Francesco Bagnaia led the Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona from start to finish, joined Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez as the only riders to win 11 or more Grand Prix races in a season, and still cut a dejected figure on the track and on the podium. He had lost the Championship to Jorge Martin, who had won only three Grand Prix races.

Martin’s consistency paid off with his first MotoGP World Championship. Martin had hoped to join the Ducati factory team in 2025 but was rebuffed by Ducati managers, (who signed the resurgent Marc Marquez instead), so Martin signed a 2025 deal with Aprilia mid-season, and will take his new #1 plate with him. And the Prima Pramac satellite team Martin won the 2024 World Championship with, has signed with Yamaha for next year.





