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With two GPs held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2024, this is the 34th time there’s a GP at the venue.

At least one Spaniard has been on the podium in the MotoGP race since 2007, except in 2021.

Spanish riders have 12 premier class wins here;

Alex Criville in 1995 & 1999
Carlos Checa in 1996
Dani Pedrosa in 2008
Jorge Lorenzo in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2018
Marc Marquez in 2014 & 2019
Aleix Espargaro in 2023

Who can win what

MotoGP World Championship: Jorge Martin

With a 24-point advantage, Martin has chance to clinch the title in the Tissot Sprint.

If he scores two more points than Francesco Bagnaia. Here are the scenarios to give Martin the title:

He wins
He finishes P2 and Bagnaia doesn’t win
He finishes P3 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P5
He finishes P4 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P6
He finishes P5 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P7
He finishes P6 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P8
He finishes P7 and Bagnaia doesn’t finish better than P9
He finishes P8 and Bagnaia fails to score any points

Moto2 Rookie of the Year

Diogo Moreira is a point ahead of Senna Agius and 15 points ahead of Deniz Öncü. They’re the only contenders.

Final round deciders: #TheRematch

2006 – While Troy Bayliss took his first – and only – MotoGP win standing in for Sete Gibernau at Ducati. Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden fought for the title. The Italian had an eight-point advantage heading in. He crashed and rejoined to finish 13th as Hayden finished third behind Bayliss and Loris Capirossi.

2013 – Rookie Marc Marquez had a 13-point advantage over Jorge Lorenzo heading into Valencia. The latter won the race, but Marquez finished third to clinch the first of his six MotoGP titles to date.

2015 – Valentino Rossi landed at the Valencia GP with a seven-point advantage over Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi had to start from the back of the grid following the ‘Sepang Clash’ with Marc Marquez. Lorenzo took the win and title while Rossi made a great comeback to finish fourth.

2017 – Marc Marquez arrived at the finale 21 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso. Despite a big front-end slide and save at Turn 1 when trying to overtake Johann Zarco, Marquez took the title as Dovizioso crashed out.

2022 – After clawing back a 91-point deficit to Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia headed to the Valencia GP 23 points clear. A top 14 finish would see Bagnaia crowned MotoGP Champion for the first time. A ninth place secured the Italian the crown.

2023 – Heading to the Valencia GP, Francesco Bagnaia led by 21 points over Jorge Martin. He needed to score four more points than Martin in the Tissot Sprint, but Martin took the win and Bagnaia finished P5. On Sunday, a top five finish was enough for him to take the title. He won the race as Martin crashed out.

Any comments or questions please contact statscommunications@dorna.com Official statistics compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino

MOST SUCCESSFUL RIDERS AT THE CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA:

Valentino Rossi 10 (6 x MotoGP, 1 x 500cc, 2 x 250cc, 1 x 125cc)
Jorge Lorenzo 6 (5 x MotoGP, 1 x 250cc)
Max Biaggi 4 (4x 250cc)
Marc Marquez 3 (2 x MotoGP, 1 x 125cc)
Fabio Quartararo 3 (2 x MotoGP, 1 x Moto2)
Dani Pedrosa 3 (1 x MotoGP, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 125cc)
Alex Marquez 3 (2 x Moto2, 1 x Moto3)

RACES AT THE CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA (99):

23 MotoGP, 10 500cc, 15 Moto2, 18 250cc, 13 Moto3, 20 125cc.

FACTORIES AT THE CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA: BEST RESULTS

Most wins: Yamaha 14 – Honda 11 – Ducati 5 – KTM 1 – Suzuki 1 – Aprilia 1

Yamaha: Yamaha’s last MotoGP win here was in 2022 with Quartararo. Yamaha has the most premier class wins here: 14.

11 in MotoGP: Valentino Rossi (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016)
Jorge Lorenzo (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Quartararo (2020, 2022); three in 500cc
Wayne Rainey (1992, 1993)
Luca Cadalora (1994)

Honda: Honda’s last MotoGP win here was Marc Marquez in 2019.

Honda have 11 premier class wins here including five in a row with Alex Criville.

Carlos Checa and Mick Doohan from 1995 to 1999.

As well as wins with;

Valentino Rossi (2001, 2002)
Dani Pedrosa (2008)
Casey Stoner (2011)
Marc Marquez (2014, 2019)

Ducati: Ducati’s last MotoGP win in Catalunya was Francesco Bagnaia earlier on this year. Ducati have taken five MotoGP wins at the Catalunya circuit. Including their very first in the class with Loris Capirossi in 2003.

Aprilia: Aprilia took their third premier class win in Catalunya with Aleix Espargaro in 2023, who finished ahead of Maverick Viñales for the first Aprilia 1-2 in the class. Espargaro also won the Tissot Sprint in 2023 and in 2024. He qualified on pole position here back in May.

KTM: Miguel Oliveira won the MotoGP race in 2021 in Catalunya with KTM,. Which was the fourth win for the Austrian manufacturer in the class.

11 riders on the current MotoGP grid have podiums in Catalunya in the class;

Marc Marquez (7)
Quartararo (3)
Jorge Martin (3)
Johann Zarco (2)
Viñales (1)
Joan Mir (1)
Alex Rins (1)
Jack Miller (1)
Oliveira (1)
Espargaro (1)
Bagnaia (1)

5 have taken pole;

A. Espargaro (3)
Quartararo (2)
Marc Marquez (1)
Franco Morbidelli (1)
Bagnaia (1).

EXTRA FACTS AND STATS

Valentino Rossi (2006/Yamaha) and Jorge Lorenzo (2010/Yamaha and 2018/Ducati) are the only two riders who have won the MotoGP race at Catalunya from pole position.

WHAT HAPPENS IF…

150 – If Marc Marquez finishes on the podium in Barcelona, it will be his 150th Grand Prix podium, just two fewer than Jorge Lorenzo, who is fourth on the list of riders with the most podiums.

80 – If at least one Ducati qualifies in the top three, it will be the 80th consecutive race that a Ducati rider starts on the front row, a run that stretches back to Valencia 2020.

66 – Ducati are on a streak of 65 consecutive GP races with at least one rider on the podium. If they claim a podium this weekend, they will extend their own record to 66. The last manufacturer with 66 podiums in row is Honda from Qatar 2011 to San Marino 2014.

51 – If Bagnaia finishes on the podium in Barcelona, it will be his 51st premier class podium, equalling MotoGP Legends Kevin Schwantz and Alex Criville.

21 – With 20 pole positions so far in MotoGP, all with Ducati, Jorge Martin could equal Casey Stoner in second place on the list of the Ducati riders with most poles in the class. Bagnaia now has the most, 23, thanks to his pole at the Malaysian GP last time out.

20 – Pedro Acosta will be 20 years and 176 days old on Sunday. If he wins, he will become the second-youngest premier class winner after Marc Marquez (20 years 63 days old in Austin in 2013).

19 – With 18 wins so far this year, Ducati will be aiming to extend their record of the most wins in a single premier class season for the same manufacturer to 19.

17 – If Ducati win, it will be Ducati’s 17th MotoGP win in a row, extending the personal record for the Bologna factory. The last manufacturer with 17 (or more) premier class wins in a row is Honda’s 22 wins in a row from Malaysia 1997 to the Dutch TT in 1998.

14 – David Alonso could take his 14th win of the year, which would be a new all-time record in any class. No one has ever achieved 14 wins in a single season. If he finishes in the points, he will also become the first rider to finish in the points in every race in a Moto3 season since Maverick Viñales in 2013.

11 – A win for Bagnaia would be his 11th of the year, further ensuring this is his best premier class season in terms of wins. He would also be the first rider to take 11 (or more) wins in a single MotoGP season since Marc Marquez in 2019 (12). The club of riders who have 11 or more wins in a single MotoGP season currently only comprises Marc Marquez (13 – 2014, 12 – 2019) and Valentino Rossi (11 – 2002, 2005).

6 – There are six full-time riders on the grid who could take their maiden MotoGP win this weekend: Alex Marquez, Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini, Takaaki Nakagami, Augusto Fernandez and rookie Pedro Acosta.

PREVIOUSLY AT THE CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA:

#1 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) has one podium in Catalunya, winning the race in 2024 (the first of a sequence of four wins a row). He also finished P2 in the Sprint in 2023. In 2022, he crashed out in the multi-rider Turn 1 incident and in 2023, he crashed at Turn 2, causing a red flag, and didn’t take the restart.

#5 Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR) won here twice in Moto2, in 2015 and 2016, both from pole. His other podiums at the circuit came in 2014 (P3 in Moto2), 2021 (P2 in MotoGP) and 2022 (P3 in MotoGP).

#10 Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) qualified on pole and won the Moto2 race in Catalunya in 2020, which is his most recent win. His best MotoGP result here is P6, scored in 2022, equalling his second-best result in the class at that time.

#12 Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) has finished on the podium five times in Catalunya: P2 in 2011 (125cc), a win from pole in 2012 (Moto3), P3 in 2013 (Moto3), P2 in 2014 (Moto2) and P2 in 2023 (MotoGP), behind teammate Aleix Espargaro, for Aprilia’s first 1-2 in the premier class.

#20 Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has won three times in Barcelona: in Moto2 in 2018 (after qualifying on pole and becoming the second-youngest polesitter in the class at that time) and in MotoGP in both 2020 and 2022. He finished P2 in 2019 for his maiden MotoGP podium. In 2021, he crossed the line in third, but got a three-second penalty for a shortcut at Turns 1 and 2. After the race, he got another three-second penalty for riding with his leathers unfastened, which dropped him down to sixth.

#21 Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) has a best result of fourth here, scored in 2020 after qualifying on pole for the first time in MotoGP.

#23 Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) competed here in Moto3 from 2014 to 2018 and took a podium in every race except in 2017 when he finished P4: P2 in 2014 (his first podium) and 2015, P3 in 2016 and a win in 2018, his final win in the class. His best MotoGP result is P10 in 2021 (his rookie season). In 2023, he crashed out in the multi-rider Turn 1 incident, just behind the crash for Bagnaia at Turn 2, and didn’t restart. In 2024, he crossed the line ninth but got 32-second penalty for ignoring a ride-through after failing to comply with Long Lap penalties due to a shortcut at Turn 2.

#25 Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing MotoGP) has one podium here: P2 in 2021 in Moto2 after qualifying second. He finished P6 in MotoGP in 2024 for his best MotoGP result at the track. He qualified third in 2024 for his best qualifying so far in the class (later equalled in Germany). He crashed out from the Sprint in 2024 after taking the lead.

#30 Takaaki Nakagami (Idemistu Honda LCR) was third in Catalunya in 2015 in Moto2. His best MotoGP result here is P7 in 2020. In 2022, he crashed out at Turn 1, taking out Bagnaia and Rins in the process.

#31 Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)’s best GP result in Catalunya is P6, scored in Moto2 in both 2022 and 2023, although he finished P3 in the Sprint in 2024 for his second Sprint podium.

#33 Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) took second (from pole) in Moto3 in 2016 on his way to clinching the title. He finished P8 in MotoGP here in 2021, 2022 and 2024, his best results on five visits to the track in the class. In 2023, he retired from the restart due to a technical problem after getting caught in the Bagnaia crash at Turn 2 before the Red Flag.

#36 Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) won here in Moto3 in 2017, which was his fourth win of that season. He finished on the podium in MotoGP in 2020, taking P2 to equal his best result at the time in the class.

#37 Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) has one podium here: P3 in Moto2 in 2022, on his way to clinching the title. He finished P9 in MotoGP in 2023, for his best result of two visits to the track in the class.

#41 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) took his third GP win here in 2023, after winning the Sprint. His other podium here is P3 in Moto2 in 2011, which was his first GP podium. He qualified on pole in MotoGP in 2015, giving Suzuki their first pole in eight years. In 2022 when he celebrated one lap early and eventually finished

P5, and in 2024 he won the Sprint and finished P4 on Sunday (his best result so far this season).

#42 Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has four podiums here: P2 in Moto3 in 2013, P2 in Moto2 in 2015 and 2016, and P3 in MotoGP in 2020. In 2022, he crashed out in the T1 incident and broke his wrist. He missed the event in 2023 due to injury. In 2024, he qualified eighth, his best qualifying with Yamaha so far.

#43 Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) has one podium at the Catalan GP: he was third in 2021 following Quartararo’s penalties.

#51 Michele Pirro (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) has raced in Barcelona five times in MotoGP with a best result of 10th in 2013. In 2022, his last visit here as a wildcard, he started from 22nd and finished 16th. This is Pirro’s first appearance in MotoGP since Japan last year when he replaced injured Enea Bastianini.

#72 Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) has finished on the podium once here: P2 in Moto3 in 2018. His best MotoGP result here is P11 scored in 2024/1.

#73 Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) has three wins in Catalunya: Moto3 in 2014 and Moto2 in 2017 and 2019. He also was on the podium in Moto2 in 2018, finishing P3. In 2014, he qualified on pole in Moto3, which was the maiden pole of his GP career. He finished P6 in 2023, his best MotoGP result at the track.

#88 Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) has four podiums here: P3 in 2012 in Moto3 – the first of his GP career, P3 in 2017 and P2 in 2018 in Moto2, and a win in MotoGP in 2021 after qualifying fourth, still the best qualifying for KTM in the class at the track, equalled in 2024 by Binder. He finished P5 here in 2023, his most recent top five.

#89 Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) has four podiums here: P3 in 2017 from pole in Moto3, P2 in 2022 in MotoGP, P3 in 2023 in MotoGP and P2 in 2024. 2021 was Martin’s first race on a MotoGP bike here (he came back after missing the previous four races due to injury). He crashed on the sighting lap and had to start from the back but eventually finished 14th. In 2024, he qualified seventh for his second-worst qualifying result so far this year after Japan when he qualified 11th.

#93 Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) has finished on the podium 10 times here, including three wins: in MotoGP in 2014 and 2019, and in the 125cc class in 2010. He has missed out on the podium only three times across his 10 visits to the track in MotoGP, crashing out in 2015 and 2021, and finishing P13 in 2023. He finished P2 in the Sprint in 2024 for his fourth Sprint podium of 2024.

ON THIS DAY…

November 13th

At the 2016 Valencia GP, MotoGP Legend Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP race from Marc Marquez and Andrea Iannone. It was Lorenzo’s 44th and final win with Yamaha. Lorenzo is second on the list of Yamaha riders with most premier class wins behind Valentino Rossi (56). His next closest rival is Eddie Lawson with 26 wins.

In Moto3, Brad Binder won for the seventh time of the year in Valencia and gave KTM their 50th win in the class since its introduction in 2012.

#TheRematch decider: Martin & Bagnaia touch down in Barcelona

Welcome to #TheRematch decider!

Contenders Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team).

They took to the stage at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) on Wednesday for a photo and filming session ahead of the weekend.

Fittingly, it’s the very venue that will host the 2024 MotoGP™ Awards on Sunday and see the Champion add their piece to the trophy.

Who will it be?

The Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona will decide!

In the meantime enjoy our gallery…