MotoGP 2024 Official Qatar Test Day 1 Results
Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia leads day 1 of Qatar Test ahead of Pramac’s Jorge Martin
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The final hours of the day saw the dust clear up, which led to a fast flurry of laps later on. At the end however, it was Francesco Bagnaia who came out leading from Pramac’s Jorge Martin.
The Italian’s lap time of a 1m 52s was only three tenths down on his 2023 pole position lap as he once again confirms the ominous form of GP24s going into the season opener in Qatar.
Behind the desmo duo at the top was the aprilia of Aleix Espargaro. However, it was his teammate Maverick Vinales who spent most of the day at the top before being displaced in the final hours and finishing in P6. With both Aprilias fighting for top positions, it would be wrong to count out the Italian squad’s in Qatar.
Brad Binder ended the day as the fastest rider from the KTM camp in fourth ahead of last year’s race winner Fabio Digiannantonio.
Fabio Quartararo was Yamaha’s sole representative in the top ten as he finished the day 0.597s down in tenth, again highlighting Yamaha’s weakness in the qualifying runs.
Marc Marquez had an up and down day as he ascended to as high as second place in day time before eventually ending in a lowly sixteenth place.
| Position | Rider | Nationality | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | 1m 52.040s |
| 2 | Jorge Martín | SPA | Prima Pramac Racing | +0.220s |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaró | SPA | Aprilia Racing | +0.292s |
| 4 | Brad Binder | SAF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.296s |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +0.427s |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing | +0.455s |
| 7 | Álex Márquez | SPA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | +0.516s |
| 8 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | +0.549s |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | +0.592s |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | +0.597s |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | +0.759s |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Racing MotoGP | +0.774s |
| 13 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | +0.783s |
| 14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.856s |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | +0.898s |
| 16 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | +0.919s |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | +1.168s |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | +1.393s |
| 19 | Álex Rins | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | +1.602s |
| 20 | Augusto Fernández | SPA | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | +1.715s |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing MotoGP | +1.903s |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | +2.469s |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Factory racing | +2.471s |
