San Marino MotoGP 2024: Live Updates from Friday Practice at Misano – Championship Leader Martin Shines, Bagnaia’s Heroic Return, and Marquez Eyes Another Win

San Marino MotoGP at Misano: Live Coverage of Friday's Practice Sessions!

Stay tuned for real-time updates from Friday's practice at the 2024 San Marino Grand Prix MotoGP.

Jorge Martin enters the 13th round of the 2024 MotoGP season with a 23-point lead in the championship standings.

The Pramac Ducati racer led the way at last year's San Marino GP by securing victories in both the sprint race and the main grand prix. Additionally, he also finished first in Friday morning's practice session at Misano.

Current world champion Francesco Bagnaia arrives at his home race still recovering from an injury sustained in a contentious crash with Alex Marquez last week at Aragon.

Marc Marquez is back at the location where he last secured a MotoGP victory with Honda in 2021. This time, he's aiming to increase his wins riding for Gresini Ducati, following his recent triumph on the Desmosedici at Aragon last week.

Honda and Yamaha conducted tests at Misano lately, aiming for improved performances in the upcoming weekends.

The practice session is set to begin at 2 PM British Summer

That concludes Friday's events at the San Marino Grand Prix.

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The day's events kick off at 9:10am UK time with the third practice session, followed right away by the qualifying rounds.

2024 MotoGP San Marino GP Practice Summary

Check out the complete summary of the practice session for the 2024 MotoGP San Marino GP

Results at the Conclusion of Practice

As the practice session wraps up, here's how the top 10 – who directly advance to Q2 – are positioned:

Final Practice Session – Checkered Flag

The checkered flag has been waved in the final practice session, and it appears that reigning world champion Bagnaia will maintain his lead.

Event

Aleix Espargaro experienced a crash at Turn 1. The rear of his bike slid out, causing him to fall. As a result, he will need to compete in Q1 since he is currently positioned in 11th place.

Bagnaia delivers an impressive performance, securing the leading position with a time of 1m30.685s.

In the meantime, Bagnaia surges ahead to lead the standings with a time of 1 minute and 30.885 seconds.

Quartararo climbs up to a safer position in seventh place, but it remains uncertain if that will secure him a spot in Q2.

Quartararo has slipped to 10th place and is now at risk. Morbidelli, Vinales, Rins, Alex Marquez, and Jack Miller—whose recent top 10 time was just nullified—are all vying to move into the top 10.

Martin breaks into the 1 minute 30 second range for the first time today, taking the lead with a time of 1 minute 30.966 seconds.

A replay of Acosta's crash reveals that he lost control of the front of his bike as he was entering Turn 8.

Report

Pedro Acosta experienced a crash at Turn 8. He is unhurt and has gotten up. This has led to yellow flags being displayed, impacting the lap times of other riders.

Marc Marquez has clocked the quickest time at 1 minute and 31.034 seconds.

However, Acosta swiftly overtook Bastianini with a time of 1 minute and 31.203 seconds.

Bastianini was in need of an outstanding lap, and he delivered! The Ducati racer clocked in at 1 minute and 31.242 seconds, propelling him to the top of the leaderboard.

Binder moves up to third place on the factory KTM with a time of 1 minute and 31.422 seconds, climbing from 15th position. Bastianini achieves ninth place, but will require a better performance to secure a spot in Q2.

Current Standings with 15 Minutes Remaining

As we approach the final burst of time attacks in this session, here is the present Q2 ranking:

Quartararo was on course to take the lead, but his attempt was invalidated after he made contact with the green paint at Turn 11.

Martin clocks a time of 1 minute 31.579 seconds using a soft rear tire that has already been through 17 laps, placing him in fifth position. This is an exceptionally fast performance from the current world championship frontrunner.

Aleix Espargaro moves up to third place by clocking a time of 1m31.433 on a new soft rear tire.

Most of the drivers are currently in the pitlane, preparing for their time trials to qualify for Q2. Martin is still on the track with worn soft tires and is clocking fast sector times, although he is still in fourth place.

A few racers, including Vinales and Pol Espargaro, have opted to start early using new soft tires for a time trial. Both are currently positioned within the top 10, with just over 20 minutes remaining.

Numerous lap times are being voided in this session due to track limit violations. The traction at Misano is excellent, which naturally leads to several riders exceeding the boundaries.

Acosta returns to the top of the leaderboard with a time of 1 minute and 31.301 seconds.

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