2024 Emilia Romagna MotoGP, Misano – Saturday Practice Results

Saturday practice results from the Emilia Romagna MotoGP at Misano, round 14 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship.

2024 Emilia Romagna MotoGP, Misano – Saturday Free Practice Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff	Lap	Max
1	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*	1’31.451s	13/13	302k
2	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.004s	12/15	296k
3	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	+0.021s	7/9	301k
4	Marc Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+0.039s	5/10	300k
5	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	+0.124s	13/15	303k
6	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	+0.274s	14/14	300k
7	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	+0.391s	14/15	303k
8	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	+0.501s	12/12	301k
9	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)	+0.649s	6/13	300k
10	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.651s	4/13	302k
11	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	+0.666s	13/13	298k
12	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)	+0.790s	15/15	298k
13	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+0.792s	16/16	303k
14	Johann Zarco	FRA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.825s	10/12	298k
15	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)	+0.881s	13/13	300k
16	Luca Marini	ITA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.977s	12/13	298k
17	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.987s	12/12	298k
18	Alex Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+1.023s	5/13	300k
19	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+1.054s	4/12	301k
20	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+1.132s	6/10	296k
21	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.154s	4/14	297k
22	Alex Rins	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.728s	13/13	297k

* Rookie

Official Misano MotoGP Records:

Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 30.286s (2024)

Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez 1m 31.564s (2024)

Pedro Acosta and Fabio Quartararo pull off a surprise by leading final practice for the 2024 Emilia Romagna MotoGP.

Fifth and best non-Ducati on Friday, Yamaha rider Quartararo sliced through huge swarms of insects to hit the top of the timesheets ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

But Acosta, running the new swingarm wings recently used by KTM wild-card Pol Espargaro, edged 0.004s under Quartararo’s best on his 13th and final lap.

A step behind Bagnaia and Jorge Martin on both the time attack and medium rear tyre on Friday, Marquez initially regained the initiative on soft tyres to lead much of the half-hour session.

But after losing out to Bagnaia and Quartararo, Marquez crashed on entry to Turn 14.

The 20-degree air temp was on the borderline for the preferred medium front tyre, set to be chosen for both the Sprint and grand prix, prompting the likes of Marc Marquez and Acosta to stick with soft fronts.

After missing Friday afternoon practice due to a high fever, Alex Rins was back on track this morning but was left at the bottom of the timesheets.

Qualifying 1 will now begin, for those outside the top ten on Friday, including Red Bull riders Brad Binder and Jack Miller.