Jorge Martin has topped the openi⛎ng MotoGP practice session of 2024, as Pedro Acosta impressed once again.

Aleix Espargaro managed to split the two Spaniards and finish second fastest for Aprilia, while Marc M♎arquez was fourth a✱head of Brad Binder.

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Despite Moto3 and Moto2 running prior to the first MotoGP practice, conditions were causing plenty of riders to run wide as Miguel Oliveira and B🥃inder both went off trackও early on in their push laps.

Carrying on h🎉is impressive pre-season, rookie Pedro Acosta was the early pacesetter for the GASGAS Tech 3🤡 KTM team.

Alex Marquez then replaced Acosta at t🌠he top of the timingsheets before Marc Marquez took over with a ti🅘me of 1:53.408s.

A slow start to FP1 for the ♏reigning world champion left Francesco Bagnaia last, as rear tyre concerns resulted in him heading back down pit lane while others continued their ♔first stint.

At the front, Jorge Martin went top by nearly two tenths before a Ducati 1-2-3 was complete when Enea Bastianini sh💧ot to th𒁃e top.

KTM’s strong s🦋tart continued as Jack Milelr then went 🍸second, while Acosta moved up to P4.

Martin regained top spot with just over 🎀half the session remaining, while Marc Marquez also improved but not enough to move up from fifth place.

After getting caught up behind Alex Rins, Martin lost out on top spot as Marquez went quickest🍸 by jus🍎t -0.014s.

As lap times continued to improve, KTM began showing thei🍷r ha💦nd as Binder dipped below the 1m 53s barrier.

However, it was rookie senꦑsation Acosta who had the pace as he went even quicker with a time of 1:52.695s - two tenths ahead of Binder.

Marc Marquez then split the two♏ KTM’s before a stunꦺning save from Acosta took place at turn one.

The Spaniard momentarily lost the front-end of his RC16, while Martin then mov🤪ed the benchmark time furth🏅er forward.