MotoGP correspondent Simon Patterson gave Gresini its highest ranking of eighth, and expected both riders to easily be capable of exceeding their previous peaks. “Both are genuinely good riders who just haven’t quite shown it in MotoGP often enough so far – but may well do so in 2023,” said Khorounzhiy. Valentin Khorounzhiy suggested it was a “positive for MotoGP” that a low-ranking pairing comprised a rider who took a pole in his rookie season (Di Giannantonio) and a Moto2/Moto3 champion (Marquez). “Di Giannantonio may well step up but I can’t see Gresini reaching anything like the heights it hit in 2022,” he added. Glenn Freeman said second-season rider Di Giannantonio “will fancy his chances of assuming the team leader role” following Enea Bastianini’s promotion to the factory Ducati squad, while Jack Cozens made his concerns clear – saying he is “yet to see anything that convinces me that Marquez can be a genuine team leader”. The battle to avoid the wooden spoon was the closest in terms of points in our combined rankings, but four 11th-place votes consigned Gresini to bottom spot.Īmong those who placed Gresini at the bottom, there appeared to be consensus that there’s no defined team leader among Alex Marquez, fresh from a chastening season at LCR, and Fabio Di Giannantonio. Worst ranking: 11th (Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, Jack Cozens, Valentin Khorounzhiy) 11 GRESINI DUCATI Alex Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio MotoGP’s points system was then applied to those rankings to create our definitive order on which roster looks strongest and weakest ahead of the new campaign. The rankings were based entirely on rider ability and discounting the pecking order and bike performance. We asked our writers to rank the 2023 line-ups from worst to best – a task made difficult for some because “the depth of talent in MotoGP at the moment is incredible” and for others because “one rider drags the other one down, or one or both riders have been so inconsistent (or injured) lately they’re capable of either winning or trundling to 18th on any given weekend”. The field for this campaign has long been set but, the question is, which team has ended up with the best rider pairing? The FIM MotoGP™ Awards then close out the festivities from 20:15, and you can watch all the action live on .īefore then though, Friday sees the opening runs of the weekend begin at 09:00 (GMT +1) with Moto3™, followed by Moto2™ at 09:50 and then the premier class at 10:45.The departure of Suzuki means the MotoGP grid has downsized for 2023, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that there was upheaval among the other manufacturers and teams – with only four of the 11 line-ups remaining unchanged from last year (also in part influenced by the cyclical nature of the rider market). First up is the World Champion Photo Opportunity at 16:10 (GMT +1) before the World Champion Press Conference at 16:45. With the Valencia GP bringing the curtain down on 2023, Sunday sees some special events taking place. There will also be a second Press Conference at 17:45, featuring Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) and Moto2™ World Champion Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Both Bagnaia and Martin will preview the weekend’s action, and it will be available to watch as part of the MotoGP™ GearUp show with Jack Appleyard and Simon Crafar from 16:00, which will also include the MotoGP™ Podcast. All or nothing: fireworks await in the season finale in Valencia!Įither Pecco Bagnaia or Jorge Martin will be crowned 2023 MotoGP™ World Champion in Cheste, and it's going to be an unmissable eventīefore we get the track action underway, both title contenders will front up for media duties on Thursday in their Press Conference at 17:15 local time (GMT +1).
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