Moto Gp Round 4 - Jerez (spoilers)

Discussion in 'Racing & Bike Sport' started by Red899, Apr 25, 2024.

  1. MotoGP grid numbers will be boosted by the attendance of three wild-card riders at Jerez this weekend.

    Headlining the trio will be home star Dani Pedrosa, whose Jerez race appearance was officially announced by KTM during the previous COTA event.

    Pedrosa delighted the Spanish fans by leading opening practice last season, qualifying on the second row and finishing sixth (Sprint) and seventh (Grand Prix) in the races.

    The Spaniard's last wild-card appearance, at Misano, also saw the debut of a carbon fibre chassis, which Pedrosa took to the brink of the podium in both races. Might KTM unveil a similar surprise this weekend?

    Meanwhile, Aprilia and Honda have confirmed to Crash.net that their respective test riders, Lorenzo Savadori and Stefan Bradl, will also compete at Jerez, raising grid numbers to 25.

    Jerez is a popular event for wild-card entries since factory test riders are already familiar with the circuit from private testing and - having taken part in the grand prix weekend - are already up to speed for the following Official test on Monday.

    MotoGP rules allow a maximum of three wild-cards at each Grand Prix round.

    Ducati is the only factory currently unable to field wild-cards due to it’s ‘A’ ranking in the new concessions format.




    No Cal? They must have something to test!
     
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  2. I bet it’s totally indistinguishable from the current one, which was ‘completely new’ at Valencia from memory
     
  3. Peccccoooooooooooo!!!!! (I suspect it wont be the first time the lap record's broken this weekend)

    Spanish MotoGP: Statement performance from record setting Bagnaia | MotoGP | Crash


    Times from Day 1

    2024 Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Practice (2) Results
    Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max
    1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) 1'36.025s 22/23 293k
    2 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.100s 20/24 293k
    3 Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.143s 25/26 292k
    4 Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +0.339s 19/20 297k
    5 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +0.410s 20/25 292k
    6 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)* +0.414s 23/24 296k
    7 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) +0.421s 19/20 292k
    8 Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP24) +0.455s 20/26 295k
    9 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA VR46 Ducati (GP23) +0.511s 20/21 292k
    10 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP23) +0.514s 19/24 291k
    11 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.619s 19/22 296k
    12 Franco Morbidelli ITA Pramac Ducati (GP24) +0.686s 17/22 293k
    13 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.875s 22/22 295k
    14 Daniel Pedrosa SPA KTM Test Rider (RC16) +0.919s 23/23 300k
    15 Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.934s 18/23 295k
    16 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.944s 24/24 291k
    17 Raul Fernandez SPA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP23) +1.086s 16/21 292k
    18 Johann Zarco FRA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.252s 22/23 294k
    19 Miguel Oliveira POR Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24) +1.317s 23/24 292k
    20 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.357s 17/22 295k
    21 Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.451s 25/26 293k
    22 Augusto Fernandez SPA Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16) +1.586s 18/23 293k
    23 Stefan Bradl GER Honda Test Rider (RC213V) +1.684s 23/24 296k
    24 Luca Marini ITA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +1.813s 24/24 290k
    25 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP) +1.877s 20/22 292k
     
  4. Bet the Spanish fans loved seeing Acosta and Pedrosa racing on track side by side.

    Pedro looked like he was getting held up all session long though (got stuck behind Dani and then Bez at the sharp end of the session).

    Marquez could be dangerous if him and his team sort out the time they're losing in the final corner.

    Cant see any issue in sticking a couple of quid on Pedro for a win of some description. Be that sprint or long race.
     
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  5. He's gonna bag one or two this year for sure,!
     
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  6. You wouldn’t want fat fingers riding the ‘24 ducati :joy:

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  7. Cross my palms with silver my good man

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  8. Wondered why they were taking their time to pay up. Seems Fabios been given an 8 second penalty for low tyre pressures and Pedrosa promoted to P3.
    What a farce and a shame to spoil an epic race in that way.
     
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  9. Pedro. Second in the championship.
    Watching his practice/qualifying this morning shows how fast his reflexes are, lost the front going in to a corner and saved it, reflexes like….the old MM.
     
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  10. Although you cant see anyone but 93 winning tomorrow (if he can stay upright), he's lucky Mir didnt go down when he rode into him otherwise he'd be looking at a long lap.

    And no disrespect to Dani because hes clearly still fast as fk but that last lap reminded me why i found him so dull when he was racing full time. No cajones or wish to have a battle with FQ whatsoever on the last lap, for a podium!
    Marquez had the dream team mate in wee Dani. No threat whatsoever.
     
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  11. Spanish 1-2-3 in the end then.
     

  12. I get that in his career he needed to be a bit more dirty or ruthless. i think today though he won't risk sticking it up the inside to get on the box. he doesn't want or need to mess around with the guys who have a whole season ahead of them.
     
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  13. As usual a very soft penalty, dropping just 1 place. Luckily he did not hurt anyone..this time. Red mist, or just the same old MM..he has been riding well too.
    Needs to stay on the bike a bit more, and everyone blamed the Honda..

    Becoming a farce with the bloody tyre pressure fiasco too. Collect third place medal and then demoted later. Are they going to do this shit, say if the final race of the season comes down to a few points..just to reverse the decision for tyre pressure?
    Top, top race though. So good I watched it again.
     
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  14. There's too many Spanish riders in motogp for me, six in the first ten positions.
    I guess now that the private Ducati team's winning the championship, the Ducati factory have to embrace them as they'll still be the overall manufactures winner at the end game.
     
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  15. Looks like it’s the same conditions today.
    Pecco digi and Pedro all gone down in practice this morning.
    Red flagged cos Pedro flew into the air fence at turn 7.
     
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  16. Yes he's a show off / poser, this's the real test / race today and let's hope Pecco stays on the damn thing this time around.
     
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  17. Absolute masterclass from Pecco in the main race today. Sad for Jorge but it's livened up the championship. Brilliant race.
     
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