Much like 2024, sprint races have played a key role in shaping the championship fight MotoGP’s title race is heading towards a foregone conclusion at next week’s Portuguese Grand Prix, with Marc Marquez all but certain to take his 10th world championship crown.
That his dominance in sprint races has been integral to his title success would come as little surprise. The factory Ducati rider, after all, is the most successful rider in the short-distance format, having added 10 wins this year to take his career tally to 25.
But the numbers paint an even more striking picture of just how influential the Saturday races have been in shaping the…
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