Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia led a decent second MotoGP apply for the Solidarity Grand Prix as title rival Jorge Martin was fifth.
Bagnaia trails Martin by 24 factors forward of this weekend’s racing and took a vital first psychological victory over his rival on Friday afternoon at Barcelona.
The reigning double world champion led the best way by 0.080s from VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi, whereas a scrappy Martin was solely fifth.
The hole between the pair isn’t enormous, although, with simply 0.296s splitting the pair on the finish of Friday’s working.
Martin set the early tempo firstly of the hour-long Observe session at 1m40.934s, although it will be Bezzecchi who was the reference rider coming into the ultimate quarter-hour and the all-important time assault part.
Pramac’s Martin returned to the highest of the order with a 1m39.652s on his first smooth tyre time assault, which he improved to a 1m39.214s.
LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco then went quickest with a 1m39.197s, earlier than Bezzecchi took over with just below three minutes to go along with a 1m38.998s.
Bagnaia, adopted by quite a lot of riders, had the ultimate say on the high of the timesheets, although, as he produced a 1m38.918s to get to the chequered flag quickest of all.
Bezzecchi trailed him, whereas Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro accomplished the highest three as he begins his farewell weekend in MotoGP.
Zarco was a high quality fourth on the finish of the session, with Martin – who suffered a number of entrance finish moments by way of that session – fifth.
Maverick Vinales was sixth on the sister manufacturing facility Aprilia, with Gresini Ducati duo Alex Marquez and Marc Marquez following him.
Tech3 GASGAS rookie Pedro Acosta was ninth, with Ducati’s Enea Bastianini the final rider to safe a direct Q2 place.
Each manufacturing facility KTMs, Brad Binder and Jack Miller, missed the minimize in eleventh and twelfth on the chequered flag – although Binder had a lap cancelled and was dropped to seventeenth. Fabio Quartararo was the main Yamaha in 14th.
Franco Morbidelli (Pramac) crashed early within the session, as did Tech3’s Augusto Fernandez, whereas Honda’s Joan Mir suffered a late tip-off.
Miguel Oliveira was twentieth and 1.486s off the tempo on his racing return with Trackhouse Aprilia, whereas VR46 stand-in Michele Pirro was twenty second.
Full 2024 MotoGP Solidarity GP Observe outcomes