Heading into the final three rounds of the season, beginning this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, five riders are covered by 40 points.
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo saw his championship lead cut to just two points after a dismal run to 17th in the wet Thailand GP last time out, with Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia his nearest rival ahead of Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro – who is 20 points down – Gresini's Enea Bastianini and Jack Miller on the sister factory Ducati, both of whom 39 and 40 points adrift respectively.
