MotoGP on track today for the Spanish GP in Jerez: LIVE live broadcast of the race today at 2.00pm. Marc Marquez on pole ahead of Bezzecchi and Martin (who won the crazy sprint race yesterday), Bagnaia starts 7th. Live TV and streaming on Sky, deferred on TV8 from 5pm. On Fanpage.it live lap by lap and today’s news
The characteristics of the Jerez circuit for today’s GP
Today, the Jerez de la Frontera circuit named after Angel Nieto, a 4.4 kilometer track, with 8 right-hand corners, 5 left-hand corners and the longest straight measuring 607 meters. According to the Brembo technicians, supplier of the braking systems of all the MotoGP riders, the Jerez circuit is a demanding track for the brakes: there are 11 braking sections for a total of 33 seconds per lap. The track record belongs to Pecco Bagnaia with the 1’37.669 recorded in the 2022 Spanish GP.
Qualifying times: the verdicts for the 2024 MotoGP pole
Qualifying for the MotoGP Spanish GP saw Marc Marquez return to pole position, making his first pole start since he moved to the Gresini team from Ducati. In a session characterized by the damp asphalt of the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, the Spaniard managed to set a 1:46.773 which allowed him to precede his closest pursuer, Marco Bezzecchi with the team’s GP23, by almost three tenths VR46. Current world championship leader Jorge Martin finished six tenths of a second behind and still managed to gain a place on the front row of the starting grid for today’s race.
Smaller gaps however between the riders who classified from 4th to 8th place with Binder who finished in 1:47.730 ahead of, in order, Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia and Morbidelli. A delay of a second and a half from the time that earned Marc Marquez pole instead for Enea Bastianini (9th) and Pedro Acosta (10th).
MotoGP Spain, Marc Marquez on pole: the starting grid
Marc Marquez will start from pole in today’s Spanish GP MotoGP race. Marco Bezzecchi and World Championship leader Jorge Martin complete the front row of the starting grid. Seventh place for Pecco Bagnaia.
The starting grid of today’s MotoGP race
1st Row: 1. Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati), 2. Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati), 3. Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati)
2nd Row: 4. Brad Binder (KTM), 5. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati), 6. Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati)
3rd Row: 7. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), 8. Franco Morbidelli (Pramac Ducati), 9. Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
4th Row:10. Pedro Acosta (GasGas), 11. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia), 12. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
5th Row: 13. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda), 14. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Aprilia), 15. Jack Miller (KTM)
6th Row: 16. Daniel Pedrosa (KTM), 17. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia), 18. Augusto Fernandez (GasGas)
7th Row: 19. Stefan Bradl (Honda), 20. Joan Mir (Honda), 21. Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia)
8th Row: 22. Luca Marini (Honda), 23. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha), 24. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda)
9th Row: 25. Alex Rins (Yamaha)
MotoGP today, the TV times of the race in Jerez: live on Sky and deferred on TV8
The Spanish Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2024 MotoWorld Championship, takes place today in Jerez de la Frontera. The MotoGP race will start at the usual European time, i.e. at 2pm, and can be followed live on Sky TV on the Sky Sport Uno channels (channel 201 of the satellite decoder) and Sky Sport MotoGP (channel 208), while it can be seen for free on TV8 but deferred from 5pm. Live streaming with Sky Go and NOW, for the respective subscribers, while at 5pm it is possible to follow the race streaming on tv8.it. Commentary from Meda and Sanchini.
