MotoGP Standings Heat Up After 17th Round, Bagnaia Cuts Gap to 2 Points Behind Quartararo

Francesco Bagnaia further reduced his points deficit to Fabio Quartararo after the race at the Buriram Circuit, Thailand on Sunday (October 2nd). Bagnaia secured third place in the Thailand MotoGP, while Quartararo finished 17th.

The gap between the leader of the 2022 MotoGP provisional standings (after 17 rounds), Quartararo, and Bagnaia is now only 2 points. Bagnaia gained an additional 16 points, while Quartararo gained no points after the 2022 Thailand MotoGP.

As a result, Bagnaia has a total score of 217 points. Meanwhile, Quartararo has 219 points, remaining at the top of the provisional standings.

This small points difference makes the competition for the 2022 MotoGP title even tighter. However, Bagnaia is optimistic that he and his team can use this situation to win the title.

“From now on, everything will be more intense. In the last three races, you have to be very smart in every situation,” said Francesco Bagnaia, as reported by Motosan.es, Sunday (October 2nd).

The next MotoGP race will be held at the Phillip Island Circuit, Australia on Sunday, February 16th.

Here is a list of the top 10 riders with the most points after 17 rounds of the 2022 MotoGP:

1. Fabio Quartararo: 219 points
2. Francesco Bagnaia: 217 points
3. Aleix Espargaro: 199 points
4. Enea Bastianini: 180 points
5. Jack Miller: 179 points
6. Brad Binder: 154 points
7. Johann Zarco: 151 points
8. Miguel Oliveira: 131 points
9. Jorge Martin: 127 points
10. Maverick Viñales: 122 points