Bagnaia Leads Qatar Test Day 1 - Marquez Off Pace
Categories: MotoGP
Published: 19th February 2024
Following an intense day of sunset testing in Qatar, World Champion Bagnaia shows why he remains the 2024 title favorite.
After high temperatures in the early hours of test day one in Qatar had most of the paddock in their garages until 3:30 pm, the second to last day of pre-season testing had Francesco Bagnaia lead the way. Here’s the full Day 1 timesheet:
| Pos. | Rider | Gap | Team |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | 1'52.040 | Lenovo Ducati |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | +0.220 | Prima Pramac Racing |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | +0.292 | Aprilia Racing |
| 4 | Brad Binder | +0.296 | Red Bull KTM |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | +0.427 | VR46 Racing Team |
| 6 | Maverick Vinales | +0.455 | Aprilia Racing |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | +0.516 | Gresini Racing |
| 8 | Enea Bastianini | +0.549 | Lenovo Ducati |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | +0.592 | LCR Honda |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | +0.597 | Monster Energy Yamaha |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | +0.759 | VR46 Racing Team |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | +0.774 | Trackhouse Racing |
| 13 | Joan Mir | +0.783 | Repsol Honda |
| 14 | Jack Miller | +0.856 | Red Bull KTM |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | +0.898 | GASGAS Tech3 |
| 16 | Marc Marquez | +0.919 | Gresini Racing |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | +1.168 | LCR Honda |
| 18 | Luca Marini | +1.393 | Repsol Honda |
| 19 | Alex Rins | +1.602 | Monster Energy Yamaha |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | +1.715 | GASGAS Tech3 |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | +1.903 | Trackhouse Racing |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | +2.469 | Prima Pramac Racing |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | +2.471 | Monster Energy Yamaha |
