Was 2024 really a championship of mistakes (and crashes)? Not if you go by the numbers released by the series in its annual ‘falls report’
MotoGP’s official crash statistics for 2024 paint a very different picture to what many would have perceived about the recently-concluded season. Without looking at the numbers, one would have thought MotoGP broke the record for the most crashes in a single season. After all, this season was branded as the “championship of mistakes” by Francesco Bagnaia, primarily due to him and title rival Jorge Martin making critical errors at crucial junctures of the season.
In fact, along with VR46’s Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia suffered the fewest falls of any full-season Ducati rider in 2024. For comparison, eventual champion Martin crashed a total of 15 times this year on his Pramac-entered Ducati, while Gresini’s Marc Marquez was involved in 24 incidents in 2024 on an older example of the Desmosedici. Sadly for Bagnaia, eight of his nine crashes took place in qualifying, sprint or the race, which meant he was penalised more harshly for his mistakes .
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