Jorge Martin tops the time sheets in Free Practice One at Misano, with Marc Marquez in second place.
Marc Marquez took an emotional victory last time out at Aragon. Now the Spaniard returns to the scene of his last victory with Honda in 2021. Reigning Champion, Francesco Bagnaia, returns home to Misano for a crucial round of the 2024 season.
The new Championship leader, Jorge Martin, leads the way in Free Practice One at Misano. The Spanish rider is on a run of second-place finishes and will want to win in Bagnaia's backyard this weekend.
Marquez led the way for the majority of the opening Practice session. However, the Spaniard was pipped by Martin late on and ended up finishing in second place.
KTM have their test rider, Pol Espargaro, back in MotoGP this weekend. Just like in Austria Espargaro was right at the sharp end as he finished in third place.
The top Italian rider in Free Practice One was the Prima Pramac Racing rider of Franco Morbidelli. The VR46 Academy rider will have done thousands of laps around Misano and ended the opening session in fourth.
Fabio Quartararo won his MotoGP title at Misano in 2021 and began his weekend on a positive note. The French rider ended Free Practice One in fifth place following on from a test at Misano a few weeks ago.
The top Aprilia rider in Free Practice One was Aleix Espargaro. The whole Aprilia camp had a terrible time at Aragon but a sixth place on Friday morning is positive for Espargaro.
Brad Binder was the second KTM rider inside the top ten as he ended the session in seventh place. Binder was two-tenths behind Espargaro and will try and learn from the test rider before the afternoon Practice.
As usual, Bagnaia has had a slow start to his weekend. The Italian is walking wounded but he ended Free Practice One in eighth place.
Rounding out the top ten were two Spaniards in ninth and tenth. Maverick Vinales finished in ninth place as the second-highest Aprilia. Pedro Acosta was the third KTM in the top ten as he finished in tenth.
MotoGP Misano, Full Free Practice One Results:
| 2024 Misano MotoGP | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | FP1 Results | Round 13 of 20 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:31.707 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:31.744 |
| 3 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:31.920 |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:31.949 |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:31.976 |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.098 |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:32.135 |
| 8 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:32.169 |
| 9 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.286 |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:32.354 |
| 11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:32.426 |
| 12 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:32.453 |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:32.468 |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:32.486 |
| 15 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.595 |
| 16 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:32.616 |
| 17 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:32.622 |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:32.824 |
| 19 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:33.033 |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:33.046 |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:33.163 |
| 22 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:33.267 |
| 23 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | 1:34.400 |
