MotoGP’s return to Aragon could have a big bearing on the title fight
This weekend will see MotoGP head to Aragon for the first time since the 2022 season, with the championship battle finely poised.
Enea Bastianini, Bagnaia’s current team-mate, won the last instalment of the Aragon GP in 2022 for Gresini after besting the double world champion in a duel. But, looking back over the last 14 years, Aragon has marked itself out as something of a pivotal moment in the championship.In all but two of the 13 Aragon GPs , the rider leading the standings at the end of the round has gone on to win the championship.
In 2012, Lorenzo still couldn’t get to the top step of the Aragon GP podium, with Pedrosa besting him by 6.4s. Pedrosa’s title challenge hit an unfortunate snag at the previous round at Misano, when a stuck tyre warmer forced him to start from last, which led to him being caught up in a lap one tangle.
Marquez won that race by 1.356s over Lorenzo, which put him 39 points clear of the Yamaha rider. The pair would take their title battle to the final round in Valencia, with Marquez coming out the winner.
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