2024 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang, round 19 (of 20) in the 2024 world championship.
2024 Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | 1'58.795s | 14/15 | 333k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +0.743s | 14/15 | 326k |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +1.053s | 15/17 | 329k |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.452s | 14/15 | 329k |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.560s | 13/15 | 332k |
| 6 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +1.647s | 16/16 | 330k |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +1.696s | 16/17 | 328k |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.789s | 7/14 | 330k |
| 9 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +1.856s | 15/16 | 326k |
| 10 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +1.915s | 16/16 | 328k |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.923s | 16/17 | 327k |
| 12 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +1.974s | 11/15 | 327k |
| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +1.994s | 16/17 | 330k |
| 14 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +2.021s | 7/14 | 333k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.078s | 16/19 | 331k |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.163s | 15/16 | 329k |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.412s | 13/14 | 329k |
| 18 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +2.553s | 15/15 | 326k |
| 19 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +2.719s | 8/14 | 329k |
| 20 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +3.054s | 6/17 | 326k |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +3.058s | 10/16 | 328k |
| 22 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +3.631s | 5/12 | 326k |
* Rookie
Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia 1m 57.491s (2023)
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez 1m 58.979s (2023)
Francesco Bagnaia blasts to the top of opening practice for the 2024 Malaysian MotoGP by 0.743s at Sepang.
Aprilia's Maverick Vinales was the only rider within one second of the reigning champion.
However, the timesheets were muddled by some riders - including the top three of Bagnaia, Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi - switching to new soft front and medium rear rubber.
Others, including title leader Jorge Martin, stuck with the same medium front and hard rear tyres throughout, while some switched to new medium/hard tyres.
Andrea Iannone was among those to put the soft/medium and finished his first MotoGP session since 2019 in a brilliant 9th place!
Martin holds a 17-point lead over Bagnaia with two rounds and 64 points still up for grabs, although the status of the Valencia finale is now in doubt due to the extreme flooding.
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.
Iannone is replacing Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46.
