Checkered flag for Q2 in Jerez – Pole position for Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini), with Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46) and Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac) on the front row.
Bagnaia (Ducati) was only seventh.
11.28 – Excellent lap for Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) in 1'46.773. The Spaniard is in provisional pole with 0″271 on Bezzecchi and 0″608 on Martin. Bagnaia (Ducati) is currently seventh.
11.26 – Cade Acosta (KTM GasGas) when he had a 0.692 lead in the third sector. Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46) takes the lead in 1'47.044, behind him Martin (Ducati Pramac) in 1'47.381, Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46) is third.
11.25 – Wet tire situation. Double Average for Binder, Martin, Acosta, Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez. Media-Soft for Morbidelli, Bastianini, Vinales and Espargarò.
11.22 – Drivers in the pits. The ranking:
1. Binder 1'47.807
2. Marc Marquez +0.2
3. Martin +0.7
4. Acosta +0.7
5. Di Giannantonio +1.1
6. Bagnaia +1.2
7. Morbidelli +1.2
8. Bezzecchi +1.4
9. Alex Marquez +1.8
10. Bastianini +1.8
11. Viñales +2.2
12. Espargarò +2.9.
11.20 – Binder (KTM) takes the lead in 1'47.807, two tenths faster than Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini), seven faster than Martin (Ducati Pramac) and Acosta (KTM GasGas).
11.19 – First lap for everyone, Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) is leading in 1'48.016, behind him Acosta (KTM GasGas) in 1'48.528, third Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46) in 1'48.931.
11.17 – Rain tires obviously for everyone, the majority have the Medium-Soft combination, the exceptions being Vinales (Aprilia), Binder (KTM) and Espargarò (Aprilia) with Medium-Media. The sun is timidly peeking out over Jerez.
Green light for Q2 in Jerez – Fifteen minutes available to the twelve drivers to conquer pole position and define the first four rows of the Sprint and the Sunday race. No rain at the moment, track always damp.
The 12 riders who will compete for pole (8 Ducati, 2 Aprilia, 2 KTM):
Bagnaia (Ducati)
Vinales (Aprilia)
Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini)
Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46)
Martin (Ducati Pramac)
Acosta (KTM GasGas)
Espargarò (Aprilia)
Bastianini (Ducati)
Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46)
Alex Marquez (Ducati Gresini)
Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac)
Binder (KTM).
Checkered flag for Q1 in Jerez – Franco Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac) and Binder (KTM) classified for Q2.
11.03 – Let's recap: Morbidelli precedes Binder (1'47.949), third Oliveira, fourth Miller, fifth Pedrosa, sixth Raul Fernandez, seventh Zarco, eighth Augusto Fernandez, ninth Binder and tenth Mir. And it's not over.
11.02 – Three minutes to go and a great time from Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac) in 1'47.887, behind him is now Oliveira (Aprilia Trackhouse) in 1'48.418.
11.01 – Dani Pedrosa (KTM) sprints to second place in 1'48.699, just seven hundredths behind Binder.
11.00 – Binder (KTM) still leader and Raul Fernandez (Aprilia Trackhouse) second. Oliveira (Aprilia Trackhouse) leaps to third place, 0″109 behind the leader.
10.58 – The top 10, with news:
1. Binder 1'48.626
2. Raul Fernandez +0.1
3. Miller +0.1
4. Morbidelli +0.2
5. Zarco +0.3
6. Pedrosa +0.4
7. Augusto Fernandez +0.9
8. Oliveira +1.0
9. Mir +1.1
10. Quartararo +1.5.
10.56 – The lap times decrease: Binder (KTM) in 1'48.626, then Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac) at two tenths and Zarco (Honda LCR) at three.
10.54 – First chronometric references on the time monitor: Binder (KTM) leader in 1'49.112, behind him Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac) in 1'49.285.
10.50 – Green light for Q1 in Jerez – Fifteen minutes available to the fifteen drivers competing for the two passes to Q2. All eyes are on the wet track specialists, including Miller and Raul Fernandez.
Drivers participating in Q1:
Binder (KTM)
Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac)
Miller (KTM)
Pedrosa (KTM)
Rins (Yamaha)
Nakagami (Honda LCR)
Raul Fernandez (Aprilia Trackhouse)
Zarco (Honda LCR)
Oliveira (Aprilia Trackhouse)
Quartararo (Yamaha)
Mir (Honda)
Augusto Fernandez (KTM GasGas)
Bradl (Honda)
Marini (Honda)
Savadori (Aprilia).
Checkered flag for FP2 in Jerez – Several improvements on the ending. Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) set the reference time in 1'48.183, second was Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46), third was Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati). World championship leader Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac) finished 12th.
10.37 – Excursion in the gravel for Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini). Bagnaia (Ducati) is now 11th at 0″935. Martin (Ducati Pramac) is tenth.
10.35 – Bagnaia (Ducati) continues his progression, now 13th in 1'49.677. Meanwhile, Morbidelli (Ducati Pramac) rises to fifth place.
10.32 – Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46) rose to second position, 0.137 seconds behind Marc Marquez. Bagnaia (Ducati) rose to 15th place at 1″711.
10.30 – Little activity on the track at the moment. A look at Ducati, Marc Marquez is first, the best after him is Di Giannantonio fourth, then Enea Bastianini tenth. Francesco Bagnaia is 17th.
10.26 – Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) jumped to third place in 1'48.822. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati VR46) did not do better than him, fourth in 1'48.992.
Minute 15/30 – The top10:
1. Marc Marquez 1'48.183
2. Raul Fernandez +0.5
3. Oliveira +0.9
4. Viñales +1.0
5. Pedrosa +1.0
6. Espargarò +1.1
7. Acosta +1.4
8. Miller +1.4
9. Martin +1.5
10. Alex Marquez +1.6.
10.22 – The rain has stopped falling and Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) has improved again in 1'48.183. Another wet asphalt specialist, Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia Trackhouse) moved up to fifth place.
10.20 – Bagnaia (Ducati) is currently in 16th place, 2.5 seconds from the top. Dani Pedrosa (KTM) moved up to third in 1'49.249.
10.18 – Good initial feeling for Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) who dropped to 1'48.631, with an advantage of 0″091 over Raul Fernandez (Aprilia Trackhouse) and 0″987 over Espargarò (Aprilia).
10.16 – Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) again in 1'49.473, four tenths over Raul Fernandez (Aprilia Trackhouse) and five over Jack Miller (KTM).
10.14 – Evidently very high lap times. First is Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini) in 1'51.564, followed by Jack Miller (KTM) in 1'52.169. Third Vinales (Aprilia).
10.12 – Strange image: Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac) has lost his visor, probably attached incorrectly.
10.10 – Green light for FP2 in Jerez – It will be a very important thirty minutes for the 25 drivers registered for the race, to understand the track conditions in view of the two qualifying sessions.
10.00 – The light rain persists on the Andalusian track of Jerez. It's also quite cold: the air temperature is 14° and the asphalt is just 16°.
09.40 – Weather forecast respected: on Friday night in Jerez it rained heavily and this morning the riders found the asphalt wet and a light rain waiting for them.
Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it MotoGP fans and welcome back to the event dedicated to live coverage of the second free practice session and the two qualifying sessions of the Spanish Grand Prix of Jerez de la Frontera, fourth round of the 2024 world championship.
The track record for MotoGP is the 1'36.025 set yesterday in the PR by Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).
There will be three wildcards: Stefan Bradl (Honda), Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) and Dani Pedrosa (KTM).
Some useful links:
– The weekend hours: https://www.formulapassion.it/motogp/motogp-orari/gp-spagna-2024-jerez-orari-sky-tv8-programma-televisione-diretta-differita-dove-vederla-marquez-pedro-acosta
– le forecast: https://www.formulapassion.it/motogp/motogp-meteo/gp-spagna-2024-che-tempo-fara
– la guide to MotoGP 2024: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/guide/guida-motogp-2024-calendario-orari-tv-sky-tv8-piloti-team.
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