Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow has reportedly agreed a two-year deal with the Ducati Team. The 27 year old Briton is expected to be announced as Nicky Hayden's replacement at the Bologna-based outfit on Friday.
Having had the ambition of riding for a MotoGP factory team, Crutchlow was not able to secure a seat in Yamaha's Factory Racing Team. Initially, Crutchlow wanted to stay with Yamaha, but ultimately chose to switch to Ducati instead. The Ducati deal means that he will become the first British rider in a MotoGP factory team since 2004, when Jeremy McWilliams and Shane Byrne formed an all-British line-up at Aprilia MotoGP Racing.
Crutchlow, who has achieved four podium finishes so far this season, is set to be reunited with his former Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team mate Andrea Dovizioso at Ducati. Having lost out on a factory seat at the Audi-owned outfit to Dovizioso last year, Crutchlow will now race alongside the Italian for 2014 and 2015.
Meanwhile, the Briton's seat at the Yamaha satellite team is expected to be taken by Tuenti HP 40 Moto2 rider Pol Espargaro, who is already believed to have agreed a deal with Yamaha.
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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of May 5)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
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1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 136 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 103 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 98 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 83 |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 83 |
6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 41 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 37 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 33 |
9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 27 |
10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 14 |
11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
12 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 6 |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 5 |
15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1 |
17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
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1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 239 |
Poles: 6 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 4 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 187 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 124 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 64 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 42 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 19 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 28)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 92 |
2 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 75 |
3 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 70 |
4 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 69 |
5 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 63 |
6 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 60 |
7 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 59 |
8 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 39 |
9 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 36 |
10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 34 |
11 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 27 |
12 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 25 |
13 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 23 |
14 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 22 |
15 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 12 |
16 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 12 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 10 |
18 | Dani Pedrosa | Red Bull KTM | 7 |
19 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 6 |
20 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 6 |
21 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
22 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 4 |
23 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
24 | Stefan Bradl | Team HRC | 0 |
25 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
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1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 145 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2 | ||
2 | Aprilia Racing | 102 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Prima Pramac Racing | 98 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 1 | ||
4 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 87 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 81 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 79 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 70 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Trackhouse Racing | 35 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 31 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 12 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 9 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |