Jorge Martin has toꦆpped the openi🌼ng MotoGP practice session of 2024, as Pedro Acosta impressed once again.

Aleix Espargaro mana🗹ged to sp💯lit the two Spaniards and finish second fastest for Aprilia, while Marc Marquez was fourth ahead of Brad Binder.

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Despite Moto3 and Moto2 running prior to the first MotoGP practice, conditions were causing plenty of rider🔥s to run wide as Miguel Oliveira and Binder both wentꦐ off track early on in their push laps.

Carrying on his impressive pre-season, rookie Pedro Acosta was the early pacesetꦺter for the GASGAS Tech 3 KTM team.

Alex Marquez then replaced Acos♏ta at the top of the ti🌞mingsheets before Marc Marquez took over with a time of 1:53.408s.

A slow start to FP1 for the reigning world champion left Francesco Bagnꦑaia last, as rear tyre concerns resulted in him heading back down pit lane while others continued ꦕtheir first stint.

At the front, Jorge Mart🌳in went top by near🌺ly two tenths before a Ducati 1-2-3 was complete when Enea Bastianini shot to the top.

KTM’s strong start continue🍨d as Jack Milelr then went second, while Acosta moved up to P4.

Martin regained top spoꦕt with just over half the session remaining, while Marc Marquez also improved but not enough to move up from fifth pla🦄ce.

After getting caught up behind Alex 🀅Rins, Martin lost out on top spot as Marquez went quickest by just -0.014s.

As lap times 🌄continued to improve, KTM began showing their hand as Binder dipped belo🅺w the 1m 53s barrier.

Howeve🐟r, it was rookie sensation Acosta who had the pace as he went even quicker with a time of 1:52.695s - two tenths ahead of Binder.

Marc Marquez then split the two KTM’s before a stunning save from Acos🧔ta took place at turn one.

The Spaniard momentarily lost the front-end of his RC16, while Martin then moved the benchmark tꦰime further forward.