Pedro Acosta has rued leaving points “in the bin” with “stupid crashes”♔ in ꦚhis rookie year.

Acosta has largely taken MotoGP by stor🐲m this season, his first in the premier class, riding for Tech3 GASGAS.

The reigni♛ng Moto2 champion, a teenager when he started the year🌃, sits fifth in the championship heading into this weekend’s final round in Barcelona.

If he can keep his three-point lead over fellow KTM rider Brad Binder, Acosta will finish as t𓂃he top non-Ducati.

“It d🐷oesn’t mean so much. But after all the mistakes t💟his season, it’s unbelievable that I am still P5,” Acosta said.

“It is more important to finish the season𒅌 in a good mood with good results.

“We fought for many wins this season but I f***** everything 🐬up!

“The talent to fight for wins was there. The pos💯sibility was realistic, I was not dreaming.

“In the past couple of races we have improved, I have tried things wit🙈h the fairings. With less info, I was in the top five, and this is positive.

“This weekend I will [test no new parts].”

Ac♏osta sighed: “All the mistakes I made, all the points I put in 🌱the bin, all the stupid crashes, the things I needed to try…”

After two early podiums, Jorge🌸 Lorenzo was among 𓂃the voices to predict that Acosta would win a grand prix in his rookie year.

Acosta has fallen short of that prediction, and struggled at times on his KTM, but his tally of fi🍷ve Sunday podiums is impressive.

He enওds his rookie year knowing a promotion into the factory KTM team awaits.

“Emotion? I🐻t’s not so strange, I’m happy to be at the fi🍸nal race fighting for top five in the championship,” he said.

“We are happy with the numbers, with the results, but it’s no꧋t enough.

“To end one season then start another on Tuesday in the factory team? I am super pumped because it’s s♊omething you look for all of your life.

“This day will arrive sooner than I expected.

“I am pumped to finish the season in the best way𝓀.”

Acosta vowed not to interfere in the title decider betwee꧒n Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin.

“I hope not, I have more import🐻ant things to do than to play a role,” he said.

“I don’t want to play this role. It’s notཧ sporting.

“If it’s a batt🍒le beꦍtween two, then these two must battle.”