Thrills and Spills: Bagnaia Sets Record Pace, Martin Crashes in Tense Emilia Romagna MotoGP Friday Practice

Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Recap of Friday's Practice Sessions

Stay tuned for real-time coverage of the practice sessions on Friday at the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The 2024 MotoGP series moves ahead with its 14th race, marking the season's second trip to the Misano circuit.

Following the scrapping of the Kazakhstan Grand Prix, MotoGP will be back at Misano just a fortnight following the San Marino GP, marking the first Emilia Romagna Grand Prix event since 2021.

Jorge Martin narrowly leads the championship by seven points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, following a strategy to pit stop due to a short period of rainfall in the San Marino GP that did not work out well for the Pramac competitor.

Heading into the second round at Misano, Marc Marquez is aiming for his third consecutive grand prix win in an effort to close the 53-point gap he currently has to Martin in the championship standings.

Marquez clinched his most recent victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in 2021, a win that represented his latest triumph with Honda and initiated a winless streak lasting 1043 days.

Following a testing session on the Monday subsequent to the San Marino Grand Prix, it is expected that the competition will be much closer at the start of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in contrast to the situation two weeks prior.

The first practice session kicks off at 9:45 am British Summer Time, followed by another practice session at 2 pm

Indeed, it was quite a lively afternoon!

Tune back in on Saturday morning for additional MotoGP excitement from Misano.

The second free practice session starts at 9:10am British Summer Time, immediately succeeded by the qualifying round. The Sprint race is scheduled for 2

Session Overview:

Access the complete analysis of the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix practice session here: https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1055905/1/emilia-romagna-motogp-bagnaia-record-pace-martin-crashes-practice

Enea Bastianini has fallen at Turn 14. Thankfully, he's fine and has successfully advanced to Q2.

The chequered flag has been waved, signaling the end of the session, with Francesco Bagnaia clinching the top spot with a time of 1 minute and 30.286 seconds.

Event

Brad Binder experienced a fall at Turn 6. He's uninjured, but this has led to further disruptions with yellow flags for those attempting to qualify for Q2.

Binder's aspirations have been dashed as he currently ranks 15th.

Event Description

Fabio Di Giannantonio experienced a severe crash at Turn 9.

He went off track and tumbled aggressively across the rocky surface. Given his recent left shoulder dislocation, this accident is worrisome.

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Jorge Martin experienced a crash at Turn 8!

The leader in the championship standings is doing well and is expected to comfortably advance to Q2, as he is currently in second place.

The present leading 10 are:

With just five minutes remaining, nearly all drivers are now on the circuit, aiming to secure a spot in Q2.

Bagnaia ascends to the lead with a time of 1 minute and 30.286 seconds, surpassing his own record set during the qualifying round at the San Marino Grand Prix!

Martin's time of 1 minute and 30.531 seconds seems to remain recorded despite the yellow flags being shown, leaving some confusion about the situation. As it stands, Marc Marquez is in second place with a time of 1 minute and 30.585 seconds.

Event

Martin achieved a record session time of 1 minute and 30.531 seconds, however, this will be invalidated due to yellow flags raised after Augusto Fernandez's accident at Turn 15.

Marc Marquez has switched to his backup motorcycle for this sprint attempt.

Martin's initial fast lap, clocking in at 1 minute and 31.684 seconds, doesn't improve his existing record, yet his subsequent lap shows promise.

Martin starts a quick lap with fresh soft tyres but doesn't show much promise in the initial two sectors.

Marquez experienced a significant incident while coming out of Turn 10 and has decided to abandon this lap, heading into the pit lane instead.

With 20 minutes left in the Practice session, Marc Marquez has taken to the track with a new pair of soft slick tires.

Let's examine his first attempt at a speed run.

Event

Alex Marquez experienced a fall at the first corner. He simply couldn't maintain control at the front while braking upon entry.

He has risen and is standing.

Currently, Bagnaia's motorcycle lacks that specific aerodynamic feature. The reigning world champion has recently bettered his time to 1 minute and 30.902 seconds, placing him second.

Bastianini seems to be testing some updated aerodynamics on the back of his Ducati. It appears to be somewhat limited wheel covers at the base of the rim, linked to the swingarm.

Halfway through the session, the leading 10 positions are:

Oliveira has returned to the pitlane with his troubled Trackhouse Aprilia.

Marco Bezzecchi has advanced to third position. The VR46 team member is currently utilizing a new soft rear tire during this phase of the session.

Martin clocked the quickest lap at 1 minute 30.844 seconds on a previously worn medium tyre.

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