The Championship contenders were outside the top ten on Saturday morning as Maverick Vinales set the pace.
Maverick Vinales topped the final Free Practice session of the 2024 MotoGP season. The Spaniard was 0.1 seconds quicker than any other rider as he controlled the timesheets.
Prima Pramac Racing rider, Franco Morbidelli, will need to go through Q1 later today. However, he finished Free Practice Two in second place as the top Ducati rider.
Alex Marquez was in third place on Saturday morning on the Gresini Racing Ducati GP23.
Trackhouse Racing rider, Raul Fernandez, was strong in Barcelona earlier this season. However, the Spaniard has struggled so far this weekend but ended Free Practice Two in fourth.
MotoGP rookie, Pedro Acosta, finished the session in fifth place on his GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 machine.
Jack Miller was the second KTM rider in the top ten in Free Practice Two as he finished in sixth.
On Friday Marc Marquez struggled for rhythm, something that continued on Saturday morning. The Spaniard put in a late fast lap to finish seventh in Free Practice Two.
Home hero, Aleix Espargaro, will end his MotoGP career this weekend in Barcelona. But on Saturday morning the Spaniard finished in eighth.
Brad Binder was the third KTM rider inside the top ten on Saturday morning. The South African rider ended the session in ninth place.
Takaaki Nakagami topped Free Practice One on Friday morning and ended Saturday morning in tenth.
MotoGP Barcelona, Full Free Practice Two Results:
2024 Barcelona MotoGP | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Free Practice Two Results | Round 20 of 20 | |||||
Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
1 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.208 |
2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.316 |
3 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:40.336 |
4 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.369 |
5 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:40.487 |
6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:40.531 |
7 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:40.535 |
8 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.590 |
9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:40.615 |
10 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:40.645 |
11 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.654 |
12 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.664 |
13 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:40.665 |
14 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:40.668 |
15 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:40.772 |
16 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.778 |
17 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.802 |
18 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:40.906 |
19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:40.917 |
20 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:41.034 |
21 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:41.425 |
22 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:41.669 |
23 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Team HRC | Honda RC213V | 1:41.793 |