MotoGP Standings after the Japanese Grand Prix: Bagnaia closes the gap to -10 points!

Pecco Bagnaia wins the Japanese GP and narrows the gap to championship leader Martin: only 10 points behind! Bastianini falls further back. Bastianini falls further back

With only four races left, the fight for the MotoGP World Championship is more intense than ever. After his victory in the Sprint, Pecco Bagnaia doubles up with a win in the Japanese GP! It was a race of pure endurance, with leader Jorge Martin staying just seconds behind the Italian throughout, closing the gap to under a second in the final laps but unable to launch the decisive attack for the win.

Mathematically, Jorge Martin remains the favorite for the World Championship, but after Bagnaia’s double success in Motegi, the title race seems wide open.

Here are the MotoGP Standings

1. Jorge MARTIN (Prima Pramac Racing) – 392
2. Francesco BAGNAIA (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 382 (-10)
3. Enea BASTIANINI (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 313 (-79)
4. Marc MARQUEZ (Gresini Racing MotoGP) – 311 (-81)
5. Pedro ACOSTA (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) – 183 (-209)
6. Brad BINDER (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 181 (-211)
7. Maverick VIÑALES (Aprilia Racing) – 163 (-229)
8. Franco MORBIDELLI (Prima Pramac Racing) – 136 (-256)
9. Marco BEZZECCHI (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – 134 (-258)
10. Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – 134 (-258)
11. Aleix ESPARGARO (Aprilia Racing) – 134 (-258)
12. Alex MARQUEZ (Gresini Racing MotoGP) – 124 (-268)
13. Fabio QUARTARARO (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team) – 86 (-306)
14. Miguel OLIVEIRA (Trackhouse Racing) – 71 (-321)
15. Jack MILLER (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 66 (-326)
16. Raul FERNANDEZ (Trackhouse Racing) – 56 (-336)
17. Johann ZARCO (CASTROL Honda LCR) – 36 (-356)
18. Takaaki NAKAGAMI (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) – 29 (-363)
19. Joan MIR (Repsol Honda Team) – 20 (-372)
20. Augusto FERNANDEZ (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) – 20 (-372)
21. Alex RINS (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team) – 19 (-373)
22. Pol ESPARGARO (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 12 (-380)
23. Luca MARINI (Repsol Honda Team) – 7 (-385)
24. Daniel PEDROSA (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 7 (-385)

Photo: MotoGP, Pecco Bagnaia