Pedro Acosta is not just a rookie, he is a rider who has already shown that he can fight with the best in MotoGP and who will probably fight for the title in 2025. Now he lacks a bit of experience and the KTM RC16 is not as competitive as the Ducati Desmosedici GP, but being fifth in the overall standings, 70 points behind leader Jorge Martin, is very positive. The crashes in the races at Le Mans and Barcelona weigh heavily, but that is also part of his growth path.
MotoGP, Acosta ready for Assen
The last grand prix was held in Italy, at Mugello, and several weeks have passed since then. This weekend the MotoGP races in Assen and the 20-year-old from Murcia can’t wait to get on the track: “I trained hard and prepared for these races before the summer break. Assen is a circuit that I like, with a beautiful track and a spectacular atmosphere. We’ll see how we feel on Friday and how the weekend will evolve, little by little we’re adapting more and more to the bike, and this can be seen in the consistency. especially on Saturdays. We can’t wait to run to the Cathedral“.
At the TT Circuit he has never won even in the lower categories: fourth place in 2021 in his first season in Moto3, absent due to injury the following year when he moved to Moto2 and third place on the podium in 2023. We’ll see what he can do as a MotoGP rookie.
Will Pedro do better than Marquez?
Acosta still has grand prizes to become the youngest race winner in MotoGP. Today that record still belongs to Marc Marquez, who set it in 2013 by winning in Austin at the age of 20 years and 63 days. The then Honda rider was making his debut in the top class and at the end of the championship he also won the title, something that had never happened to a rookie.
If Pedro fails to triumph in Assen, he will have another match point at the Sachsenring next weekend. The race in Germany will take place on July 7, which will be the last chance, if any. The next one is scheduled for Silverstone on August 4, when it will be too late to beat Marquez’s record. Will the GASGAS Tech3 rider succeed?
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