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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin Dominates First Practice, Acosta Showcases Talent

Jorge Martin - Losail International Circuit - Marc Marquez - MotoGP - Pedro Acosta - Qatar Grand Prix

Exciting start to the 2024 MotoGP season in Qatar with Jorge Martin leading the pack and rookie Pedro Acosta making waves in third place!

The 2024 MotoGP season kicked off with a bang at the Qatar Grand Prix, where Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin stole the show by topping the first practice session. Alongside him, Tech3's rising star Pedro Acosta impressed fans by clinching the third spot on the leaderboard. The competition heated up as Martin edged out Aleix Espargaro by a slim margin of 0.047 seconds, setting the stage for an exhilarating season ahead.

As the riders revved up their engines at Lusail, the thrill of MotoGP was palpable in the air. Acosta's remarkable performance added an extra layer of excitement, signaling a potential future champion in the making. With the spotlight on these talented riders, fans are eager to witness the fierce battles that await in the upcoming races.

Looking ahead, the MotoGP schedule for 2024 promises action-packed races, keeping enthusiasts on the edge of their seats. The anticipation is high as viewers gear up for a season filled with adrenaline-pumping moments and unexpected twists on the track. Stay tuned for more updates as the riders gear up for the ultimate test of skill and speed on the renowned MotoGP circuit.

In conclusion, as MotoGP enthusiasts gear up for an electrifying season, the spotlight shines on Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta as potential frontrunners in the championship race. With their impressive performances in the opening practice, all eyes are on these talented riders to make their mark and set the pace for an unforgettable season.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice, Acosta shines in third (autosport.com)

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin led the opening practice of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Qatar Grand Prix, as Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta starred in third. Lewis ...

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Qatar MotoGP: Jorge Martin fastest in FP1 at season opener, Pedro ... (Eurosport.com)

He came 0.047 seconds ahead of Aprilla rider Aleix Espargaro, while Pedro Acosta fuelled the excitement surrounding him after coming third fastest. Attention ...

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2024 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Friday Practice Results (crash.net)

Friday practice results from the Qatar MotoGP at Lusail, round 1 (of 21) in the 2024 world championship.

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Acosta steals the show in Martin-led first MotoGP practice of 2024 (The Race)

Jorge Martin led Aleix Espargaro and Pedro Acosta in the opening practice session of MotoGP's 2024 season.

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Jorge Martín led the opening practice of the new MotoGP season (Motorcycle Sports)

The first free practice session of the Qatar GP kicked off the championship, with Jorge Martín setting the pace at Losail. Since it was still during the daytime ...

2024 Qatar MotoGP P1 Result: Martin Leads Espargaro As Acosta ... (MotoMatters.com)

On a dirty track, and with high track temperatures during the day, the Pramac Ducati rider ended the day 0.9 off last year's pole, but 1.7 seconds off the ...

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Martin heads Espargaro in Qatar MotoGP FP1 as Acosta stars (Motorsport Week)

Jorge Martin got his 2024 MotoGP campaign underway in the best possible style as he claimed the scratch time in FP1 for the Qatar Grand Prix.

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MotoGP schedule 2024: Dates, start times, TV channels, live stream ... (Sporting News AU)

MotoGP is back this weekend with the first race of the 2024 season in Qatar, and we've got all the dates, times and TV/streaming details you'll need to ...

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MotoGP 2024 preview: five talking points ahead of the new season (Top Gear)

Bored to tears by F1's foregone conclusion this year? The bikes are here to help…

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Bizarre weather in Losail: Torrential rain appeared an hour before ... (Motorcycle Sports)

The unexpected occurred this Friday in Losail. In the final minutes of a delayed MotoGP qualifying session, torrential rain poured down on the Qatar circuit ...

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MotoGP Friday practice won't count towards Qatar GP qualifying ... (Motorsport.com, Edition: Australia)

Rain hit the Losail circuit for the first time around 7pm local time, catching the Moto3 field off guard and leading to Ajo rider Jose Antonio Rueda losing ...

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Schedule changes announced for Qatar GP (motogp.com)

The MotoGP™ class was set for a one-hour Practice session on Friday afternoon to decide on Q2 slots in Saturday Qualifying. However, at the end of Moto3™ ...

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MotoGP Friday practice won't count towards Qatar GP qualifying ... (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Rain hit the Losail circuit for the first time around 7pm local time, catching the Moto3 field off guard and leading to Ajo rider Jose Antonio Rueda losing ...

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Marquez tops shortened second practice at wet ... (Motorsport.com, Edition: Australia)

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez led the way in a weather-affected second practice for the Qatar Grand Prix at a wet Losail International Circuit. Rachit ...

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MotoGP Friday practice won't count towards Qatar GP qualifying ... (autosport.com)

Rain hit the Losail circuit for the first time around 7pm local time (4pm GMT), catching the Moto3 field off guard and leading to Ajo rider Jose Antonio Rueda ...

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MotoGP: Marc Marquez Quickest In Wet FP2 In Qatar (RoadracingWorld.com)

Results of the second MotoGP practice session in Qatar, with Ducati, KTM, GASGAS and Aprilia in the fight for the top of the timesheet.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars (Motorsport.com, Edition: Australia)

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin led the opening practice of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Qatar Grand Prix, as Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta starred in third. Lewis ...

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Martin tops Friday as Marquez and Acosta shine in tricky conditions (motogp.com)

Marc Marquez ends FP2 at the top of the pile with Martin quickest in combined standings at the end of Friday.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars (Motorsport.com)

Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin led the opening practice of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Qatar Grand Prix, as Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta starred in third. Lewis ...

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MotoGP: More From The Qatar Airways Grand Prix Of Qatar (RoadracingWorld.com)

MotoGP rookie Pedro Acosta (31) was third-quickest in the wet and the dry, besting the factory KTM team. Photo by Michael Gougis.

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MotoGP riders recap mixed conditions on Friday in Qatar (Mcnews.com.au)

Times from Friday's practice sessions in Qatar for MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. A schedule change for Saturday has been made.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice (autosport.com)

Rain hit the track at around 7pm local time in Losail, an hour before the scheduled start of the session and while the final Moto3 practice session of the ...

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign began this weekend in Qatar. Last year's championship runner-up Jorge Martin ...

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Unexpected Start to Qatar GP for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)

Heavy showers at the Lusail International Circuit this evening caused delays and ultimately a change in the schedule. With the usual Friday 60-minute MotoGP ...

2024 Qatar MotoGP FP2 Result: Marquez Leads Session ... (MotoMatters.com)

The rain in Qatar derailed the schedule for the MotoGP class. The scheduled hour-long timed practice was moved to Saturday afternoon and shortened to 45 ...

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Qatar MotoGP schedule shake-up after unprecedented wet session (Speedcafe)

MotoGP has shaken up the schedule for the Qatar Grand Prix after an unprecedented wet practice session at the Lusail International Circuit.

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Miller slams Qatar MotoGP schedule change (Speedcafe)

Red Bull KTM's Jack Miller has branded the decision to change to the Qatar MotoGP schedule due to a wet practice session as a “joke”

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Miller: Altering Qatar MotoGP schedule due to wet track a "joke" (autosport.com)

Due to the alteration in the schedule, Saturday's final practice will now determine who gets into Q2 and who goes into Q1, directly before qualifying begins.

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MotoGP, Dall'Igna: in F1 they would never have dreamed of ... (GPone English)

MotoGP: "MotoGP is the only motorsport championship in which these things happen. It's fine for the show and we're here for the show, but from a sporting ...

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2024 Qatar MotoGP qualifying and sprint race: LIVE UPDATES! (crash.net)

Live updates from final practice, qualifying and the opening sprint race of 2024 at the Qatar MotoGP.

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2024 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Saturday Practice Results (crash.net)

Saturday practice results from the Qatar MotoGP at Lusail, round 1 (of 21) in the 2024 world championship.

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MotoGP: Results Of MotoGP Qualifying In Qatar (RoadracingWorld.com)

Raul Fernandez (25) crashed out of final qualifying, his Trackhouse Racing Aprilia RS-GP belching flames as it slid to a halt. Photo by Michael Gougis.

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Martin breaks lap record to claim pole for MotoGP opener (The Race)

Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Jorge Martin broke the Qatar lap record in the opening qualifying of the 2024 season after a feisty battle for pole.

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Spain's Martin takes pole for Qatar MotoGP sprint race (FRANCE 24)

Spaniard Jorge Martin set a lap record on his way to pole position for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP sprint race on Saturday with world champion Francesco ...

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin snatches pole, Marquez sixth for Ducati ... (autosport.com)

Pramac rider Martin posted a sensational 1m50.789s flying lap on his first run in Saturday's afternoon qualifying session to take the spot by 0.083 seconds ...

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2024 Qatar MotoGP News and Results (Cycle News)

Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Ducati) will head the first grids of the year after! The 2023 runner up set a magical 1:50.789 in qualifying for the Qatar ...

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Martin wins opening MotoGP sprint, Bagnaia misses podium (The Race)

Jorge Martin won yet another sprint in the 2024 MotoGP opener in Qatar, as his old title rival Pecco Bagnaia was edged off the podium by an KTM and an ...

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MotoGP: More From The Qatar Airways Grand Prix Of Qatar (RoadracingWorld.com)

Raul Fernandez (25) bounced back from a qualifying crash to pass his Trackhouse Racing teammate Miguel Oliveira in the Sprint race.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Pramac's Jorge Martin opened his account for the 2024 MotoGP season with a controlled victory in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint, as Marc Marquez was fifth on his ...

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First MotoGP points of the season decided as star reveals close calls ... (Fox Sports)

The Spanish rider was followed across the line by South African Brad Binder (KTM) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia). Aussie Jack Miller finished in 10th. Every ...

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Martin wins Qatar MotoGP Sprint, Miller misses points (Speedcafe)

Jorge Martin has seen off Brad Binder to win the Qatar MotoGP Sprint while Jack Miller finished one position outside the points.

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Martin sprints to first points of new MotoGP season in Qatar (Al-Monitor)

Jorge Martin got the first points on the board in the new MotoGP season, winning Saturday's sprint in Qatar with defending double world champion Francesco ...

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin controls sprint, Marquez fifth on Ducati debut (autosport.com)

Just over 100 days after the 2023 championship – in which Martin finished runner-up – concluded, the 2024 campaign began under the Losail lights on Saturday ...

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Recapping Saturday action from Lusail - MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 (Mcnews.com.au)

MotoGP riders reflect on Saturday Sprint Race at Lusail - Race Results, Top Speeds, Images and qualifying results from MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.

2024 Qatar MotoGP Sprint Result: Sprint Royalty Open The Show ... (MotoMatters.com)

The world championship's 75th anniversary celebrations truly started with the sprint race at Losail, the floodlights witnessing another sprint masterpiece ...

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Binder opens 2024 MotoGP™ account with strong Sprint podium in ... (KTM PRESS CENTER)

MotoGP made a speedy return to action for the first of twenty-one rounds in 2024 at the Lusail International Circuit and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing ...

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Miller hamstrung by mystery “issue” in Qatar MotoGP Sprint (Speedcafe)

Jack Miller says he was hamstrung by some sort of issue has he dropped to 10th in the Qatar MotoGP Sprint.

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MotoGP: Sprint Race Results From Qatar (RoadracingWorld.com)

Results from the MotoGP sprint race under the lights at Lusail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, the first race of 2024.

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