MotoGP Jerez Test Results: VR46's Di Giannantonio Tops Charts, Yamaha unveils new M1, Ducati 3rd Fastest

With 89 laps during the first in-season Jerez testing, Johann Zarco of LCR Honda led the mileage standings, followed by Fabio Quartararo with 85.

30 Apr, 2024

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At the Jerez MotoGP test after the Spanish Grand Prix, Fabio Di Giannantonio of the VR46 Ducati team was the fastest. Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia set the pace at first, but Di Giannantonio took over later and kept it until the finish, clocking a quick 1 minute 36.405 seconds on his 23rd lap out of 70. In the closing moments of the session, Aprilia's Maverick Vinales trailed by just 0.087 seconds, very near to beating Di Giannantonio's time. Franco Morbidelli of Pramac Ducati, who had missed pre-season testing because of an incident involving superbike practice, had a spectacular comeback and completed more than 80 laps.

Though not using a factory-spec Ducati, Marquez and Gresini conducted a lot of testing. With an early time of 1 minute 36.589 seconds, Bagnaia momentarily led the way, but Di Giannantonio eventually emerged on top by recording the fastest lap of the day. Johann Zarco finished the most laps—88—more than three times the distance of a standard Jerez Grand Prix (25 laps) plus a Sprint race (12 laps). Close following, in 16th place and trailing by 0.921 seconds, came his teammate Takaaki Nakagami, who completed 83 laps.

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Apart from experimenting with a new chassis and other possible improvements, Yamaha concentrated on testing new aerodynamic components, such as a triple-element front wing and side fairing influenced by designs from KTM and Ducati, saving some for later tests. In 14th place, just 0.619 seconds off the pace, Alex Rins headed the Yamaha pac. His teammate Fabio Quartararo was 18th, 1.033 seconds behind.

Pos	Rider	Team	Time	Lap
1	Fabio Di Giannantonio	VR46 Ducati	1:36.405s	70
2	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia Racing	+0.087s	80
3	Franco Morbidelli	Pramac Ducati	+0.122s	82
4	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo	+0.184s	43
5	Marc Marquez	Gresini Ducati	+0.232s	71
6	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM	+0.234s	64
7	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia Racing	+0.339s	66
8	Alex Marquez	Gresini Ducati	+0.371s	73
9	Enea Bastianini	Ducati Lenovo	+0.387s	65
10	Jorge Martin	Pramac Ducati	+0.488s	71
11	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3	+0.488s	75
12	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Aprilia	+0.500s	66
13	Marco Bezzecchi	VR46 Ducati	+0.515s	78
14	Alex Rins	Monster Yamaha	+0.619s	73
15	Miguel Oliveira	Trackhouse Aprilia	+0.658s	74
16	Takaaki Nakagami	LCR Honda	+0.921s	83
17	Jack Miller	Red Bull KTM	+0.950s	73
18	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Yamaha	+1.033s	84
19	Pol Espargaro	KTM Test Rider	+1.116s	68
20	Johann Zarco	LCR Honda	+1.251s	88
21	Joan Mir	Repsol Honda	+1.379s	62
22	Augusto Fernandez	Red Bull GASGAS Tech3	+1.445s	65
23	Luca Marini	Repsol Honda	+1.748s	72
24	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia Racing	+2.437s	60

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Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez gave the 2024 Aprilia a quick test before going back to the 2023 model. Aleix Espargaro tried some updated aerodynamics on the RS-GP, as well as a new ride-height gadget that wild-card rider Lorenzo Savadori had used during the race weekend.

An engine problem caused an early setback for Jorge Martin, while Augusto Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi fell during the testing session.