MotoGP Misano FP1 LIVE: Jorge Martin does the job, Quartararo in the top 5

For the 13th and 14th rounds of a season MotoGP 2024, which has 20, the action will take place on the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini (official title), and this year its clone the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

More than just an Excel table, our graph allows you to immediately see the highlights of the first part of the season, in particular the successive changes of leaders made during the last four Grands Prix, in Germany, Silverstone, Austria and Aragon.

At this game, George Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) took a small lead of 23 points over Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but we know the double world champion is capable of a much greater comeback. He has already proven it…

For the 3rd step of the final podium, but for the moment at a distance, a duel is still taking place Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) at Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), but if the latter had taken the upper hand thanks to his perfect English weekend, then to the 22 points brought back from Austria against 13 for the Spaniard, the latter reversed the trend in a masterly way in Aragon, and it is now with a lead of one small point that he can look ahead.

The two men themselves are detached in front of the trio  Peter Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) followed by the same configuration for Alex Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP).

From the Sachsenring, Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) and Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) managed to take some air on the group now led by Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) since the fall of fabio quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team) in Aragon, while the tail of the pack mainly consists of the four Hondas, Johann zarco (Castrol Honda LCR) having left the leadership to his teammate Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) in this race in the race…

To write the thirteenth chapter of this 2024 MotoGP season, it will be necessary to cover the 13-meter track 4226 times during Saturday's Sprint and complete 27 laps on Sunday, on a track with asphalt known for its high grip.

Michelin in expectation and forcing it to bring an additional type of rear tire, just like Pirelli in the lower categories. Brembo is not concerned about this, even though the brake manufacturer attributes the Misano World Circuit a difficulty rating of 4 on a scale of 6.

Among the current full-time pilots, Marc Marquez 4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021/2), Francis Bagnaia 2 (2021/1, 2022), Franco Morbidelli 1 (2020/1), Maverick Vinales 1 (2020/2) and George Martin 1 (2023) have already experienced the joy of the highest step of the podium in the premier class, while of the 19 editions already contested since the return of MotoGP in 2007, 19 MotoGP™, Yamaha has won 8, Honda 6 and Ducati 5. 

The records are set in 1'30.390 (Jorge Martin) since 2023, and 305,0 km/h for the speed (Johann zarco) in 2021!

 

As for the weather forecast, this edition looks set to be good, although it is not safe from a small, occasional thunderstorm on Sunday...

While waiting to discover more, at the moment when the 24 pilots (with Espargaro Pol (KTM) and Stefan bradl (Honda), both wildcards) are preparing for this first 45-minute free practice session, under sunny skies and with temperatures of 25° in the air and 34° on the ground, let's enjoy these few moments of live coverage thanks to the official website MotoGP.com :

 

Here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

MotoGP™ San Marino, Misano	2023	2024
FP1	1'31.909 Michele Pirro (See here)	1'31.707s Jorge Martin
Practice	1'30.846 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	(See here)
FP2	1'31.803 Jorge Martin (See here)	(See here)
Q1	1'31.272 Miguel Oliveira (See here)	(See here)
Q2	1'30.390 Jorge Martin (See here)	(See here)
Sprint	Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia (See here)	(See here)
Warm Up	1'31.785 Pecco Bagnaia (See here)	(See here)
Course	Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'30.390 Jorge Martin (See here)

Here we are live to experience together the first free practice session of the weekend. It is 1° in the air and 27° on the track: the sky is overcast above the Misano track

On track!!! The forces present are ready!

Let's go for 45 min

Miller sets the benchmark time in 1.35.380s.

Very quickly, the drivers heat up the asphalt..PEspargaro (guest driver) takes the lead in 1.32.722s. He is ahead of Martin, Rins, Vinales and AMarquez. Quartararo quickly takes the pace..he takes the 3rd best time in 1.33.003s.

Martin takes the lead of the troops 35 minutes from the finish: he achieves a lap time of 1.32.642s.

Mir, who is ill, will not be taking to the track today: he is suffering from gastroenteritis.

Quartararo continues his effort, he recovers the 2nd best time in 1.32.630s. PEspargaro remains at the forefront in 1.32.364s. Behind, Martin, Binder, Vinales, MMarquez, AEspargaro, Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Rins close the march of the top 10

MMarquez, in turn, recovers the lead of the classification by signing the best time in 1.32.077s. Quartararo (1.32.164s), Martin, PEspargaro and Morbidelli complete the top 5: there are 26min left in this 1st session.

With 17 minutes to go, Martin sets the best time in 1.31.379s ahead of MMarquez, Quartararo, Morbidelli and Espargaro. 

PEspargaro, very fast since the beginning of the session, takes the 2nd best time in 1.31.920:3:1.31.949s behind Martin. Morbidelli signs the XNUMXrd best time in XNUMX:XNUMX:XNUMXs

7 minutes left, the drivers return to the pits. The top 10 is provisionally composed of Martin, MMarquez, PEspargaro, Morbidelli, Quartararo, Bagnaia, Acosta, Binder, Bastianini and Vinales

Future teammates…

The last runs are launched…

Martin closed the session in the lead in 1.31.707s ahead of MMarquez, PEspargaro, Morbidelli and Quartararo.

MotoGP FP1 standings for the 2024 San Marino Grand Prix at Misano: