2024 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Sprint Results updated after tyre pressure penalty

Results updated after Fabio di Giannantonio received an 8-second penalty for low tyre pressure, dropping the VR46 rider from fifth to seventh.

The FIM Stewards have postponed a decision on the Bezzecchi/Vinales collision until Sunday, due to Bezzecchi's "current medical condition." No fractures were diagnosed at the medical centre, but the Italian has gone to Melbourne for further checks.

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Jorge Martin wins the 2024 Australian MotoGP Sprint race to increase his title advantage over Francesco Bagnaia, who faded from a high of second to fourth.

Starting from a dominant pole position, Martin led from start to finish for his first Phillip Island victory.

Meanwhile, Bagnaia made swift early progress from fifth on the grid.

But once into second, the Italian could do nothing about Martin and instead fell victim to Marc Marquez - who fought back from eighth at Turn 1 - and factory Ducati team-mate Enea Bastianini.

The closing stages saw a shocking incident for Marco Bezzecchi and Maverick Vinales. 

The VR46 rider slammed into the back of the Aprilia at 140mph after being sucked into the RS-GP’s slipstream into Turn 1.

Bezzecchi's rear wheel was in the air as he tried to avoid the impact before losing the front and torpedoing the Spaniard.

A furious Vinales walked away but Bezzecchi initially required a stretcher before getting a lift to the medical centre on the back of a motorbike.

The incident is under investigation by the FIM Stewards.

Bezzecchi's VR46 team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio is under investigation for low tyre pressure.

Due to the absence of any MotoGP data for the new Phillip Island surface, Michelin is offering a third rear tyre option this weekend.

“For the front we will have the same compounds (soft, medium and hard) as in 2023, but for the rear, we are offering three options instead of the usual two,” said Michelin’s Piero Taramasso.

“We will have the soft compound, with its usual internal structure, but also two tyres with medium and hard compounds, which benefit from a reinforced construction that we already saw at the end of September in Mandalika.”

The soft rear is the medium compound from last year's event, picked by most riders for the (Saturday) grand prix.

Miguel Oliveira continues to be sidelined by fractures to his right wrist in Mandalika and is replaced at Trackhouse by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori.

Ducati Lenovo, currently 167-points ahead of Pramac, can clinch their fourth MotoGP teams’ title if they leave Australia at least 198 points ahead.

Revised tyre pressure rules for 2024 mean riders must stay above a lower front minimum of 1.8 bar (instead of 1.88) for 60% (instead of 50%) of a Grand Prix distance, or 30% of a Sprint.

The punishment for failing to meet the minimum in a Grand Prix is a 16-second post-race time penalty, or an 8-second penalty for a Sprint/short race.