Pedro Acosta secured the Moto2 World Championship title this Sunday, becoming the second champion of the year in the MotoGP paddock after Mattia Casadei in MotoE.
It quickly became apparent that the Red Bull KTM Ajo Spanish rider was the strongest contender for the title. His victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix immediately placed him at the top of the championship standings, but a modest 12th place in Argentina dropped him to third. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) took the lead in the World Championship.
The Italian would become Acosta’s main rival, although direct battles between them were rare. In Austin, he retained the lead, which he lost in the Spanish GP. However, the French GP was the highlight of the season for Arbolino: he won the race, saw Acosta retire, and took the lead with a 15-point advantage.
That was also the turning point of the season. Acosta won the next two rounds, securing three consecutive podiums until Austria. It was during this period that he definitively took the lead in the championship, surpassing Arbolino in the British GP. Meanwhile, #14 entered a negative period, standing on the podium only twice more until now: he finished second in India and won in Australia.
After the fall in France, Acosta only missed the podium with a sixth-place finish in Catalonia and ninth in Australia, winning five times. It was a series of results that “previously announced” the title he has now won: two rounds before the end, he has an 83-point lead over Arbolino.
For the «Tiburón de Mazarrón» («The Shark from Mazarrón») this was the second title in just three seasons in the World Championships, adding to the Moto3 title in 2021. The future, for him, is the MotoGP, moving up with GasGas Tech3 next year.