Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Spanish MotoGP, 26 April

French MotoGP at Le Mans: Friday practice as it happened

Recap from Friday practice at the French MotoGP in Le Mans.

10 May 2024
15:20
Final results from Friday
15:02
Martin top as Marquez can't secure a top ten

Marc Marquez will not advance automaically to Q2. Martin takes top spot ahead of Bagnaia, Acosta, Vinales and Di Giannantonio.

15:00

Brad Binder is down again at turn 13. What a nightmare for the KTM rider. 

14:59

Bastianini has crashed in sector two.

14:57

Massive moment for Marquez one the exit of turn six. The eight-time world champion is really struggling at the moment.

14:53

Another brilliant lap from Martin as he finds a lot of time in sectors three and four to go quickest.

14:50

Marc Marquez moves back into the top ten but he doesn't look comfortable. Acosta has closed the gap to half a tenth behind Di Giannantonio.

14:47

What a lap from Di Giannantonio as he sets the first sub 1m 31s lap of the weekend. It's a 1:30.683s which is over four tenths clear of Acosta.

14:44

Bagnaia had momentarily gone top but that position is now held by Aleix Espargaro. 

14:42

A lot of riders are in pit lane as the time attacks are about to begin. 

14:38

Jack Miller gets it wrong at turn two and puts his motocross skills to use in order not to crash. 

14:34

What a lap from Martin as he goes top despite running a used soft rear tyre. 

14:33

Marquez improves his personal best but it's not enough to move up from P10, the final automatic Q2 position.

14:30

Acosta is setting some very competitive lap times before the time attacks begin. 

14:23

Marc Marquez is back on track after his early fall at turn 12.

14:20

20 minutes gone and it's still Vinales who leads the way ahead of Bagnaia and Acosta.

14:16

What a disaster for Brad Binder. Following his late fall in FP1, the South African has gone down at turn 13. 

14:11

Some serious pace from Maverick Vinales as the Spaniard goes quickest.

14:09
Crash for Marc Marquez!

Crash for Marc Marquez at turn 12. The Spaniard lost the front-end of his Ducati going through the left-hander.

14:07

Make that Pedro Acosta at the top as he leads the Pertamina Enduro VR46 duo.

14:07

It's been a red-hot start from Marc Marquez as he leads Jorge Martin early on in second practice. 

14:03

We're underway with Practice 2 which will determine who makes it through to Saturday's Q2!

13:55

Good afternoon and welcome back to the French MotoGP at Le Mans. Second practice is up next at 14:00 UK time.

10:38
Lap times and results here
10:32
Martin fastest in FP1

Martin takes top spot ahead of Acosta, Maverick Vinales, Bastianini and Bagnaia.

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