JAKARTA The Spaniard Jorgen Martin, who was runner-up last season, succeeded in becoming the fastest in the 2024 MotoGP sprint race for the Australian Grand Prix.
The ruler of the 2024 season rider standings finished with a time of 19 minutes 13.301 seconds at the Phillip Island Circuit, Australia, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 noon, western Indonesia time.
Martin completed this session in front of his compatriots and six-time world champion Marc Marquez who finished second with a time difference of +1.520 seconds.
Meanwhile, Enea Bastianini completed the top three positions. The rider who defended the Ducati Lenovo Team fell far behind Martin with a time gap of +4.368 seconds.
Following the three riders in fourth place is defending champion Francesco Bagnaia. The Italian rider was followed by Fabio Di Giannantonio who filled the fifth position.
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The results in this sprint race made the gap between the two competing champions this season, namely Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, again wide to 16 points.
Martin now dominates the top position with a collection of 404 points, while Bagnaia is behind him 388 points. This figure could widen again if Martin wins in the main race on Sunday.
In tomorrow's race Martin will start from the front position due to the fastest in qualifying. Meanwhile, Bagnaia had to start the session from fifth.
Still are three series after the Australian GP for which these two names are fighting for. The three series are Thailand, Malaysia, and the closing series is in Valencia, Spain.
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