Cortese, Márquez and Lorenzo numbers to be Champions at Sepang
The leaders of the Motorcycle World Championship will have their first match ball tomorrow at the Sepang circuit, although the one closest to it is Sandro Cortese, and the hardest is Jorge Lorenzo, while Márquez will fight a very strong Espargaró in Malaysia.
Tomorrow we have match ball for the leaders of all the categories of the Motorcycle World Championship at the Sepang Circuit, although of the three, some have it easier than others, but all of them can secure their respective crown on the Malaysian track.
The leaders of the World Championship, Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Márquez and Sandro Cortese, have the chance to be crowned at the antepenultimate race of the season, but some have better combinations than others.
Specifically, in the MotoGP category, for Jorge Lorenzo to be proclaimed world champion he would have to win the race and Dani Pedrosa would not be able to finish higher than 13th place. For his part, in Moto2, Marc Márquez is in a better position than the MotoGP rider, but he knows that his main rival, Pol Espargaró, will give his all tomorrow and will try to win to prevent the coronation of the 93, since the difference would then be less than 50 points.
If Espargaró finishes second, Márquez needs to win the race to take the title; however, if Espargaró finishes third, the rider from Cervera needs to finish fourth or better. Whereas if things go worse and Espargaró finishes 4th, then Márquez can be 6th or better; if Espargaró finishes between 5th and 12th, then Márquez can be three positions behind and would be crowned champion. Lastly, if Pol finishes 13th or worse, then Márquez would secure the title even without scoring points.
In the Moto3 category, Sandro Cortese is in a much better position, especially after the departure of Maverick Viñales, his main rival in the overall standings. With a win by the German or a second place he would be champion. If Salom wins the race, Cortese has to finish 2nd or 3rd, but if the Mallorcan finishes second, Cortese only needs to finish 6th or better. If the Mallorcan were third, then Cortese would have to be at least 10th. Finally, if Salom finished behind fifth place, Cortese would claim the title without needing to score.
Source | MotoGP Official website
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