2024 MotoGP Catalunya, Barcelona - Saturday Practice Results
Saturday practice results from the Catalan MotoGP at Barcelona, round 6 (of 21) in the 2024 world championship.
| 2024 MotoGP Catalunya, Barcelona - Saturday Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | 1'39.294s | 4/14 | 351k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.012s | 5/13 | 351k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.263s | 11/15 | 350k |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.315s | 5/13 | 352k |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.352s | 5/18 | 352k |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) | +0.387s | 11/14 | 350k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.389s | 12/13 | 353k |
| 8 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) | +0.406s | 4/13 | 351k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.470s | 3/13 | 348k |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.479s | 3/11 | 350k |
| 11 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.531s | 5/11 | 352k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.542s | 6/14 | 352k |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.543s | 6/15 | 352k |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.617s | 10/11 | 347k |
| 15 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) | +0.658s | 12/13 | 350k |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.662s | 6/13 | 353k |
| 17 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +0.719s | 3/11 | 345k |
| 18 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.785s | 8/14 | 352k |
| 19 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.860s | 5/14 | 351k |
| 20 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.887s | 3/14 | 348k |
| 21 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.043s | 10/13 | 348k |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.244s | 10/13 | 347k |
| 23 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC Test Team (RC213V) | +1.381s | 5/13 | 348k |
* Rookie
| Official Barcelona MotoGP records: |
| Best lap: Aleix Espargaro 1m 38.562s (2024) |
| Fastest race lap: Aleix Espargaro 1m 38.562s (2023) |
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro stays top of his home Catalan MotoGP timesheets during Saturday practice, followed by the Ducatis of Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli.
Bagnaia - wearing Ayrton Senna tribute gloves and helmet this morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the F1 legend’s death – was just 0.012s slower than Espargaro.
Marc Marquez, already heading to this morning’s Qualifying 1 after being left directly behind his brother Alex in 12th on Friday, fell just ahead of his team-mate at Turn 5 this morning.
LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco fell later in the session.
Qualifying 1, for riders outside of the top ten on Friday afternoon, will now begin.
