2024 MotoGP Catalunya, Barcelona - Saturday Practice Results
Saturday practice results from the Catalan MotoGP at Barcelona, round 6 (of 21) in the 2024 world championship.
| 2024 MotoGP Catalunya, Barcelona - Saturday Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | 1'39.294s | 4/14 | 351k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.012s | 5/13 | 351k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.263s | 11/15 | 350k |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.315s | 5/13 | 352k |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.352s | 5/18 | 352k |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +0.387s | 11/14 | 350k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.389s | 12/13 | 353k |
| 8 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) | +0.406s | 4/13 | 351k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.470s | 3/13 | 348k |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.479s | 3/11 | 350k |
| 11 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.531s | 5/11 | 352k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.542s | 6/14 | 352k |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.543s | 6/15 | 352k |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.617s | 10/11 | 347k |
| 15 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +0.658s | 12/13 | 350k |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.662s | 6/13 | 353k |
| 17 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +0.719s | 3/11 | 345k |
| 18 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.785s | 8/14 | 352k |
| 19 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.860s | 5/14 | 351k |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.887s | 3/14 | 348k |
| 21 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.043s | 10/13 | 348k |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.244s | 10/13 | 347k |
| 23 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC Test Team (RC213V) | +1.381s | 5/13 | 348k |
* Rookie
| Official Barcelona MotoGP records: |
| Best lap: Aleix Espargaro 1m 38.562s (2024) |
| Fastest race lap: Aleix Espargaro 1m 38.562s (2023) |
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro stays top of his home Catalan MotoGP timesheets during Saturday practice, followed by the Ducatis of Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli.
Bagnaia - wearing Ayrton Senna tribute gloves and helmet this morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the F1 legend’s death – was just 0.012s slower than Espargaro.
Marc Marquez, already heading to this morning’s Qualifying 1 after being left directly behind his brother Alex in 12th on Friday, fell just ahead of his team-mate at Turn 5 this morning.
LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco fell later in the session.
Qualifying 1, for riders outside of the top ten on Friday afternoon, will now begin.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
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