Qualifying on pole with a brand new Le Mans lap file, Martin transformed that to a dominant third dash win of the 2024 season.
With Francesco Bagnaia retiring with bike points and his manufacturing unit Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini solely fourth, Martin is now 28 factors clear within the championship.
This all comes as Martin’s 2025 future stays unsure, with Ducati’s resolution between him, Marc Marquez and Bastianini set for the Italian GP on the finish of the month.
Earlier this week, Ducati normal supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna informed motogp.com that the marque has to “take into account all of their historical past, not simply 2024”.
Requested if he considers himself the main Ducati rider proper now, Martin responded: “Effectively, I don’t know. I’m the chief [of the championship] so I assume until now I used to be the strongest.”
He added: “I feel on the finish of the season [is when I’ll start to think about the championship].
“For positive it’s necessary to be within the lead, however I feel it is going to be fascinating when we now have the possibility to win the championship.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
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“Until that second, there is no such thing as a sense to have a look at it. It’s good. Since Portimao it was [that I’ve been leading], so a couple of month being within the lead.
“This implies we’re the strongest, this implies additionally some energy for contracts. I’m glad to be within the lead.”
Whereas feeling assured going into Sunday’s grand prix, Martin admits Pramac has to search out one thing to enhance entrance edge grip after it proved worse within the dash than anticipated.
“Thus far, an ideal weekend,” he stated.
“I’m tremendous glad. I feel we did a tremendous efficiency to the dash. Tomorrow will likely be fascinating to grasp the place we’re on Sundays, however you additionally rating factors on Saturday, so it’s tremendous necessary to be quick.
“I’m assured, I feel we now have some good data for tomorrow’s race as a result of I didn’t really feel as [good] as this morning on the entrance.
“I used to be dropping a bit on the sting grip, it was a lot lower than this morning.”