Enea Bastianini, Spanish MotoGP 26 April
Enea Bastianini, Spanish MotoGP 26 April

Spanish MotoGP at Jerez: Sprint race as it happened

Recap the MotoGP sprint race at Jerez.

27 Apr 2024
10:27
Pedro Acosta is down!

Acosta was set to go top by seven tenths but he's crashed at the final corner.

10:23

Big moment for Marc Marquez who was set to go quickest but he's given up on this lap.

10:22

Binder has now gone quickest - Marc Marquez has not done a second flying lap yet.

10:20

Marc Marquez fires in a low 1m 48s lap to go half a second clear of Pedro Acosta.

10:19

Acosta overtakes Binder on his opening flying lap. 

10:16

The shootout for pole position is underway at Jerez.

10:06

Morbidelli and Binder will advance to Q2 at Jerez.

10:04

Binder goes second - +0.062s behind Morbidelli.

10:03

Wow! Morbidelli breaks into the 1m 47s barrier which means he's over half a second clear of Oliveira.

10:00

Pedrosa goes second quickest to make it a KTM 1-2.

09:59

Binder still leads the way from both Trackhouse Aprilias - Fernandez is ahead of Oliveira and advancing to Q2 as it stands.

09:55

Binder goes top over the initial flurry of laps, despite a very lose moment on entry to the final corner. 

09:51

Binder, Miller, Pedrosa and Quartararo are all in Q1.

09:50

Here we go with Q1 at Jerez.

09:42

Acosta has produced another stunning save at turn five.

09:41

More rain is falling as Marc Marquez claims top spot in FP3 ahead of Di Giannantonio and Bagnaia. 

09:36

The current top five with four minutes to go is - M. Marquez, Di Giannantonio, R. Fernandez, Vinales and Oliveira. 

09:31

Just under ten minutes of FP3 remaining and it is still Marc Marquez who leads the way. 

09:22

Marc Marquez is continuing to find big chunks of time as he leads Raul Fernandez by over half a second. 

09:19

Marquez takes another eight tenths out of his previous best lap time. The eight-time world champion has dipped into the 1m 46s barrier.

09:18

Lap times are currently 13 seconds off what Bagnaia managed to lead the way during second practice.

09:17

Marc Marquez is leading the way early on in FP3. A reminder that it is still wet in Jerez.

09:03

Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia heads into qualifying as one of the clear favourites following his new lap record, while Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez weren't far behind. 

08:44

Good morning and welcome to day-two of the Spanish MotoGP. Final practice looks set to take place in wet conditions following heavy overnight rain. 

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