Marc and Alex Marquez end the opening day at Phillip Island in first and second for Gresini Racing.
At the end of Day One at the iconic Phillip Island, it was Marc Marquez who set the pace. The eight-time World Champion ended Friday on top of the timesheets as he led a Ducati top-five lockout.
Alex Marquez completed a Marquez 1-2 finish on Friday as he took second place in the latter moments of the session. Gresini Racing MotoGP ends the opening day in Australia in control of the MotoGP session.
Ducati GP23s locked out the top three as Marco Bezzecchi ended the session in third place. The Italian rider has been on top form recently as he looks for his second podium of the season.
Championship leader, Jorge Martin, finished behind his future Aprilia Racing teammate. The Spaniard ended the day in fourth place after a late-time attack.
The reigning World Champion, Francesco Bagnaia, was in fifth place at the end of day one. The Italian rider was less than a tenth of a second behind his title rival Martin.
The top Aprilia rider in Australia was Maverick Vinales, who finished in sixth place. The Spaniard has been the top Aprilia rider on Friday across the last few MotoGP rounds.
The top KTM rider was not the home hero, Jack Miller, or Pedro Acosta. Instead in Practice, it was Brad Binder who put the Austrian manufacturer in the top ten as he finished in seventh.
Fabio di Giannantonio will end his season early after Thailand to have surgery on his left shoulder. However, the shoulder injury does not seem to be troubling him this weekend as he ended Friday in eighth.
Prima Pramac Racing rider, Franco Morbidelli, put himself inside the top ten as he finished in ninth.
Completing the top ten on Friday was the Yamaha of Alex Rins as he finished in tenth place.
MotoGP Australia, Full Practice Results:
2024 Australian MotoGP | Phillip Island | Practice Results | Round 17 of 20 | |||||
Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:27.770 |
2 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:27.872 |
3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:27.958 |
4 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:27.967 |
5 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.013 |
6 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:28.160 |
7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:28.265 |
8 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:28.312 |
9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.320 |
10 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:28.428 |
11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:28.443 |
12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:28.469 |
13 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:28.528 |
14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:28.576 |
15 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:28.628 |
16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.759 |
17 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:28.773 |
17 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:28.782 |
19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:28.820 |
20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:29.293 |
21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.869 |
22 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:30.058 |