Ducati’s Francesღco Bag🅰naia led a tight second MotoGP practice for the Solidarity Grand Prix as title rival Jorge Martin was fifth.

Bagnaia trails Martin by 24 points ahead of this weekend’s racing and took a crucial fir🎶st psychological victory over his rival on Friday afternoon at Barcelona.

The reigning double world champion led the way by 0.080s from VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi, while a s𓃲crappy Martin was only fifth.

The gap between the pair isn’t huge, though,🎶 with just 0.296s splitting the pair at✤ the end of Friday’s running.

Martin set the early pace a🐻t the start of the hour-long Practice session at 1m40.934s, though it would be Bezzecchi who was the reference rider coming into the final 15 minutes and the all-important time attack phase.

Pramac’s Martin returned to the top♍ of the order with a 1m39.652s on his first soft tyre time attack, which he improved to a 1m39.214s.

LCR Hon💫da’s Johann Zarco then went fastest with a 1m39.197s, before Bezzecchi took over with just under three minutes to go with a 1m38.998💝s.

Bagnaia, followed by a number of riders, had ꩵthe final say at the top of the timesheets, though, as he pr𒀰oduced a 1m38.918s to get to the chequered flag fastest of all.

Bಌezzecchi trailed him, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro completed the top three as he begins his farewell weeke♉nd in MotoGP.

Zarco was a fine fourth at the end of the session, with Martin - who suffered several front eꦬnd moments through thatℱ session - fifth.

Maverick Vinales was sixth on the sister factory A♍prilia, with Gresini Ducati duo Alex Marquez and🔴 Marc Marquez following him.

Tech3 GASGAS rookie Pedro Aౠcosta was ninth, with Ducati’s Enea Bastianini the last rider to sec𓆏ure a direct Q2 place.

Both factory KTMs, Brad Binder and Jack Miller, missed the cut in 11th and 12th at the chequered🌞 flag - though Binder had a lap cancelled and was dropped to 17th. Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in 14th.

Franco Morbidelli (Pramac) crashed early in theꦡ session, as did Tech3’s Augusto Fernandez, while Honda’s Joan Mir suffered a late tip-off.

Miguel Oliveira was 20th and 1.486s off the pace on his racing return with Trackhouse Ap🍌rilia, while VR46 stand-in Michele Pirro was 22nd.

Full 2024 MotoGP Solidarity GP Practice results