MotoGP 2024 Sepang Official Test Full Day 1 Results
Jorge Martin tops the first official test of MotoGP 2024 season in Sepang ahead of rookie superstar Pedro Acosta
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Last year’s vice champion Jorge Martin has already made his intentions clear for the 2024 season by being the first and only rider to dip under the 1m 58s mark ahead of rookie sensation Pedro Acosta, who continues to impress with his ominous show of form from the Sepang shakedown tests.
The 19-year-old looks to have surpassed all expectations which the KTM squad might have put on the rookie. With a second place on day one, Pedro Acosta’s hype train looks to be moving ahead on full steam.
Fabio Quartararo finished the day in third, with the Frenchman’s Yamaha showing incredible improvements in top speed to match the likes of Ducati and KTM. Teammate Alex Rins was also a constant fixture in the top ten, showing Yamaha’s obvious improvements this winter.
Behind Quartararo were the Italian duo of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini.
Maverick Vinales was the lead Aprilia rider in sixth, followed by Gresini’s Alex Marquez in seventh.
Marc Marquez was relatively quiet for most of the day before he did a flurry of fast laps to end the day in 9th place. Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia had a quiet first showing as he finished the day in 16th.
| Position | Rider | Nationality | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martín | SPA | Prima Pramac Racing | 1m 57.951s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | 0.269 |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 0.277 |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 0.374 |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | 0.406 |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing | 0.565 |
| 7 | Álex Márquez | SPA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 0.591 |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 0.654 |
| 9 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 0.67 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | 0.719 |
| 11 | Álex Rins | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 0.765 |
| 12 | Brad Binder | SAF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 0.773 |
| 13 | Aleix Espargaró | SPA | Aprilia Racing | 0.787 |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 0.79 |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing MotoGP | 0.799 |
| 16 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | 0.862 |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | 1.018 |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1.097 |
| 19 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Factory racing | 1.186 |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 1.261 |
| 21 | Augusto Fernández | SPA | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | 1.972 |
| 22 | Raúl Fernández | SPA | Trackhouse Racing MotoGP | 2.169 |
| 23 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | 2.451 |
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Rookie superstar Pedro Acosta brings his hype-train to reality by leading on day 3 of the Sepang Shakedown ahead of KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.
Pedro Acosta continues to impress with a solid progression through all three days with the Spaniard already well adapted to the RC even before the Official test has taken place, where he will get a chance to compare himself against fellow full time factory riders Brad Binder and Jack Miller.
Johan Zarco also had a productive day 3 with the Frenchman coming to grips with his new Honda, finishing the day in third ahead of fellow Frenchman Fabio Quartararo and KTM’s Dani Pedrosa.
New aero-upgrades have been the main talking points of the shakedown test with KTM introducing an F1-style frontwing to its front fender as featured on Dani Pedrosa’s bike on Day 2.
Aprilia brought major upgrades to its front fairing and rear. The rear of the RSGP which they are experimenting with comprises of a ‘cadillac-style’ fins on its tail and a large carbon shell covering a large space of the wheel.
Similarly, Honda were also not shy of making major amendments to its aero package, with the Japanese giant bringing an intriguing combination of Ducati’s infamous ‘Stegosaurus style’ tail design, and KTM’s formula one style rear wing. The Japanese giant claims to have reduced a lot of weight for its brand new 2024 challenger a it looks to climb back to winning ways.
The sole Ducati of Michele Pirro also brought slight changes to the Ducati’s front fairing.
Yamaha were the team that brought in the least aero changes but the Iwata based squad might just be testing some other parts.
| Position | Rider | Nationality | Teams | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GasGasKTM Factory Racing | 1m 58.189s |
| 2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.066s |
| 3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | +0.211s |
| 4 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | +0.249s |
| 5 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +0.289s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | HRC | +0.551s |
| 7 | Álex Rins | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | +0.682s |
| 8 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | +0.746s |
| 9 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Factory Racing | +0.794s |
| 10 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | +1.122s |
| 11 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | +1.141s |
| 12 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | +2.619s |
| 13 | Stephan Bradl | GER | HRC | +2.910s |