residing in Mallorca from a very young age and In 2023, GasGas will be the only rookie rider in the MotoGP category led by his team along with Spaniard Pol Espargaró, but advancing as champion in the category will not be the same as second place.

Fernández and Ogura will be the center of attention in their title fight, but unaware of this tension, there will be a large group of drivers who can join the fight for the three steps to the podium with more arguments than illusion. , starting with the Italians Tony Arbolino (Kalex) and to a lesser extent Celestino Vietti (Kalex), spanish Alonso López (Boscoscuro), Arón Canet (Kalex), Pedro Acosta (Kalex), Fermin Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) or Albert Arenas (Kalex), and British Jake Dixon (Kalex).

And if Fernández and Ogura play the world title, Aron Canet Third position in the championship is close, but no license can be allowed for this, with Tony Arbolino still the only one with some mathematical option, albeit meager, as there is a 24.5-point gap between the two.

The situation is very different in Moto3, where the new Moto3 world champion Spaniard competes. Izan Guevara (GasGas) comes with peace of mind knowing he’s the best and so his main goal will be to support the championship with an excellent performance against the long list of Spanish riders who will definitely want to shine in the final race. Of the season and at home..

Teammate Sergio García Dols (GasGas) is still playing for second place with Italian Dennis Foggia (Honda), as the two are separated by only eight points in favor of the Spaniard, but “at home”. many local riders that they will want to stand out as Jaume Masiá (KTM), Daniel Holgado (KTM), David Muñoz (KTM), Carlos Tatay (CFMoto), Iván Ortolá (KTM) or Xavier Artigas (CFMoto).

And with them, other classics of the category that will want to say goodbye with the best possible taste in the mouth, the Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) and Tatsuki Suzuki (Honda), Turkish Marine Pioneer (KTM), Brazilian Diogo Moreira or British John McPhee (Husqvarna)Coming exactly after his victory in Sepang (Malaysia).