MotoGP pre-season testing for 2024 brings big changes, with riders making their debuts with new teams. 2024 World Champion Jorge Martin joins Marco Bezzecchi in Aprilia, while Marc Marquez switches to Ducati factory team with Francesco ·Partner Francesco Bagnaia. Pedro Acosta for Red Bull KTM, Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales for Tech3 KTM, and Franco Morbidelli for VR46 , Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller represent Pramac Yamaha. Rookies Ai Ogura, Fermin Aldeguer and Somkiat Chantra also made their MotoGP debuts representing Trackhouse, Gresini and LCR Honda respectively.
Alex Marquez impressed on his Gresini GP24 debut, leading the lap in 1 minute 38.803 seconds despite a collision at Turn 7. Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo briefly challenged him, but Marquez regained top spot.
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Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez makes a strong debut with the Ducati factory team. After a year with Gresini Racing, Marquez was impressed with the new bike, completing 49 laps and finishing fourth with a lap time of 1:39.454.
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World champion Jorge Martin, now playing for Apulia, impressed on his debut, showing speed and toughness. Despite the crash at Turn 5, Martin’s positive attitude and determination were evident.
Another notable incident occurred when Enea Bastianini’s KTM RC16 suffered a serious crash at the same corner. His new teammate Maverick Vinales finished in 12th place.
| Location. | knight | team | time |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 1’38″803 |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha Motorcycle Grand Prix | +0″396 |
| 3 | Peco Bagna | Ducati Racing Team | +0″595 |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Racing Team | +0″651 |
| 5 | Raul Fernandez | track racing | +0″668 |
| 6 | Africa Brad Binder | KTM Factory Racing | +0″705 |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 Racing Team | +0″762 |
| 8 | Alex Lins | Yamaha Motorcycle Grand Prix | +0″765 |
| 9 | Peter Acosta | KTM Factory Racing | +0″768 |
| 10 | John Zarko | HondaLCR | +0″813 |
| 11 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | +1″056 |
| 12 | maverick viñales | KTM Technology 3 | +1″084 |
| 13 | Marco Bezzic | Aprilia Racing | +1″192 |
| 14 | Alex Espargaro | honda test team | +1″204 |
| 15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | +1″267 |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | KTM Technology 3 | +1″279 |
| No. 17 | Miguel Oliveira | Pramac Racing | +1″335 |
| 18 | Luke Marini | Repsol Honda | +1″429 |
| 19 | Michael Pirro | VR46 Racing Team | +1″683 |
| 20 | Fermin Aldegger | Gresini Racing | +1″761 |
| twenty one | Go to Kokura | track racing | +2″143 |
| twenty two | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | +2″222 |
| twenty three | Somkid Chantra | HondaLCR | +2″492 |
| twenty four | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Test Team | +9″793 |
Aleix Espargaro, who recently retired from full-time racing, made his debut as an HRC test driver, providing valuable insight to the team. In the rookie class, Fermin Aldegger, Ai Ogura and Somjit Chantra showed promise despite poor early performances.
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With Fabio Di Gianantonio out due to injury, Michel Pirro came on for VR46. Pirro also took the opportunity to test a new two-way radio communication system that could be a game-changer for future MotoGP races.
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