In the absence of a high temperature of 14° in the air, it was clear sunshine that welcomed the 21 MotoGP riders to the Phillip Island track this morning for the warm-up of the Australian Grand Prix.
Yes, 21, because the good news is that Marco Bezzecchi was declared fit to run, after his terrible fall the day before during the Sprint.
But conversely, Pedro Acosta was declared unfit and attended the session without his leathers, following his fall in turn #6 on Saturday.
Here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.
| MotoGP ™ Australie, Phillip | 2023 | 2024 |
| FP1 | 1’29.039 Jorge Martin (See here) | Session canceled due to rain (See here) |
| Practice | 1.27.943 Brad Binder (See here) | 1’27.770 Marc Marquez (See here) |
| FP2 | 1’29.299 Jorge Martin (See here) | 1’35.325 Marc Marquez (See here) |
| Q1 | 1’28.160 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) | 1’29.397 Raul Fernandez (See here) |
| Q2 | 1’27.246 Jorge Martin (See here) | 1’27.296 Jorge Martin (See here) |
| Sprint | Race brought forward to Saturday due to weather | Martin, MMarquez, Bastianini (See here) |
| Warm Up | XXX | 1’27.012 Marc Marquez (See here) |
| Course | Zarco, Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio (See here) | (See here) |
| Record | 1’27.246 Jorge Martin 2023 (See here) |
During the 10 minute warm up, Francesco Bagnaia et Jorge Martin were very consistent, the official Ducati rider scoring 1’28.174 then his colleague from Gresini 1’28.082, before Enea Bastianini posted a time of 1’28.056 two minutes from the checkered flag.
But ultimately, it’s Marc Marquez who achieved 1’27.812 in the last minute, thus confirming the ease displayed since the start of the Australian weekend by the multiple world champion.
MotoGP Australia Marc Marquez
MotoGP Australia Marc Marquez
