After overhauling the largest points deficit in MotoGP history, Ducati’s Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia has won the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, defeating defending champion, Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, who was leading the title fight until the very last rounds.
Bagnaia’s first championship in the premier class, the 2022 title is also the first for an Italian since Valentino Rossi in 2009, the