Thrills and Spills: A Comprehensive Recap of the 2024 Indonesian MotoGP Friday Practice

2024 Indonesian MotoGP: Recap of Friday's Practice Sessions

A live recount of the practice sessions from Friday at the 2024 Indonesian MotoGP.

Following closely after the previous weekend's Emilia Romagna event, the international leg of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship begins with the Indonesian Grand Prix in Mandalika.

In the final lap at Misano, Jorge Martin was surpassed by Enea Bastianini, missing out on the win. However, Francesco Bagnaia faced his seventh non-finish of the season, providing the Pramac competitor with a 24-point advantage in the championship race over the current title holder.

As the last seven races commence, Bastianini occupies the third spot in the world championship standings, trailing Martin by 59 points and narrowly leading Marc Marquez, who is set to replace him in 2025, by a

Martin clinched victory in the previous Mandalika Sprint race, momentarily securing the top spot in the 2023 championship standings, until an error during the main race caused him to relinquish the lead to Bagnaia.

Maverick Vinales from Aprilia and Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha accompanied the victor Bagnaia on the podium for the 2023 Indonesian Grand Prix.

The first practice session (FP1) kicks off at 10:45 am local time, equivalent to 3:45 am BST. Following this, the Practice session that determines the ten riders who will directly proceed to Qualifying 2 starts at 3 pm local time, or 8 am BST.

That wraps up our coverage for Friday, but don't forget to stay tuned to Crash.net for the most recent updates from the Mandalika paddock.

We appreciate your presence and invite you to return this Saturday for additional MotoGP excitement.

The second free practice session for MotoGP starts at 3:10 am British Summer Time, with the qualifying round kicking off at 3:50 am. The sprint race will then take place at 8 am

Comprehensive analysis

Discover the detailed analysis of the Practice session at the 2024 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix by clicking here.

Di Giannantonio experienced a fall at Turn 16, yet he still qualifies for Q2.

In the second practice session, Enea Bastianini secures the lead by setting a new lap record of 1 minute, 29.630 seconds.

The following are the top 10 advancing to Q2:

Bagnaia stages a significant comeback, advancing to third position with a time of 1m29.712s.

Event:

Alex Marquez experienced a crash following closely behind Bagnaia at Turn 16.

Bagnaia finishes the lap in ninth place, yet he must improve to secure his position.

Bagnaia trails significantly in the first sector, lagging by 0.3 seconds from the top performance.

Indeed, as they begin this fast lap, both of the Marquez siblings find themselves trailing Bagnaia.

Alex Marquez has ultimately fallen behind Bagnaia, and it appears that Marc is likely to follow suit shortly.

Bagnaia found himself ahead of the two Gresini competitors as he exited his pit, but he soon moved aside in the pitlane to allow them to pass. Many competitors aim to follow Bagnaia's lead in the final laps.

Bagnaia is facing a crucial seven minutes ahead. Sitting in ninth place, his position is far from secure, and he must avoid ending up in Q1, especially considering the current state of his championship defence.

In the final segment, Bastianini managed to perfect his lap. It's one of the circuit's major deceleration points, demanding considerable confidence due to the apparently low traction in that area.

Bastianini has moved to the forefront of the leaderboard, clocking in at 1 minute and 29.639 seconds.

Bagnaia climbs to ninth place, yet remains 0.578 seconds behind the championship frontrunner, Martin, with slightly less than 10 minutes remaining.

Event:

Binder experienced a crash at Turn 10.

Acosta has also broken into the 1 minute and 29 seconds range, posting a time of 1 minute and 29.979 seconds.

Martin is leading the field by a margin of 0.3 seconds, while Bagnaia's most recent lap time places him in 10th position.

Martin shattered the lap record on his second attempt, clocking in at 1 minute and 29.670 seconds!

This has been the highlight of the day up to this point. There's a strong sense that the lap record might be broken just before the race ends, which is in less than 13 minutes.

Martin secures the lead with a lap time of 1 minute and 30.317 seconds during his initial fast lap in this segment of the session.

Espargaro experienced another fall at Turn 16, but he's alright and has returned to the pit lane.

The competition is incredibly close. The leading 10 riders are within a mere 0.288 seconds of each other, and the gap between the top 17 is just 0.956 seconds.

With twenty minutes remaining, here are the leading 10:

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