Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March

2024 Qatar MotoGP sprint race as it happened

Recap from the opening sprint race of 2024 at the Qatar MotoGP.

After Friday practice was 💧heavily impacted by rain, the traditional second practice that determines who goes through to Q2 directly will instead take place before🉐 qualifying.

Jorge Martin ended the opening day fastest after getting☂ the better of Aleix Espargaro and ✱Pedro Acosta.

In the wet FP2 session it wa👍s Marc Marquez who led the way, building on an already strong showing in the dry where he finished fourth.

Satu⛦rday’s practice and qualifying sessions will be followed by the first sprint race of the year later this af🙈ternoon.

In qualifying, it was again Martin who led the way as he claimed pole position ahead of Espargaro and Enea Bastiani🦩ni. 

16:24
Jorge Martin wins the sprint in Qatar

Martin has taken the first race win of 2024 as hℱe leads Binder, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Marc Marquez home.&ꦏnbsp;

16:23
Lap 10 of 11

Espargaro is through on Bagnaia at the second t🐎ime of asking. 

16:19
Lap 8

Mistake from M𓆉arquez and Espar🦩garo is back ahead of the Ducati man.

16:16
Lap 7 of 11

Big moment for Marquez on the front at🔯 turn one as he saves a🧸 crash just after getting ahead of Espargaro for P4. 

16:13
Lap 6 of 11

Marc Marquez is up to fif🌌th place after finding a way th꧒rough on Bastianini. 

16:10
Lap 4 of 11

France𝕴sco Bagnaia is through on Aleix Espargaro for P3. The world champion is making moves ꦗas he closes in on Binder and Martin. 

16:09
Lap 3 of 11

Fabio Di Giannantonio has꧃ crashed out of the race.

16:08
Lap 3 of 11

Marc Marquez has finally won the battle with Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jack Miller as he cl𓆉oses back in on thꦛe factory duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini. 

16:05
Lap 1 of 11

It's been a hectic first lap as Jorge Martin leads from Brad Binder ꧑and Eneaꦛ Bastianini.

16:03
It's lights out in the Qatar MotoGP Sprint

Jorge Martin leads the fie𒐪ld away as five lights go out.

16:00

The formation lap is underway in Qatar.

15:55

With just over five minutes away from lights out.

15:41

A reminder that Jorge Martin starts from pole ahead of Aleix Espargaro, Enea Bastiani🐷ni, Brad Binder, Francesco 🍬Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. 

15:32

Good afternoon everyone. The fir🐈st Mo🎐toGP sprint of 2024 is just around the corner. Less than 30 minutes until lights out.

12:22
Jorge Martin can't be beaten

Jorge Martin will start the 2024 Qatar MotoGP from pole positions ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Enea Bastianiꦗni. Brad Binder will start fourth ahead of Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

12:20

No he can't. Marquez loses time in the 🐽final se🌠ctor. 

12:19

Marc Marquez has 🎃three red sectors, can he go onto provi🌄sional pole...

12:18

Bagnaia was on course for pole but he♉'s made a mistake and slots into second.

12:14

S♓econd with the final time attack run to come is Fabio Di Giannantonio, with reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia in th♐ird. 

12:10

Jorge Martin smashes the officia🅰l lap record by breaking into the 1m 50s barrier.

12:06
Who will claim the first MotoGP pole of 2024?

The shootout for pole in Lusail is go!

11:56

The big names to miss out are Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo as Fernandez and Miller advanc🎉e.