2024 Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Friday Practice Results

Friday practice results from the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, round 4 (of 21) in the 2024 world championship.

Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April
2024 Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Practice (2) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1'36.025s22/23293k
2Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.100s20/24293k
3Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.143s25/26292k
4Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.339s19/20297k
5Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.410s20/25292k
6Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.414s23/24296k
7Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.421s19/20292k
8Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.455s20/26295k
9Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.511s20/21292k
10Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.514s19/24291k
11Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.619s19/22296k
12Franco MorbidelliITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.686s17/22293k
13Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.875s22/22295k
14Daniel PedrosaSPAKTM Test Rider (RC16)+0.919s23/23300k
15Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.934s18/23295k
16Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.944s24/24291k
17Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23)+1.086s16/21292k
18Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.252s22/23294k
19Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.317s23/24292k
20Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.357s17/22295k
21Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.451s25/26293k
22Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+1.586s18/23293k
23Stefan BradlGERHonda Test Rider (RC213V)+1.684s23/24296k
24Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.813s24/24290k
25Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+1.877s20/22292k

*Rookie.

Official Jerez MotoGP records  
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 36.170s (2022)  
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 37.669s (2022) 

Francesco Bagnaia strikes back to lead Friday practice for the 2024 Spanish MotoGP with a new Jerez lap record, while Brad Binder and Dani Pedrosa are among those to miss the top ten cut and will be forced to take part in Qualifying 1.

In an hour-long session that saw nine fallers - Bezzecchi, Raul Fernandez, Vinales, Quartararo, Alex Marquez, Pedrosa, Oliveira, Miller and finally Binder - yellow flags were a persistent hazard.

Binder’s tumble, through the fast turn 7, was most costly. The South African had no time to return on his spare KTM and - like team-mate Jack Miller and wild-card star Pedrosa - was pushed out of the top ten.

By contrast, GASGAS rookie Pedro Acosta surged directly into Qualifying 2 by snatching sixth on his final run, having been in danger of a first Q1 appearance.

Aprilia’s double COTA winner Maverick Vinales got closest to reigning champion Bagnaia. Marc Marquez was under Pecco’s record time heading into the final sector, but lost his advantage and slotted into third.

Home star and 31-time MotoGP race winner Dani Pedrosa headlines three wild-card entries this weekend, alongside Honda’s Stefan Bradl and Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori.

The trio are all race-testing some new parts. Pedrosa remains tight-tipped on the KTM developments, Savadori is described as riding a 'lab bike' (but no sign of the carbon fibre frame) and Bradl's Honda visibly features extensive aero updates.

Weather forecasts warn of possible rain on Saturday.

2024 Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Practice (1) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)1'36.630s17/20290k
2Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.507s9/21290k
3Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.591s17/19291k
4Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.673s17/17293k
5Franco MorbidelliITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.917s12/22293k
6Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.955s18/19294k
7Daniel PedrosaSPAKTM Test Rider (RC16)+0.983s19/20300k
8Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.988s16/20296k
9Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+1.005s11/18295k
10Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+1.012s19/20299k
11Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+1.094s16/18293k
12Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+1.162s17/17293k
13Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+1.256s7/19296k
14Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.382s13/15293k
15Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.419s15/20293k
16Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.448s19/20297k
17Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.573s12/15294k
18Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23)+1.617s6/16290k
19Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.730s18/19294k
20Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+1.740s7/14291k
21Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.909s11/19292k
22Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.944s13/18293k
23Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.098s4/17291k
24Stefan BradlGERHonda Test Rider (RC213V)+2.104s20/20299k
25Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+2.145s17/21291k

*Rookie.

Official Jerez MotoGP records  
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 36.170s (2022)  
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 37.669s (2022)  

The Marquez brothers make a dream start to their home Spanish MotoGP with first and second in opening practice at Jerez.

Marc headed Alex at the top of the timesheets for almost the entire 45-minute session, before Alex became the only rider to fit new soft rubber front and rear and blasted half-a-second clear with a 1m 36.630s in the closing minutes.

The Aprilias of COTA winner Maverick Vinales and factory team-mate Aleix Espargaro were best-of-the-rest behind the Gresini Ducatis, after fitting new medium rear at the end. Franco Morbidelli was a strong fifth for Pramac Ducati, followed by sixth for Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati).

Wild-card Dani Pedrosa couldn’t repeat last year’s stunning P1 in opening practice, but still claimed top RC16 honours with a competitive seventh ahead of KTM regular Brad Binder and Pramac title leader Jorge Martin.

On his way to tenth, Rookie Pedro Acosta got his wish of following Pedrosa for a few laps at the end of the session.

Defending Jerez winner and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia - looking for his first podium since the Qatar opener - pitted early with possible technical issues on his factory Ducati and spent much of FP1 towards the tail end of the timesheets before rising to 12th.

Johann Zarco was the first faller of the weekend, losing the front of his LCR Honda at Turn 8 at the midway stage of the morning. Tech3’s Augusto Fernandez brought out more ‘yellows’ in the closing minutes.

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