Marc Marquez clocks lap record to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice

English Woman's Journal - Marc Marquez clocks lap record to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice

SPORTS 25.10.2024

Marc Marquez clocks lap record to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice / Photo: Lillian SUWANRUMPHA - AFP

Marc Marquez topped the timesheets in practice Friday for the Thailand MotoGP with a lap record, as championship rivals Jorge Martin came second and Francesco Bagnaia fourth.

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The six-time world champion from Spain clocked a blistering time of 1min 29.165sec on his Ducati at a sweltering Buriram circuit.

Gresini's Marquez, a two-time winner at Buriram and victorious in last week's grand prix in Australia, went 0.110sec faster than Ducati Pramac's Martin.

Third was Enea Bastianini and Italian two-time defending world champion Bagnaia was fourth, also on a Ducati.

Spain's Martin is just 20 points clear of Bagnaia in the world championship title race with three rounds left in the season.

Marquez is third in the title battle and still mathematically in with a chance, but is 79 points adrift.

Combining the sprint race and the main race at Buriram, a maximum 37 points are up for grabs this weekend.

Rounding out the top 10 in afternoon practice were Maverick Vinales, Franco Morbidelli, Pedro Acosta, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Johann Zarco.

They all progressed straight through to Saturday's second qualifying, which shapes the first four rows of the grid for Saturday's sprint race and Sunday's main event.

The penultimate race weekend of the season is in Malaysia next weekend, ahead of the final leg in Valencia in mid-November.

P.Mitchell--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - Marc Marquez clocks lap record to go fastest in Thai MotoGP practice