Nobody wants to be an underachiever.

But unfortunately, in MotoGP's 2024 season, oඣne rider stood out from the pack after doing much less than we anticipated.

Once again, it was a s⭕eason dominated by Ducati. Marc Marquez demonstrated what 💜the GP23 was capable of but the others riders couldn't match him - a reflection of his genius.

That left our experts pondering who was MotoGP's underachieve🏅r of the year...

Lewis Duncan: Marco Bezzecchi was expected to be thorn in the side 👍of the main championship protagonists again in 2024, having won three grands prix in 20♉23 on his way to third in the standings with VR46. 

But he came nowhere near that form in 2024.

Much of that was down to the GP23 not working well with his hard-braking riding style. But his team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio was on the same bikꦦe and was 12 points clear in the standings despite missing the final two rounds to have surgery.

Bezzecchi faces a big job now at Aprilia as a f𓃲actory rider going up against reigning world champion Jorge Martin. 

Jordan Moreland: Marco Bezzecchi, after his performances in 2023 and finishing inside the ౠtop 3 of the World Championship. 

🔯His 2024 was simply not good𝄹 enough, he was 239 points off Marc Marquez's top GP23 total. 

Let's ꦰhope he can improve on⭕board the Aprilia for 2025.

Peter McLaren: Beaten by only Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge M🍸artin last season, with three GP wins, I don't think anyone predicted Marco Bezzecchi dropping to 12th in this year’s world championship and last of the Ducati riders. 

The Jerez podium was his main highlight. 

As Aprilia’s Massimo Rivola said after sig꧒ning Bezzecchi f🀅or 2025: “My feeling is that the real Bez is the one of last year and not this year.”