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The seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship began on Friday at the Autódromo del Mugello, in the heart of Tuscany. Current World Champion, Pecco Bagnaia set the best time of the day, ahead of Álex Rins and the rookie Pedro Acosta.
Miguel Oliveira, Marc Márquez, Enea Bastianini, Jorge Martín, Álex Márquez, Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró all went straight through to Q2.
The premier class riders will return to the track for FP2 on Saturday at 10:10am local time. At the end of this free practice session, qualifying will start at 10:50am and the Sprint Race will take place at 3pm.
New challenge for Repsol Honda Team
Joan Mir and Luca Marini are facing another weekend working on their RC213V machines. The Repsol Honda Team riders finished with Mir in 21st, with a time of 1:46.584, 1.6 seconds off the top spot. Luca Marini was 24th thanks to a 1:47.062.
Both will have another practice session on Saturday to continue adapting the setup of their bikes to the demanding Italian track. From 10:50am, qualifying for the Italian GP takes place, followed by the Sprint Race at 3pm.
2024 Italian GP Practice Results
| RIDER | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. Pecco Bagnaia | DUCATI | 1:44.938 |
| 2. Álex Rins | YAMAHA | +0.273 |
| 3. Pedro Acosta | GASGAS | +0.388 |
| 4. Miguel Oliveira | APRILIA | +0.402 |
| 5. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | +0.407 |
| 6. Enea Bastianini | DUCATI | +0.465 |
| 7. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | +0.467 |
| 8. Álex Márquez | DUCATI | +0.474 |
| 9. Maverick Viñales | APRILIA | +0.486 |
| 10. Aleix Espargaró | APRILIA | +0.524 |
| 11. Fabio Quartararo | YAMAHA | +0.542 |
| 12. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | +0.712 |
| 13. Brad Binder | KTM | +0.760 |
| 14. Marco Bezzecchi | DUCATI | +0.791 |
| 15. Franco Morbidelli | DUCATI | +0.821 |
| 16. Raúl Fernández | APRILIA | +0.846 |
| 17. Jack Miller | KTM | +0.860 |
| 18. Pol Espargaró | KTM | +1.140 |
| 19. Takaaki Nakagami | HONDA | +1.141 |
| 20. Johann Zarco | HONDA | +1.576 |
| 21. Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA | +1.646 |
| 22. Lorenzo Savadori | APRILIA | +1.802 |
| 23. Augusto Fernández | GASGAS | +1.936 |
| 24. Luca Marini | REPSOL HONDA | +2.124 |
Statements
Joan Mir
“We tried a new aerodynamic package today and it was positive, I’m happy with this evolution. It changes the behaviour of the bike a bit, so we need to keep working to improve the setup. Already I’m feeling better than last weekend so it’s a good starting point for the weekend. In the last two exits we were able to improve our feeling a lot, but I couldn’t put together a lap because of other riders and some small mistakes. I think our potential was a high 45, which would put us in a good position. I’m optimistic with the potential we have.”
Luca Marini
“Everything today was better than in the test, we’ve made a step again and the feeling is much better. Unfortunately, in practice it didn’t all go to plan, so we had to adapt and we missed out to take those final tenths in our one lap speed. There’s work to do with the setting because when you change something like the aero, many things also need adjusting. Overall, our feeling isn’t as dramatic as the time sheets show so I think we can be fighting with the other Honda riders tomorrow.”