The pressure is on in MotoGP™ as Bagnaia looks to repeat history for his title defence as MotoGP™ Fantasy returns in Jerez
MotoGP™ returns to Europe as the Gran Premio MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn de España draws ever closer with plenty for fans to digest following an action-packed weekend at the Circuit of the Americas just two weeks prior. It was Alex Rins (LCR Honda CASTROL) who made the headlines with his maiden Honda victory, but all eyes will be on championship protagonist Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) who will be looking to repeat his 2022 Spanish Grand Prix victory in hopes of retaking hold of the championship from the 2022 Rooke of the Year Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) after the reigning champion crashed out of the past two Grand Prix. With plenty to play for in Jerez, we run you through everything you need to consider for your MotoGP™ Fantasy ahead of the action at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto.
Who formed the COTA dream team?
Alex Rins (LCR Honda CASTROL) was a popular victor at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas, and with a 2nd place in the Tissot Sprint the Spaniard came out on top of the pile coming away from Texas with 51 fantasy points.
A recovering Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) was a consistent scorer in Austin, despite missing out on podium honours. The Portuguese rider joined Rins in the Fantasy dream team scoring 36 points as a gold rider after bagging 8th place in the Tissot Sprint, and a heroic top 5 in the Grand Prix.
Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) enjoyed superb form at the Circuit of The Americas, with the Italian on the money from the moment the green flag dropped in P1. Despite bagging his first front-row start, the Mooney VR46 man struggled with tyre life in the Tissot Sprint but came back strong with his maiden podium taking 2nd place in the Grand Prix. This saw Marini bag the top spot as a silver rider, securing his place in the COTA dream team.
The final spot in the dream team went to the 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) who broke his 2023 podium drought in fine fashion in Austin, Texas. Despite crashing out of the Tissot Sprint, the Frenchman had done enough to secure 28 MotoGP™ Fantasy points after taking 3rd place from 7th…