Newly-crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Martin says he “couldn’t experience” and was crying underneath his helmet in the course of the remaining laps of the Barcelona Grand Prix.
Pramac rider Martin claimed his first MotoGP title with a protected third-place end within the remaining spherical of the season, beating race winner and manufacturing facility Ducati rival Francesco Bagnaia to the crown by 10 factors.
Though Martin gained solely three out of the 20 grands prix all 12 months, in comparison with a whopping 11 for Bagnaia, it was his consistency and an absence of errors within the second half of the marketing campaign that gained him the title.
Martin beforehand admitted to feeling anxious on the ultimate weekend of the 12 months, with even Bagnaia admitting that he had sensed some nerves as they battled for glory over the Barcelona weekend.
And the Spaniard now says he struggled to manage his feelings within the remaining moments of the race, because the dream of successful the world championship grew nearer.
“It sounds superb, I do not know what to say – I am fully shocked,” Martin mentioned after returning to parc ferme following his championship celebrations.
“That is for my individuals, for my household, for the individuals which might be supporting me, that is for them.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
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“[In] the final laps I could not even experience, I began crying a bit. It was a very emotional race. And sure due to my individuals, it’s for them, fully for them.
“It has been an extended journey, a whole lot of crashes, massive accidents and at last we’re again right here. So due to all of the individuals, due to the followers, it’s also for Valencia – a Spanish rider.
“I hope we will hold enhancing and benefit from the second. That is an important factor. Depart the strain and benefit from the second.”
Bagnaia was in unbeatable kind over the weekend in Spain, setting the tempo in Friday observe earlier than changing pole place on Saturday and changing that right into a dash win.
Though he did come underneath strain from 2025 team-mate Marc Marquez on the Gresini GP23, he held on to take one other grand prix victory on Sunday.
Nonetheless, it wasn’t sufficient to defeat Martin, who solely wanted to complete inside the highest 9 to be topped champion.
Bagnaia congratulated his former Moto3 team-mate Martin after his championship triumph, saying “I feel he’s deserving of what he achieved. At the present time is for him.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing, Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Staff
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photographs
“I simply need to say due to my staff, they did an unimaginable job, all the remaining is one other story however congratulations to Jorge,” mentioned the 2022 and ‘23 champion.
Whereas Bagnaia will stay throughout the Ducati fold to have one other crack on the title in 2025, Martin will depart the Borgo Panigale marque to affix Aprilia on a two-year manufacturing facility deal.
