On Sunday at the Gran Premio Nolan del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo could become the 2021 MotoGP™ World Champion. The Frenchman holds a 52-point advantage over Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) but starts from P15, his worst premier class qualifying result, with Pecco claiming a fourth pole in a row. So, what does Quartararo need to win the title?
The following are the outcomes that will see Quartararo become a Grand Prix World Champion for the first time, with just three races remaining in 2021.
Quartararo: 2021 World Champion if:
- He wins the race
- He finishes 2nd and Bagnaia doesn’t win
- He finishes 3rd and Bagnaia doesn’t finish 1st or 2nd
- He finishes 4th or 5th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd
- He finishes 6th or 7th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top four
- He finishes 8th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top five
- He finishes 9th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top six
- He finishes 10th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top seven
- He finishes 11th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top eight
- He finishes 12th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top nine
- He finishes 13th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top 10
- He finishes 14th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top 11
- He finishes 15th and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top 12
- He fails to score any points and Bagnaia doesn’t finish in the top 13
Tune into the MotoGP™ race at Misano at 14:00 local time (GMT+2)!