Jorge Martin fastest overall on day one of the 2024 Qatar MotoGP season opener.
The reigning title runner-up finished a fraction ahead of Aleix Espargaro, Pedro Acosta and Marc Marquez in a session that saw the top 17 all within one-second.
But a surprise rainstorm before the evening session saw second practice reclassified as a free session, with direct access to Qualifying 2 moved to Saturday. “I feel it was a nice decision , it was too risky to try to push with those conditions. Also, it wasn't counting, so it made no sense,” said the Pramac Ducati rider.
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