MotoGP | Qatar GP, Bagnaia: "We will try to extend our lead in the Championship"

MotoGP GP Qatar Ducati – Pecco Bagnaia, after third place in the "long" race in Sepang, is ready to face the penultimate stage of the 2023 MotoGP, the Qatar Grand Prix, the 19th race of the 2023 MotoGP.

The Piedmontese Ducati rider arrives in Lusail as the world championship leader and will have the first match point at his disposal. The advantage over Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) is currently 14 points and, if he were to end the weekend with 37 points more than the Spaniard, he would mathematically win the 2023 title, the second in MotoGP. Here's what the #1 of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer had to say.

Statements Pecco Bagnaia Preview GP Qatar MotoGP 2023

“I'm happy to be back racing in Qatar this weekend. It's another track where we've generally always been competitive. In the GP in Malaysia we finally managed to be fast starting on Friday, and we returned to pole position, something that hadn't happened since Barcelona. Here too it will be important to be able to do the same. 14 points ahead in the standings is not a lot, so the objective will be to try to increase the gap on Jorge (Martin) in the Championship.”