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Jorge Martin will reportedly be promoted to the factory Ducati seat next season, if he wins the MotoGP championship today.
According to Motorsport, his contract grants him the possibility of a promotion if he becomes the MotoGP champion. If today’s Valencia MotoGP race goes well for him, Martin will start wearing red as soon as Tuesday’s postseason test. With a 14-point deficit, he is currently behind championship leader Francesco Bagnaia heading into the final race. Bagnaia will start second on the grid while Martin will start sixth. Their paths could potentially cross next week as teammates, a situation that seemed unlikely last year when Martin was passed over for the factory seat in favor of Enea Bastianini. Although Bastianini won his first grand prix for the factory team in Malaysia, his season has been marred by injuries, and his contract only guaranteed him a factory bike for this year.
