Enea Bastianini led a Ducati 1-2-3-4-5 on the finish of Friday follow on the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika.
Key moments:
- Ducati supremacy restored…
- … however Bagnaia flirted with catastrophe
- Yamaha and Honda proceed to make good points
- Crashes aplenty
Whereas reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia appeared prone to lacking out on the highest 10 and having to struggle via Q1 for a lot of the session, finally the 4 2024-spec Ducatis all wound up on the sharp finish, all putting inside a tenth.
Bastianini’s 1m29.630s stands as the brand new lap document, one the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix winner might’ve improved on that on his remaining try if not for arising on Tech3 Fuel Fuel rider Augusto Fernandez within the remaining sector.
Pramac duo Jorge Martin and Franco Morbidelli slotted in behind him, whereas Bagnaia – who earlier than then had proven marginal top-10 tempo at greatest – strung a stable effort collectively on the very finish to make sure snug development into Q2 on Saturday.
Marco Bezzecchi was one of the best of the 2023-spec Ducatis in fifth, adopted by Fabio Quartararo – who made Yamaha the second-fastest producer on the day.
Defying gravity like… 📐 #IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 https://t.co/nuwW24aoCe pic.twitter.com/0QZy8rogVt
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 27, 2024
Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez had a highlights-reel save at Flip 10 earlier within the session and finally took eighth place, adopted by Tech3 Fuel Fuel rider Pedro Acosta – who shrugged off a Flip 1 crash.
Marquez’s team-mate and brother Alex Marquez additionally had a crash, whereas going via Flip 16 in Bagnaia’s tow, with the autumn consigning him to final place on the leaderboard as the only real Ducati rider to overlook out on a direct Q2 spot.
That is getting tense! 👀@alexmarquez73 crashes behind @PeccoBagnaia because the Italian remains to be preventing for a Q2 spot 💥😱#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/SOsJbgH8nY
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 27, 2024
Flip 16 proved treacherous for others through the session, too. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) fell there on the very finish, however had already secured a top-10 spot in ninth, whereas earlier than that it had caught out Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro twice.
Crash quantity two for @AleixEspargaro in Apply 💥
Will “Il Capitano” flip issues round any time quickly? 🔄#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/15ej3kWB3I
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 27, 2024
Aprilia was represented within the high 10 by not Espargaro however team-mate Maverick Vinales, 0.370s off the tempo in tenth.
Honda’s more-competitive-than-usual type carried on from first follow, although Johann Zarco (LCR) and works rider Luca Marini each got here up a tenth in need of Q2.
Brad Binder (KTM) had his session compromised by a Flip 10 crash and finally might do no higher than 14th – second-best of the KTM/Fuel Fuel RC16 contingent however two tenths down on Acosta.
The sector is right down to 21 riders for the remainder of the weekend following Miguel Oliveira’s wrist fracture – a fracture described as “critical” by Trackhouse Aprilia staff boss Davide Brivio – in first follow.
Oliveira is thus set for a considerable spell on the sidelines, with Aprilia take a look at rider Lorenzo Savadori in body to interchange him at Motegi.