MotoGP News: Bagnaia’s Ducati destroys Qatar Lap Record
Francesco Bagnaia led a factory Ducati 1-2 in the final day of 2024 MotoGP pre-season testing after destroying the Qatar lap record.
The 2024 MotoGP pre-season ended in Qatar Tuesday evening, with the second and final day of testing at Lusail.
Day one saw Ducati’s reigning champion and Sepang test leader Francesco Bagnaia repeat his grip on the top of the timesheets ahead of last year’s title runner-up Jorge Martin (Pramac).
Day 2 was no different.
Bagnaia clocked the first ever sub 1m51s lap of the Qatar Grand Prix venue, posting a 1m50.952s to lead teammate Enea Bastianini by 0.120 seconds.
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro capped off a solid pre-season for himself on the new RS-GP in third ahead of Gresini’s Marc Marquez, who suffered a crash late in the session on his year old Ducati.
Qatar Day 2 Final Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Behind |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | 1:50.952s |
| 2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.120s |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +0.308s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.383s |
| 5 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) | +0.389s |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +0.435s |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.514s |
| 8 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.537s |
| 9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.631s |
| 10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.726s |
| 11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.768s |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +0.884s |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.992s |
| 14 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.013s |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.094s |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.151s |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.210s |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.432s |
| 19 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.505s |
| 20 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.725s |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +1.818s |
| 22 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +2.060s |
| 23 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +2.703s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) | +10.448s |