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BSN's Top 10 MotoGP Riders of the Year: 5th -Pedro Acosta

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The start of the 2025 season is approaching, but now is the perfect time to look back at the 2024 MotoGP World Championship. BSN brings you our Top 10 MotoGP Riders of the Year.

Coming in at number five is... Pedro Acosta!

5th:Pedro Acosta
Team:Red Bull GasGas Tech3
Motorcycle:KTM RC16
Overall Classification:6th
Points:215
Best Result:2nd [American & Indonesian Grand Prix], 2nd [Spanish Sprint Race]

2024 MotoGP rookie sensation Pedro Acosta set the world alight last season and is looking to push on this season.

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A lot was made of Pedro Acosta when he was promoted from Moto2 to MotoGP for the 2024 season. The Spaniard had won the Moto3 and Moto2 World Championships across three years, but could he do it in the big leagues?

We think the answer is yes. Across his debut season Acosta proved a lot of people right and a lot of people wrong. The rookie was not on the best bike and was in a satellite team, but he still managed to challenge KTM's lead rider in the factory team.

Acosta stood on ten podiums throughout the 2024 MotoGP World Championship. The Spaniard had an even split of five Grand Prix podiums and five Sprint Race podiums. However, he did miss out on some perfect opportunities to claim his maiden MotoGP win.

The 20-year-old only failed to finish four of the 19 Grands Prix that he competed in throughout his rookie year. He also finished in the top ten in 12 of the 19 Sunday races that he competed in.

For the 2025 MotoGP season, Acosta has been promoted to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team. After only being beaten by Brad Binder by two points last season the Spaniard will look to stamp his authority over Binder in the upcoming season.

BSN’s Top 10 MotoGP Riders of 2024

6th - Maverick Vinales

7th - Brad Binder

8th - Fabio di Giannantonio

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9th - Franco Morbidelli

10th Alex Marquez

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