13 points. Three rounds remaining…

Jorge Martin is closing in once again on the Championship leader!

The title fight continues to run its rollercoaster course throughout the 2023 MotoGP™ season. Whilst Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) still leads, an impeccable wave of form for Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) is keeping the title race as alive as it's ever been.

The Pramac Racing rider took victory in both the Tissot Sprint and the main event at the OR Thailand Grand Prix, this saw the Spaniard rack up a total of 37 points at a circuit where Ducati has never won before! Bagnaia's 2nd place finish coupled with his 7th place Sprint result means the Italian walked away from the Chang International Circuit with just 23 extra points. The gap has now been reduced from 27 to just 13, and with three rounds remaining, it really could go either way!

Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) still sits 3rd in the Championship after a damage limitation weekend for the young Italian.  The #72 scored 17 points in Thailand after a 4th-place finish in the Grand Prix and 6th in the Tissot Sprint. The VR46 rider is now a further 20 points back from the 2nd placed Martin with a 66-point gap to the Spaniard 79 to the leader.

Bezzecchi does retain a healthy gap back to 4th placed rider Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory) however, despite losing 8 points to the South African this weekend. Binder walked away with 25 points following a 2nd place in the Sprint and a 3rd in the Grand Prix. He remains in a lonely 4th place with 61 points to Bezzecchi in 3rd and a 51-point buffer between him and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) who's starting to come under real pressure from Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) who is now just four points behind the Catalan in 6th.

Top 10 

1 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) 389 pts
2 Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 376 (-13)
3 Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) 310 (-79)
4 Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 249 (-140)
5 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) 198 (-191)
6 Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) 194 (-195)
7 Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) 170 (-219)
8 Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) 164 (-225)
9 Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) 145 (-244)
10 Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 144 (-245)