Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
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2024 Thai MotoGP as it happened

Recap the 2024 MotoGP Thai Grand Prix

27 Oct 2024
08:27

Marquez has rejoined in 16th ahead of Bastianini and Quartararo. 

08:27

Miller is now onto the podium in third, two seconds behind Martin. 

08:26

Lap 15/26

That gives Martin second for now, but there's a massive gap of 2.5s between Martin and Bagnaia now. 

08:26

incident 

Marquez has crashed at Turn 8! He tried to save it but he couldn't do anything about it. Massive relief for Bagnaia.

08:25

lap 14/26

Martin is 1.6s behind Marquez at this stage of the race. 

08:24

Marquez goes for the lead at the last corner. He runs wide and Bagnaia comes back through. 

08:23

lap 13/26

Marquez sets the fastest lap of the race. Bagnaia's lead is under half a second now.

08:22

Martin has dropped a second to Marquez. He's really, really struggling is the championship leader.

08:21

lap 12/26

Onto lap 12 and it's as you were at the front. Bagnaia's lead up to 0.5s. His pace is great. Martin looks very uncomfortable in third.

08:19

lap 11/26

Bagnaia sets the fastest lap as he holds a 0.3s lead over Marquez. 

08:18

Martin has run off track at Turn 4. Not too costly but that's another mistake in this race. That will be rattling his confidence again. 

08:18

lap 10/26

Marquez tried to take the lead at the last corner but ran wide. Bagnaia leads onto lap 10. Martin close behind. It's all going on here!

08:17

incident 

Bastianini has crashed! He's gone down at Turn 8.

08:17

Martin has recovered his pace too and has gapped the KTMs. He's closing in on Marquez and Bagnaia ahead. 

08:16

lap 9/26

Bagnaia's lead us under four tenths to start lap nine as Acosta runs off at Turn 1. 

08:16

incident 

Morbidelli has crashed out of the race now at Turn 8. 

08:14

lap 8/26

Bagnaia leads by 0.6s over Marquez, while Morbidelli is the fastest rider on track in eighth. 

08:14

incident 

Raul Fernandez has crashed now. 

08:13

Martin's confidence has clearly been knocked by that earlier run-off at Turn 3. He'll need to get the pace up soon, though, as he has the factory KTMs breathing down his neck.

08:12

lap 7/27

Onto lap seven and Bagnaia continues to lead, 0.8s clear of Marquez who is 0.9s clear of Martin. 

08:12

Incident 

Savadori has crashed and Morbidelli has served his long lap penalty. He has only dropped to eighth. 

08:11

lap 6/26

Bagnaia is a second clear of Marquez, who is 0.572s clear of Martin. Binder is closing the podium down quickly. 

08:10

penalty 

Morbidelli given a long lap penalty.

08:10

Martin's lead had already come down on lap four and now he's handed the advantage to his championship rival. 

08:10

lap 5/26

Martin has run off track at Turn 3! He loses the lead to Bagnaia and is now third.

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