MotoGP News: Bagnaia over Martin in Friday Malaysia practice

There was high-pressure and high stakes on Friday afternoon at Sepang Malaysia, with MotoGP Practice serving up an intriguing 60 minutes of action, led by the defending champion Bagnaia.

Francesco Bagnaia (factory Ducati Team) claimed top honors at the end of an adrenaline-filled Friday at the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia. The #1 ended the day with just a 0.050s advantage over title rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), who took second after the Spaniard crashed at Turn 1 during his final timed run.

The #89 showed incredible pace throughout the session and held onto his place inside the top two, ending the day in front of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), with ‘The Beast’ securing third.

2024 Sepang Malaysia Friday Practice Results

Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff
1	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	1’57.679s
2	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	+0.050s
3	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP24)	+0.198s
4	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	+0.462s
5	Alex Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+0.617s
6	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.624s
7	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP24)	+0.631s
8	Alex Rins	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.657s
9	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.681s
10	Marc Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP23)	+0.683s
11	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*	+0.759s
12	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+0.781s
13	Johann Zarco	FRA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.946s
14	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.970s
15	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.321s
16	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)	+1.428s
17	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24)	+1.509s
18	Luca Marini	ITA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+1.696s
19	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)	+1.723s
20	Joan Mir	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+1.856s
21	Andrea Iannone	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP23)	+1.939s
22	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)	+2.429s

* Rookie