The step was too high, the gap too great. For the last Motorcycle Grand Prix of the season in Valencia in Spain this Sunday, Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) let slip the title of world champion. The Niçois finished 4th while his rival, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), secures 9th place. In the final ranking, over the whole season**,** the Italian is ahead of Fabio Quartararo by 17 points and brings the title back to Turin.
With 23 points behind in the standings before the start, the calculation was simple for Fabio Quartararo. We had to win and hope for a 14th place, or a misstep from his rival Francesco Bagnaia. The Italian played it safe and won at 25 years his first world crown.