SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Jorge Martin, pembalap Prima Pramac berkebangsaan Spanyol, dinobatkan sebagai juara dunia MotoGP 2024 setelah finis di posisi ketiga pada GP Solidaritas di Sirkuit Catalunya, Barcelona, Minggu.
Meskipun Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) memenangkan balapan, poin yang dikumpulkan Martin sudah tidak terkejar, hasil itu membuatnya memastikan gelar juara dunia pertamanya.
Martin mengakhiri musim dengan total 508 poin, unggul 10 poin dari Bagnaia. Kemenangan ini sekaligus mematahkan dominasi Bagnaia yang menjadi juara MotoGP dalam dua musim terakhir.
Jalannya balapan diwarnai dengan persaingan sengit. Bagnaia yang memulai dari pole position langsung memimpin, diikuti oleh Martin di posisi kedua. Marc Marquez kemudian menyalip Martin untuk merebut posisi kedua.
Persaingan ketat terjadi antara Bagnaia, Marquez, dan Martin. Namun, Bagnaia tampil dominan dan tak terkejar hingga akhir balapan. Marquez finis di posisi kedua, diikuti Martin di posisi ketiga.
Meskipun hanya finis ketiga, poin yang diraih sudah cukup bagi Martin untuk mengunci gelar juara dunia.
Dengan kemenangan ini, Martin mencatatkan sejarah sebagai pembalap tim independen pertama yang menjadi juara dunia di era MotoGP.
Penulis: Alif Rifdah Halim
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