It could be this Sunday at the Malaysian GP that Pedro Acosta secures the Moto2 World Championship title. Currently, he holds a 63-point gap over Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), who is the only rider capable of surpassing him.
After the Sepang round, there will be two more rounds to go, meaning there will be 50 points up for grabs. Thanks to his higher number of wins, Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) can afford to concede up to 13 points to Arbolino in the race next Sunday.
For this reason, the Italian rider has to finish at least in the top three positions – which on its own might not be enough, depending on Acosta’s result.
Results that would give the title to Acosta in the Malaysian GP:
- Any result ahead of Arbolino
- Arbolino ending below third place;
- Retirement or finishing below 13th place if Arbolino doesn’t make it to the podium;
- Top four finish, regardless of Arbolino’s result;
- Finishing in fifth to ninth place if Arbolino doesn’t win;
- Finishing in tenth to 13th place if Arbolino doesn’t finish in the top two.