The 2024 MotoGP season is now well and truly over. Before the start of the 20-round season expectations were set for all 22 MotoGP riders who would compete throughout the year.

During the 2024 season, many records were broken and lap records were smashed as several riders reached new heights. However, many rider's years ended with disappointment.

Only three of the 22 rider field lost their ride at the end of the 2024 season, with two riders retiring. However, which riders were BSN's biggest underperformers during the latest MotoGP World Championship?

Luca Marini (22nd)

Arguably the most underwhelming rider from the 2024 MotoGP World Championship was Luca Marini. The Italian spent three years in MotoGP in his half-brother, Valentino Rossi's, team.

However, it could be difficult to judge Marini's debut year in the Japanese manufacturer due to how poor Honda in general was in 2024. But compared to his 2023 season with Ducati, 2024 was an absolute disaster.

It took Marini nine Grands Prix weekends before he scored a single point in 2024. The Italian ended his first year as a factory Honda rider with a mighty 14 points to his name and ended the year in 22nd, last out of the full-time riders.

The 27-year-old has one more year remaining on his deal with the Honda Racing Corporation. By the end of the 2025 season, we could be looking back on what has been a nightmare two years for Marini in what was turning into a promising MotoGP career.

Marco Bezzecchi (12th)

The only Ducati rider to feature on our most underwhelming riders list is Marco Bezzecchi. The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team rider struggled a lot during his third year in the MotoGP World Championship.

Bezzecchi ended the 2023 season in third place in the Championship standings. The Italian won three Grands Prix in 2023 and stood on four further podiums, as well as five Sprint podiums and one Sprint victory.

Despite a brilliant year in 2023, the 2024 season saw Bezzecchi stand on the podium once this season. Last year the Italian scored 329 points, over double the 153 points he scored in 2024.

The 2025 MotoGP season will see Bezzecchi leave Ducati and the VR46 Racing Team after three years. The 26-year-old will join Aprilia Racing next year in their factory MotoGP squad.

Fabio Quartararo (13th)

The 2024 MotoGP World Championship was Fabio Quartararo's first year across his six years in MotoGP that he did not claim a single podium finish.

The former MotoGP World Champion ended the year 13th in the standings, which is also the lowest he has ever finished in the Championship. Yamaha was a struggling manufacturer in 2024, but the Frenchman also struggled with the M1.

Quartararo did not finish a Grand Prix inside the top five but did finish fifth in two Sprint Races last season. The 25-year-old ended his sixth year in MotoGP with only 113 points to his name, 59 less than in 2023.

Quartararo signed a big money deal to remain with Yamaha for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP season. Which may become a decision he regrets if Yamaha does not improve in the near future.

Jack Miller (14th)

Jack Miller's two-year tenure at the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team came to an end after the 2024 season. However, the Australian rider and Austrian manufacturer never seemingly gelled.

After claiming two Sprint Race podiums and a Grand Prix podium in 2023 Miller's time at KTM got worse in 2024. The 29-year-old ended the season 14th in the World Championship with a best result of fifth place in Portugal and Thailand.

Miller scored 87 points during the 2024 MotoGP season and ended up finishing 130 points behind his teammate, Brad Binder, in the standings.

KTM did not decide to continue with Miller for a third season in 2025 and opted to let the experienced Australian go. After some difficult weeks, Miller did end up securing a ride for 2025 as he signed for Pramac Yamaha on a one-year deal.

Aleix Espargaro (11th)

After finishing inside the top ten of the MotoGP standings across the last three years, Aleix Espargaro dropped out of the top ten in 2024.

The 2024 MotoGP World Championship was Espargaro's final year in the sport as he retired from racing. However, the Spaniard did not go out with a bang as he did not win a race or claim a Grand Prix podium in 2024.

Espargaro claimed two Sprint Race podiums in his final year in MotoGP and scored 163 points during the season. But after finishing 8th, 4th and 6th across the last three seasons an 11th-place finish in the standings on a factory Aprilia RS-GP was an underwhelming performance.

For the 2025 season, Espargaro will begin a new journey as a MotoGP Test Rider for the Honda Racing Corporation.

Augusto Fernandez (20th)

The 2024 MotoGP season looked very promising for Augusto Fernandez. The Red Bull GasGas Tech3 rider had a good rookie season in 2023 as he recorded decent results with the Austrian manufacturer.

However, his second season in the MotoGP World Championship was a difficult campaign for the Spaniard. Fernandez scored 27 points in 2024, 44 points less than what he scored in the 2023 season. The 27-year-old ended his second MotoGP season in 20th place, three lower than the 17th place he ended 2023 in.

Fernandez did have to deal with his new teammate, Pedro Acosta, this season. The 20-year-old rookie sensation ended the year in sixth, 14 places higher than Fernandez and scored 188 more points than Fernandez.

After two years in the MotoGP World Championship, the Spaniard will not race full-time in 2025. Fernandez will become the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider next season.

Joan Mir (21st)

Since we started the list with one Repsol Honda rider we might as well end it with the other. Joan Mir's 2023 MotoGP season was his first with the Repsol Honda squad. The Spaniard struggled in 2023 and many expected it would get slightly better in 2024.

However, the 2024 season was by far Mir's worst year in the MotoGP World Championship. The Spaniard ended the season 21st in the standings, only ahead of his teammate, Marini.

Mir scored 21 points during the 2024 season, five less than the 26 he scored in 2023. The Honda RC213V was once again not the bike to be on, but Mir continued his crashing campaign this season. The 27-year-old crashed 17 times throughout the 20-round season.

During the 2024 season, Mir re-signed with Honda until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season. Whether the Spaniard and Japanese manufacturer's partnership will last that long will remain to be seen.