Martín, ready to continue a streak of Spanish champions that already lasts 15 years

Jorge Martin He faces the most important event of his sporting career. This weekend, during the Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix which replaces Valencia due to the DANA tragedy, the Spanish driver will have before him the great opportunity to realize the dream of his life: that of proclaims himself world champion MotoGP for the first time.

The one from San Sebastián de los Reyes will have the opportunity to do so on Saturday, during the Montmeló sprint, if he beats Pecco Bagnaia two more points and increase the 24 that already separate them to 26. In any case, whether he wins on Saturday or Sunday, Pramac's will be the only opportunity for national motorcycling to have a champion in 2024.

Since in Moto2 the champion was Ai Ogura (future pilot of Track pavilion in 2025), and in Moto3 it was David Alonsowho although born in Spain runs under the Colombian flag,Martín will be Spain's only option to continue its uninterrupted run of champions that began 15 years ago.. In fact, the Madrilenian also contributed to it, winning the small category title in 2018.

And that's it The last season in which national motorcycling did not have a champion was in 2008. SO, Valentino Rossi wins his eighth world title by winning the MotoGP category with yamahathe late Marco Simoncelli conquered the 250cc with the Gilera, and the French Mike Di Meglio He was 125cc champion with the Derbi.

But after that, Spain has never stopped having champions, whether in MotoGP, in Moto2or in Moto3/125cc. We review the drivers who have won since then in the following table, in all categories.

So as you can see, Spain has won ten MotoGP titles out of the last fifteen possible, two thirds, which from this weekend can become 11/16. In the intermediate category, there were almost half, or seven out of sixteen. And in the little one, the same figure is repeated as in the queen.

On the other hand, if Martín closes the MotoGP title This will be the 60th for our country in all categories that have been part of the World Championship throughout history (namely 50cc, 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc, MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3).. The first title for Spain could not have been won by anyone other than the pioneer, the Maestro Angel Nietowith his 50cc crown in 1969, 30 years before the first victory in the premier category, with Alex Crivillé in 1999. Let's remember which Spanish drivers have been world champions.