MotoGP, Misano, Practice LIVE: Francesco Bagnaia puts everyone in agreement, Marc Marquez in ambush, Quartararo in Q2

Jorge Martin showed his dominant form by setting the fastest time in the first free practice session for the Grand Prix of San Marino e Rimini Riviera at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. The world championship leader set a time of 1'31.707 on his Ducati Desmosedici GP24, narrowly beating Marc Marquez, winner of the last Aragon Grand Prix, by just 0.037s.

Marquez, on the handlebars of the Ducati Gresini, seems to be continuing his momentum after his success in Aragon, while Pol Espargaro, a wild-card rider on the KTM RC16, surprised by taking third place with a time of 1'31.920, closely followed by Franco Morbidelli on Ducati Pramac.

fabio quartararo, 2021 MotoGP world champion, put in a strong performance, placing fifth with his Yamaha . Quartararo appears to have benefited from recent testing at Misano, finishing just 0.269s off the fastest time.

Behind Quarterly, we find a competitive peloton of riders with the Aprilia by Aleix Espargaró, the KTM of Brad Binder, and the defending champion Pecco Bagnaia, still in difficulty after his accident in Aragon. Maverick Vinales on Aprilia and the rookie Peter Acosta on the KTM of Team GASGAS complete the top 10.

The fight promises to be intense this weekend at Misano, with minimal gaps between the main contenders. Who will go directly to Q2 of this San Marino Grand Prix ? This will be the whole point of this session. Before we know it, here is the table that 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 (See here)
Practice	1'30.846 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'30.685 Francesco Bagnaia (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)

2nd round this afternoon live from San Marino and the Rimini Riviera!

The sun is out: it's 28° in the air and 40° on the track

Drivers will have to fight to get into the top 10 in order to qualify directly for Q2

We are live!

A session that will last 60 minutes

Nice decoration for the Vinales helmet…

On track!!

Bezzecchi sets the reference time in 1.33.905s.

Quartararo..problem on the machine..aero part detached..which is ready to fly away…it flies away following..

He was taken by Martin in 1.32.192s then by Bagnaia in 1.32.523s, Martin seeing his time cancelled.

Acosta takes the lead in 1.32.199:XNUMXs ahead of Marquez, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Miller 

Acosta pushes and improves again in 1.31.843s. MMarquez stuck to Acosta in 1.31.879s. Closely followed by his younger brother AMarquez in 1.32.159s. But Morbidelli pushes back the younger Marquez with his lap time in 1.31.916s.

At 45 minutes from the finish, the top10 is made up of: Acosta, MMarquez, Morbidelli, Quartararo, Bezzecchi, AEspargaro, AMarquez, Bagnaia, Bastianini and Miller

Martin returns to the game and settles into 4th position with a time of 1.31.991s.

Acosta doubles down, he re-registers the best time in 1.31.672s. MMarquez maintains 2nd best time in 1.31.703s ahead of Quartararo in 1.31.797s

Hot hot…in front!!

With 35 minutes left, it is MMarquez who takes the reins of the session in 1.31.364:1.31.570:1.31.672. He is closely followed by Bagnaia in 1.31.797:1.31.863:XNUMX, Acosta in XNUMX:XNUMX:XNUMX, Quartararo in XNUMX:XNUMX:XNUMX and Vinales in XNUMX:XNUMX:XNUMX.

The pilots are closely monitored in their developments…Who am I?

With 24 minutes to go, the 10 drivers who would qualify for Q2 are: Acosta, MMarquez, Bagnaia, Martin, Quartararo, Vinales, Bezzecchi, Morbidelli, PEspargaro and AEspargaro.

When Bastianini meets AMarquez….

In 15 minutes the session will end, the drivers are on the attack to go and get their place in Q2: in this little game, it is Acosta who holds the line ahead of MMarquez, AEspargaro, Bagnaia, Martin, Morbidelli, Quartararo, Vinales, Bezzecchi and PEspargaro. 

Binder produced his effort and moved into 3rd position in 1.31.422s.

Still 9 minutes…and the drivers let go… MMarquez takes the lead in 1.31.034:XNUMX:XNUMXs ahead of Acosta, Bezzecchi, Bastianini, Bagnaia, Binder, AEspargaro, Quartararo, Martin and Morbidelli.

Acosta Falls.

Martin, equipped with a new soft tire, takes the lead with a time of 1.30.966s. 

Behind, MMarquez returns to the track…he is currently 2nd. Bastianini, Acosta, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, Quartararo, Binder, AEspargaro and PEspargaro complete this provisional top 10.

Bagnaia puts everyone in agreement, he signs the best time in 1.30.885s. He improves again in 1.30.685s

AEspargaro fall. 40s left…many times will be cancelled..

End of session: Bagnaia, Martin, MMarquez, Morbidelli, Bastianini, Acosta, Bezzecchi, Vinales, Quartararo, Miller are qualified for Q2

 

 

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