MotoGP Silverstone Warm up LIVE: Brad Binder early!

The 10th stage of the World Championship MotoGP , the British Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit, presented us with a Sprint which somewhat reshuffled the cards, the two main contenders for the title now being separated by only 1 point, while the 3rd place changed ownership. A look back at this brief but intense confrontation…

When the lights go out, it's a fantastic start to Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) which pushed the pole sitter and new lap record holder off Alex Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) entering turn 1. The melee is immediately confused at the front and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) manages to sneak past and take the lead in the Sprint on the first lap at Silverstone.

Behind it is the drama: Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) and Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) hooked up on the first lap and crashed, after the leader missed his braking at turn 1. Franco Morbidelli receives a double penalty for a long lap to be served this Sunday.

The fight for the top 5 experienced renewed intensity when Peter Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) collided, without damage to either, but with a shower of wing confetti. The attachment is also sufficient to allow Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) to open the door and overtake both riders, without needing a second opportunity.

In the front, George Martin continues to lead the way Enea Bastianini, the Italian clinging to the saddle of #89 whileAlex Espargaro et Francis Bagnaia follow at a short distance and observe the duo.

The first major event in the fight for the title then occurs, Francis Bagnaia losing the front on lap 5, in turn #4.

The driver escapes unscathed, but the Italian is forced to watch his teammate from the sidelines Enea Bastianini who starts to harass Jorge Martin. Alex Espargaro is freed from the pressure of having the reigning champion on his heels, and with Jorge Martin still in the lead, number 1 seems to have lost the lead in the championship.

However, after a failed attempt which saw Jorge Martin fighting back immediately, “Bestia” then sneaked into the lead on lap 6 and tried to escape almost instantly. The #23 set a string of impressive times in the 1'58 range with a handful of laps remaining, gaining some space but Martin still staying in contact. The potential victory ofEnea Bastianini then reduced the lead of Francis Bagnaia on George Martin in the fight for the title.

Then, a new twist in the upper echelons of the rankings: Marc Marquez lost the front at turn #16.

This ended the Spaniard's chance of gaining vital championship points, as he retired in the pitlane, leaving a KTM-GASGAS battle for fourth and likely on the verge of dropping out of the top 3 in the standings , given that Enea Bastianini now stood at the head of the pack.

With one lap to go, all that was happening was perfection.Enea Bastianini. The #23 increased his lead from a handful of tenths to a second and that's how he took his first Sprint victory at Silverstone. George Martin nevertheless consolidated his second place, regaining crucial championship points to find himself a length of Francis Bagnaia. Behind him, Enea Bastianini now occupies 3rd place.

The battle between Brad Binder et Pedro Acosta did not stop and the two men continued to battle until the finish line, with the South African ahead of the rookie for 4th place after the 10 laps. Alex Marquez took sixth place, after hanging on but unable to gain the upper hand over the other two. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crossed the finish line just 0,185 seconds ahead of Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) and Fabio DiGiannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), the latter having won the final point on Saturday.

Championship standings after the Sprint:

All eyes now turn to the British Grand Prix, where Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will try to redeem themselves and where Jorge Martin will try to take the lead in the title race.

While waiting to discover more, as the 22 drivers prepare for this last 10-minute free practice session, under an overcast sky and cool temperatures of 15° in the air and 22° on the ground, let's take advantage of these few live moments thanks to the official website MotoGP.com :

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

MotoGP™ Great Britain, Silverstone	2023	2024
FP1	2'00.295 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'59.383 Jorge Martin (See here)
Practice	1'58.183 Aleix Espargaro (See here)	1'57.911 Jorge Martin (See here)
FP2	2'18.076 Fabio Di Giannantonio (See here)	1'59.039 Jorge Martin (See here)
Q1	2'15.884 Franco Morbidelli (See here)	1'58.373 Alex Marquez (See here)
Q2	2'15.359 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'57.309 Aleix Espargaro (See here)
Sprint	Alex Marquez Bezzecchi Vinales (See here)	Bastianini, Martin, Espargaro (See here)
Warm Up	2'10.207 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	1'59.155 Brad Binder  (See here)
Course	Espargaro, Bagnaia, Binder (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'57.767 Johann Zarco 2022 (See here)	1'57.309 Aleix Espargaro (See here)

When the red lights go out... the spectacle is magnificent, most of the MotoGP having adopted their 75th anniversary livery this morning.

However, we note that Enea Bastianini, winner of the Sprint on Saturday, starts well last, behind Fabio Quartararo whose decoration of the whole team is just sublime!

Special mention also for Tech3 and Pol Espargaro !

At the end of the first round, Franco Morbidelli is the fastest in 2'00.508 in front Jack Miller, Raul Fernandez, Alex Marquez, Enea Bastianini and Miguel Oliveira.

In the next passage, Marc Márquez lowers the reference to 1'59.368 then Jack Miller et Fabio DiGiannantonio successively takes the lead, the Italian then posting 1'59.209.

In the last round, Brad Binder imposes his KTM in 1'59.155 and it's already over!

See you at 14 p.m. for a MotoGP race which will precede the Moto2 race!

MotoGP warm up standings for the 2024 British Grand Prix at Silverstone:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com

MotoGP Silverstone warm up