12:27
lap 17/27
Martin starts lap 17 0.739s clear of Bastianini. Bagnaia has just fired in a 1m30.877s in third and is now under two seconds behind Bastianini.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Team, Emilia Romagna GP 2024
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Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Race as it happened
Recap the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Francesco Bagnaia starts on pole for his 100th MotoGP start on Sunday at Misano for the Emilia Romagna GP.
The reigning world champion won the sprint race on Saturday after a late mistake from Jorge Martin gave the factory Ducati rider the lead.
The win has seen Martin's championship advantage shrink to just four points ahead of Sunday's 27-lap grand prix.
Ducati could celebrate its 100th MotoGP victory on Sunday and could win the constructors' championship.
Enea Bastianini will go from third as he looks to boost his title hopes with a second grand prix win of the season, while Marc Marquez goes from fourth on the grid.
The 2024 Emilia Romagna GP starts at 12pm BST.
22 Sep 2024
12:26
At the front, Martin's lead is stable at around 0.6s.
12:26
lap 16/27
Bagnaia has just set the fastest lap of the race with a 1m30.939s. Where has this pace come from?
12:25
Bezzecchi, Alex Marquez and Di Giannantonio have track limits warnings now.
12:24
lap 15/27
Martin's lead is 0.6s over Bastianini at the start of lap 15. Bagnaia's pace is good in the low 1m31s. Massively quicker than what he was doing earlier.
12:23
lap 14/27
Bagnaia seems to have found some pace again. He's still 2.6s behind the leaders though.
12:22
Bezzecchi is running well on that soft tyre. He's fifth currently. On Friday, he put in good long run speed on that tyre.
12:21
lap 13/27
Martin's lead has extended to 0.7s over Bastianini. This is not what the factory Ducati team needs from their rider right now.
12:21
Bagnaia just appears to have no rear grip. Lots of movement when he gets on the gas.
12:20
lap 12/27
Martin was slightly quicker than Bastianini last time around.
Behind, Bagnaia is going to come under pressure from Marquez soon. Gap between them is 1.1s.
12:19
Bagnaia is now 2.7s behind the leaders. One has to wonder if he has a tyre issue.
12:18
lap 11/27
Martin is the only rider with a track limits warning. He's managed to get his lead over Bastianini up a little, but not comfortably.
12:17
Lap 10/27
Martin has been given a track limits warning!
When he got that message in the sprint, he made the mistake that lost him the race.
12:16
Incident
Acosta has crashed out of fourth at Turn 15.
12:16
The top two are 1.7s clear of Bagnaia. The world champion doesn't look like he'll be a factor in this battle anymore.
12:15
lap 9/27
Martin's lead is now just 0.3s over Bastianini.
Bastianini has struggled all weekend to be quick on the left side of the medium tyre but doesn't seem to be having those issues now!
12:14
Bastianini is closer still halfway around lap eight.
12:13
lap 8/27
Martin's lead to Bastianini has been slashed to 0.6s at the start of lap eight. The Beast is looking menacing here!
12:13
Marc Marquez is 0.7s behind Acosta at this stage. Bezzecchi is sixth from Quartararo, Morbidelli, Espargaro and Vinales.
12:12
lap 7/27
Martin is 0.9s clear of Bastianini. Bagnaia is half a second behind his team-mate. Doesn't have the speed of the leading two right now.
12:11
Bagnaia is going to need Bastianini to get involved with Martin to limit the damage this race.
12:10
lap 6/27
Martin is almost a second clear of Bastianini across the line. Bagnaia's pace is not great and he's got Acosta - who had a big scare last lap - coming for him.
12:10
Bastianini has taken second from Bagnaia at Turn 10. Bagnaia is struggling!
12:09
lap 5/27
Martin sets a new fastest lap of 1.31.244s and gets his lead up to seven tenths.
12:08
Bagnaia seems a bit nervous in these early laps. Could just be a tyre temperature thing, judging by the loose moments he's been having on the rear.
