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German MotoGP at Sachsenring: Friday practice as it happened

Recap from the German MotoGP at Sachsenring.

05 Jul 2024
15:15
Vinales quickest

Vinales ends the session quickest ahead of Martin, Oliveira, Alex Marquez, Bagnaia, Bastianini, Morbidelli, Acosta, Di Giannantonio and Binder. 

15:11

Marc Marquez won't take any further part with just two minutes to go and he's now out of the top ten. 

15:10

Remy Gardner crashes at the final corner. 

15:08
Bastianini is down

Enea Bastianini is down at turn 11. Another very big one!

15:06
Lap record

Maverick Vinales smashes the fastest time and sets a new lap record. 

15:05

Alex Marquez goes quickest by just -0.006s as Marc Marquez has been declared fit for action. 

15:03
Mistake from Martin

Martin looked set to go quickest but he's ran wide at turn eight and lost major time. 

14:59

It's all change now as Vinales leads ahead of Oliveira and Alex Marquez. 

14:56
Double Marquez at the top

Alex Marquez goes quickest by nearly two tenths as the time attack runs are in full flow. 

14:52
Marc Marquez is out of his leathers

Marquez is heading to the medical centre.

14:47

Marc Marquez has left his garage and gone to his motorhome. 

14:44

Another fall and this time it is Pedroa Acosta who is down at turn one. 

14:43
Crashes are dominating this session

Joan Mir has gone down at turn one as well. 

14:42
Marquez top

Marquez has a soft rear tyre and he's smashed Bagnaia's time by three tenths. 

14:39
Crash again!

Takaaki Nakagami is the next rider to go down. It's a turn one fall for the Japanese rider. 

14:35

We're back underway at Sachsenring. 

14:33
Update

The session will get back underway at 14:35, so two minutes time. 

14:22
Red flag

Red flag as there is damage to the air fence.

14:22
Another disaster for Ducati

Fabio Di Giannantonio has gone down at turn one and he's holding his right wrist. 

14:18
Miller through the gravel

Jack Miller runs off circuit and through the gravel at turn one. 

14:14
Bagnaia leading the way

Time to take stock after a dramatic start; Bagnaia currently leads by close to three tenths ahead of team-mate Enea Bastianini and Pedro Acosta.

14:09
Massive off for Marquez

Like Bezzecchi, Marc Marquez has suffered a massive fall at turn 11 as he was highside after initally losing the front-end of his Ducati. 

14:05
Massive crash for Marco Bezzecchi at turn 11

The Italian's disastrous 2024 season continues with a big off at turn 11. 

14:02
Marquez in after his out lap

Like he did in FP1, Marc Marquez has returned to pit lane very quickly.