If a few days ago we shared the list of riders and made a brief comparison with the points scored from 2023 to 2024, among the top ten, it is important to do the same but for the table of riders who are further down in the standings and it is no surprise some of the numbers.
In the following list, the test riders who have already ridden this year in MotoGP will not be counted, such as Dani Pedrosa, who has six points and is currently in 21st place.
23rd – Luca Marini, 0 points
The Italian switched to the Mooney VR46 Racing Team at the end of last year, where he had a Ducati Desmosedici GP22 at his disposal and knew in advance that he would have many difficulties but was seduced by the Honda project even though, with the Japanese factory team, it could hardly be expected that after five rounds he had not scored. Last year, at this same stage of the season, he had accumulated 86 points.
22nd – Taakaki Nakagami, 6 points
The Japanese rider from LCR Honda is having a forgettable season and currently has six points scored so far while last year, after five rounds, he had 21, which represents a difference of minus 15 points, which is indicative of Honda’s difficulties. This may also be one of their lifelines for 2025, as Lucio Cecchinello himself has publicly stated.
20th – Álex Rins, 7 points
Just like Honda, Yamaha is also struggling and Rins, who moved from Honda to Fabio Quartararo’s team, has been having problems. Last year Rins was the only one to win a GP with LCR Honda and had scored 47 points after five rounds, which means he now has 40 less.
19th – Johann Zarco, 9 points
The Frenchman was one of those who changed teams and last year he had a Ducati Desmosedi GP23 at his disposal, the same bike that allowed Pecco Bagnaia to win the championship, so he is in a very different position. In 2023, #5 had 66 points at this time, meaning he now has 55 less.
18th – Joan Mir, 12 points
Former World Champion, Mir is in his second year with the factory Honda but the results are slow to come, and while he is the best representative of the Japanese team, the points he has scored so far are not the most favorable but still… a lesser evil. Last year at this time, Mir had only 5 points, so he now has a positive balance of 7.
17th – Augusto Fernández, 13 points
The only rookie of 2023 showed competitiveness last year but this year seems to be having more difficulties, especially considering that at the same time last year he had 30 points, a negative difference of 17 compared to the previous season.
16th – Franco Morbidelli, 16 points
Runner-up in MotoGP in 2020 with Petronas SRT, the year 2024 is of crucial importance for the Italo-Brazilian who has one of the most competitive bikes on the grid, nothing less than the Ducati Desmosedici GP24 but not even that seems to be helping. It is fair to say that a huge injury suffered during the winter affected his preparation and prevented him from being present at important tests, but it is also true that so far he has not impressed: in 2023 he had 40 points and this year he has 15, giving him a negative balance of 25.
Tomorrow we will make the list from 15th place upwards, don’t miss it!
