10:29
Marquez is OFF! Marc Marquez had red sectors lit up and was following Morbidelli who had set an new record in P1 when he found the limit and hit the gravel! The laps behind all go to the yellow flag.
Francesco Bagnaia at the Italian Grand prix, MotoGP, Mugello, 2024
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Italian MotoGP at Mugello: Sprint Race As It Happened
Recap of Saturday including the Sprint Race at the Italian MotoGP round at Mugello as it happened.
Jorge Martin starts on pole position in the sprint race at the Italian MotoGP.
Pecco Bagnaia is second.
Title contenders Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini are also at the front.
Maverick Vinales is the highest-placed non-Ducati.
10:26
It's red sectors for Bagnaia, who is looking for back to back poles - but he lost tome in the final sector and stays second! The start of his next lap was too aggressive at turn two and the Italian pulls out of his next effort!
10:24
There are seven minutes remaining and at the half way mark most bikes are back in the pits - Bagnaia is back out solo.
10:22
The first Q2 laps are in and Martin goes to the top with a 1m 44.504s! That's a new record. Bagnaia is second and Vinales third, with Marc Marquez in fourth.
10:09
Q1 is done and it's Franco Morbidelli moving on after that lap record run, joined by Raul Fernandez with Brad Binder, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Fabio Quartararo all missing out.
10:07
The chequered flag is out for Q1 and that was enough for Di Giannantonio to lose his optimum tyre time. He finished fourth.
10:05
A strange crash for Pol Espargaro - the bike carried on as he was flicked off sideways - saw the yellow flag out. That meant Di Giannantonio pulled out of his flying lap to save tyres and have a final push.
10:03
A new lap record of 1m 44.726s has taken Franco Morbidelli to P1!
10:03
Raul Fernandez pushes hard and goes close to the lap record, moving from 3rd to lead with a 1m 44.868. Brad Binder is throwing shapes behind to go from 12th to second!
09:59
All the bikes are now leaving the pits again for their final time attacks!
09:58
Wildcard returnee Pol Espargaro is currently the top KTM in sixth in the session.
09:57
Morbidelli comes straight back to take over. Raul Fernandez just misses out on moving into the top two progression slots in third.
09:55
Morbidelli is first to set a lap and goes top , Bezzecchi slips in behind. It is short lived as Fabio Di Giannantonio comes across the line last and takes over the session lead.
09:50
The bikes are back out for Q1!
09:45
Next Up: Q1. Morbidelli was third in the last session and will be looking to move to Q2.
09:44
FP2 top five: Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Morbidelli , Bastianini and Acosta. Jorge Martin was 15th, while Alex Rins, who was already in Q2 with the second best time on Friday, was 17th.
09:41
The chequered flag is out for FP2. the session finishes with Bagnaia top and back out for a practice start.
09:39
Jorge Martin is down in 15th. His latest lap started with grey sectors, leading to no improvements this time around.
09:36
Heading into the final five minutes and Bagnaia still leads and is back in the pits. Marc Marquez is second, ahead of Morbidelli, Bastianini and Acosta.
09:32
The top 14 are all within a second of Bagnaia and that's where Martin currently sits as Morbidelli improves again in third. He'll be looking to move on through Q1 in the next session.
09:29
We're heading towards the final ten minutes, and Francesco Bagnaia is heading back out on track.
09:27
Acosta improves again on his next lap to move up to fourth!
09:26
Moving into the final 15 minutes your top five is now Bagnaia, M Marquez, Bastianini, Morbidelli and Acosta. Jorge Martin is down in 12th.
09:25
Acosta is on track and moves up from 12th to fifth!
