2024 Indonesian MotoGP News and Results

Cycle News Staff | September 29, 2024

Sunday MotoGP

Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) stormed to glory at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, with the #89 taking his first Sunday win since the French GP. ‘The Martinator’ looked unstoppable, claiming his first victory at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit after crashing out of the GP in both 2022 and 2023, as well as in the Tissot Sprint this season. Martin took a valuable 25 points in his Championship charge, extending his advantage from 12 to 21 as key rival Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) came home third after a late charge.

Between the two, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) pushed Martin hard in the early stages before being forced to settle for second, nevertheless moving up to fifth overall.

2024 Indonesian MotoGP News and Results — **Martin made it loo easy with the Sunday GP win.**

At the start, Martin made the dream launch, earning himself clear track ahead with Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) in chase. Meanwhile, Bagnaia struggled on the opening lap, dropping to fourth before Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) found their way through – dropping the Italian to sixth.

Meanwhile, it was a dramatic first lap, with Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) and Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) crashing at Turn 3. The FIM MotoGP™ Stewards investigated the incident, with no further action taken.

Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was unable to repeat his magical Sprint launch, but the #93 still made ground in the opening stages. Marc Marquez started in 12th and was soon in seventh – setting sights on Bagnaia.

At the front, Martin set a red-hot pace, setting the fastest lap of the Grand Prix and extending his gap to 1.333s. Meanwhile, Acosta was on the attack, leaping into second position ahead of a charging Morbidelli in an impressive move for the rookie.

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) had an intense fight with Marc Marquez in the first nine laps. However, everything unfolded for the Italian, losing the front at the technical Turn 10 – dropping Di Giannantonio to 17th. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez’ Championship chances then suffered a huge blow, with technical issues dropping the #93 out of contention on Lap 12 as he pulled off, bike on fire.

Behind Martin and Acosta, the battle for the podium then really began with Morbidelli, Bastianini, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia locked together on the circuit. Bastianini tried to overtake on Lap 16 before the key move came on Lap 17 – promoting ‘The Beast’ to third. It was then some incredible pace unleashed from Bastianini, edging closer at every sector to the leaders.

Bastianini’s rhythm was sensational, but then it all came apart with a crash on the entry to Turn 1 on Lap 21 – rider OK. It was a massive blow for the #23, dropping over 70 points behind Martin in the Championship as just 12 riders remained in the Indonesian Grand Prix, only two of whom were top title contenders.

Bagnaia’s momentum built from there on out, picking off Bezzecchi on Lap 22 before the move came for third place on Lap 23 – demoting Morbidelli to fourth. Acosta was a further three seconds up the road, a tough task for even a two-time MotoGP™ World Champion.

In the closing stages, Martin had a two-second advantage, controlling the pace and the race at the front. The #89 was unstoppable on the final lap, leading the charge and storming to victory by 1.404s over rookie Acosta. Meanwhile, Bagnaia took a valuable third, bagging some points which could prove to be crucial.

Fourth place was taken by Morbidelli, with the Italian showing a continuing to his impressive form. The #21 claimed the bragging rights over Bezzecchi, who rounded out the top five spots as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) crossed the line a further 4.558s behind in sixth and ended the day as the top Aprilia rider. Meanwhile, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) pulled off another stunning ride, finishing in seventh for the third GP in a row, beating Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) to the line.

Johann Zarco landed a ninth-place finish on an incredible day for the CASTROL Honda LCR squad, Honda’s best of the season so far. The Frenchman finished ahead of Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing), who took the final spot inside the top 10. Further back, Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) took 11th after an attritional day which saw Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) demoted to 12th after a 16 second penalty due to tire pressure.

2024 Indonesian MotoGP Results

1	Jorge Martin	(Prima Pramac Racing)
2	Pedro Acosta	(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)	+1.404
3	Francesco Bagnaia	(Ducati Lenovo Team)	+5.595
4	Franco Morbidelli	(Prima Pramac Racing)	+6.507
5	Marco Bezzecchi	(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)	+6.772
6	Maverick Viñales	(Aprilia Racing)	+11.330
7	Fabio Quartararo	(Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™)	+13.203
8	Brad Binder	(Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)	+14.862
9	Johann Zarco	(CASTROL Honda LCR)	+15.151
10	Raul Fernandez	(Trackhouse Racing)	+21.079

Moto2 Race

Victories don’t get much more dominant than the one Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) rolled out at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit as the Spaniard pulls clear to win by over six seconds. Thanks to a P2 finish, Ai Ogura’s (MT Helmets – MSI) advantage in the Championship was extended to 42 points, while third place went the way of Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) after a fascinating fight for the final podium spot played out.

Ogura earned the holeshot into Turn 1 but Canet didn’t take long to retake the lead on Lap 1. There was drama into Turn 10 on Lap 1 as Somkiat Chantra’s (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) race ended early after his right leg was clipped by Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp), with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) having a separate incident at the same corner as the Australian’s race came to a halt too.

On Lap 4, Canet was racing off into the distance in P1 as Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), battling with Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™), crashed at Turn 10 from P6.

The race then settled with Canet boasting a three-second lead ahead of a trio of Boscoscuros. Lopez led Aldeguer and Ogura, with Gonzalez not too far adrift in P5. Then, Turn 10 saw Aldeguer run wide as the Spaniard slipped from P3 to P9 on Lap 8 – a podium place now a long way up the road.

On Lap 11 of 22, Canet’s advantage was hovering around the five-second mark. It was a commanding display from the polesitter, but the fight for the rostrum was raging and joining in the fun was South Africa’s Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP).

With seven laps left, Canet was 6.5s clear of the chasing pack, one which was led by Ogura. And speaking of, the Japanese rider’s teammate, Sergio Garcia, suffered another DNF. The #3 was slightly wide on the exit of Turn 5 and that saw the Spaniard crash out of the top 10 at a crucial stage in the title race.

Ogura, meanwhile, was starting to break clear of Lopez, Gonzalez and Binder in the race for P2. With three laps to go, Ogura was 1.3s ahead of the trio, as Lopez continued to cling onto P3 despite the constant threat of Gonzalez swarming all of his rear wheel. That briefly changed at Turn 16 on Lap 20 of 22, but Alonso bit straight back.

Gonzalez tried another move that only stuck for one corner, this time the Spaniards interchanged at Turn 12 and 13, as Aldeguer entered the podium fight chat on the last lap with a final corner move on Binder on the penultimate lap.

Four riders, one place on the podium. Canet and Ogura were gone as we focused on the group, with Aldeguer shoving his way past Gonzalez at Turn 10. That saw Binder come through too, but Lopez managed to hold into P3 despite the late charge. However, the 25 points belonged to Canet. What a ride the #44 produced in Mandalika, and kudos too to second place Ogura as the #79 picks up 20 valuable points in the Championship.

Aldeguer’s late race pace was superb but the #54 couldn’t quite grab a podium place, it’s P4 for the SpeedUp star, as Binder bagged a season-best result in P5. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) picked up 10 points in P6, the American finishing ahead of Izan Guevara (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) who also earned a season-best points haul in P7 before the Spaniard was DSQ’d post-race for being under the minimum weight. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) had a quiet Sunday to end the race in P8 which turned into a P7, as a mistake at Turn 16 saw Gonzalez pick up P8 ahead of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing) who pocketed top 10s.

Barry Baltus (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP), Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Jeremy Alcoba (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team), Albert Arenas (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Filip Salac (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) rounded out the points scorers in Lombok.

2024 Indonesian Moto2 Results

1	Aron Canet	(Fantic Racing)
2	Ai Ogura	(MT Helmets – MSI)	+6.218
3	Alonso Lopez	(Beta Tools SpeedUp)	+7.613
4	Fermin Aldeguer	(Beta Tools SpeedUp)	+7.797
5	Darryn Binder	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+8.097
6	Joe Roberts	(OnlyFans American Racing Team)	+9.823
7	Tony Arbolino	(Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)	+10.394
8	Manuel Gonzalez	(QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™)	+11.000
9	Deniz Öncü	(Red Bull KTM Ajo)	+14.436
10	Marcos Ramirez	(OnlyFans American Racing Team)	+16.895

Moto3 Race

Another race, another win for the spectacular David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team). A ninth Sunday success story comes the way of the Colombian as he times his attack to perfection in Indonesia to take another giant leap towards the Moto3™ World Championship title, as we enjoy witnessing Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) claim a debut Grand Prix podium ahead of third place David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports).

From the outside of the front row, Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) earned the holeshot to shuffle Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) down to P2, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) an early third. The Dutch rider soon led on the exit of Turn 10 after Fernandez went for the lead up the inside, as Ortola then took the first of his two Long Lap penalties on Lap 2 to see the polesitter drop outside the top 10.

A front-running group of 10 formed as Ortola dived into the Long Lap penalty loop for a second time, with the Spaniard now P17. The gap to the leader? Just over five seconds with 15 laps to go.

On Lap 8 of 20, Veijer was still holding the P1 baton from Fernandez, with Alonso, Furusato and Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) inside the constantly changing top five. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) was fighting through the pain to be in amongst the top 10, and also jostling for positions in the lead group were Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Muñoz, his BOE Motorsports teammate Joel Kelso and Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing).

Meanwhile, Ortola’s attempted charge up to the leaders took a heavy dent. The title hopeful was handed another Long Lap penalty, this time for a shortcut at Turn 9, and now the gap was up to eight seconds.

More drama then unfolded – this time at the front. Veijer, the race leader, crashed out of contention at the fast Turn 8. The #95’s front end washed out from underneath him and Veijer, having looked mighty all weekend, was out of the race. Now, Fernandez was at the group’s summit, with Holgado picking his way through the pack to P2 with seven laps to go.

With five to go, Fernandez led from Muñoz and Holgado, with Furusato and Lunetta inside the top five. Alonso was beginning to get busy though. The Colombian went from P6 to P4 in half a lap as we strapped ourselves in for the final four laps.

Holgado led for the first time on Lap 17 of 20 as Fernandez went from P1 to P4 in a flash. Alonso then in P1 as Piqueras began knocking on the podium door, as Furusato then crashed out at Turn 1 with three laps left – rider OK.

Two to go! It was Fernandez leading from Muñoz and Alonso, with the top trio having a small gap back to Lunetta and the rest in P4. Last lap time. Alonso grabbed P2 from Muñoz at Turn 1 and then the #80 set his sights on Fernandez. Turn 10 saw Alonso grab the lead, Muñoz followed him through, but Fernandez bit back to retake P2. Could anyone stop Alonso as the final sector approached? The answer was no. Alonso defended well to beat Fernandez and Muñoz to the chequered flag and after crashing at the start of the weekend, Alonso lands in Japan with the Championship firmly in his sights.

Piqueras fought off fellow rookie Lunetta at the final corner to finish P4, with Lunetta settling for a P5 in Indonesia. Holgado’s P6 keeps him second in the overall standings, but it’s more crucial ground lost in the title race for the Spaniard. Suzuki’s P7 was the Japanese rider’s seventh top 10 of the year, with Kelso picking up P8 just 1.8s away from the win.

After three Long Laps, Ortola takes a P9 away from Mandalika on a Sunday that could have offered so much more, as Nicola Carraro (LEVELUP – MTA) scored his first top 10 since the Spanish GP. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team), Scott Ogden (Fleetsafe Honda – MLav Racing), Joel Esteban (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA) rounded out the points, the latter another rider to take three Long Laps on Sunday.

2024 Indonesian Moto3 Results

1	David Alonso	(CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team)
2	Adrian Fernandez	(Leopard Racing)	+0.085
3	David Muñoz	(BOE Motorsports)	+0.225
4	Angel Piqueras	(Leopard Racing)	+0.664
5	Luca Lunetta	(SIC58 Squadra Corse)	+0.835
6	Daniel Holgado	(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)	+0.862
7	Tatsuki Suzuki	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+1.300
8	Joel Kelso	(BOE Motorsports)	+1.835
9	Ivan Ortola	(MT Helmets – MSI)	+16.664
10	Nicola Carraro	(LEVELUP – MTA)	+16.674

2024 Indonesian MotoGP News—Saturday

Bagnaia: it’s a championship of mistakes

Another race, another blunder by a title contender. “A championship of mistakes,” was how Sprint victor Pecco Bagnaia described Jorge Martin’s latest mistake, as the Spaniard blew a brilliant opportunity of further extending his lead by crashing out of the lead on lap 1.

Between them Martin and Bagnaia have now crashed out of ten races four for the Spaniard, the Italian six), including Sprints. And the reigning World Champ believes it’s due to Michelin’s rear tire compound, new for this year.

“It looks like this season is a championship of mistakes,” he said. “[My] idea is that it’s arrived from the performance of the tires. The rear tires did an enormous step in front, but we are braking so hard because the rear is also helping a lot in the braking, but the front have more issues. Because we are entering much, much faster in all the corners. So the performance that Michelin improved this season is incredible. All the season, all the circuits we improved a lot the pace. But when you are at this limit is easy also to have a crash.”

For his part, Martin didn’t buy it. “I don’t feel I was on the limit. If this is the theory, qualifying would be much worse.”

Honda edging forward

Yamaha isn’t alone in finding recent improvements. There were tangible signs of Honda making steps forward on Saturday as Johann Zarco qualified a brilliant seventh before qualifying eighth in the Sprint race.

A new aero package used in the Emilia Romagna GP, plus a new swingarm, has really paid off. “We did improvements in MIsano and we couldn’t see it in the results because everyone was too good in Misano,” said the Frenchman. “Here, we have a bit more a random situation, which is an opportunity to catch positions.

“The step I did today was on braking and it was a huge step. I didn’t have any problem of stopping. The turning is one of the weak points if we want to improve the pace. I agree with the lack of acceleration. But it’s not only about grip. We have too much wheelie. On the start we cannot complain of lack of grip but we lose acceleration also. So that’s the main point.”

Aprilia losing performance

Hopes were high for Aprilia’s contingent coming to Indonesia, a track where the RS-GP could challenge the Ducatis in 2023. Yet Aleix Espargaro found his complaints of recent weeks continued here, with his machine suffering from a worrying lack of rear grip.

“I lose the rear on the entry, so this is why the bike is not turning, and as soon as I touch the throttle, a lot of spin,” he said after finishing the Sprint race in a lowly 16^th.

2This is why with the medium (rear) tyre in the long races, we are not able to follow the leading guys. This season looks like we are not making the rear tyre work, and in these types of conditions, I’m suffering a lot, a lot.”

MotoGP Sprint Race

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) returned to glory in the Tissot Sprint at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, remaining unflappable in the 13-lap shootout as Championship Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) had a shock crash out the lead to create yet another title fight twist. The 12 points for Bagnaia’s win cuts the gap between the top two in half ahead of a tantalizing Grand Prix race.

On top of that drama, it was the closest Sprint finish of the season as Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in a serious late charge, coming home a mere 0.107s off his teammate after attacking and passing Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), who completed the podium. That makes it all three riders in those top echelons of the title fight making gains on Saturday as Martin looks to hit back on Sunday.

As the lights went out, Martin made a dream launch, charging to the front ahead of title rival Bagnaia, who braved the outside line on the run to Turn 1. The #89 pulled the pin on the opening lap, while Marc Marquez made ground at the start after qualifying from 12th on the grid – slicing up the inside with razorlike precision.

The drama hit early, however, with Martin suddenly crashing out of the lead at the tricky Turn 16 in a near carbon copy of Bastianini’s crash in qualifying. The Championship leader remounted, setting sights on recovering some points, but Bagnaia was left in the lead to make his play for that maximum score of 12.

The battle for the podium then began in earnest, with Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) getting the gloves off. The #93 soon made a move stick on Acosta on Lap 3, entering the top three as Acosta was next under threat from Bastianini. That made the rookie drop back to fifth.

There was then a huge heart in mouth moment for Bezzecchi as he chased down Bagnaia, with the #72 getting all crossed up and heading wide, avoiding contact with the reigning World Champion ahead by millimeters.

Meanwhile, Martin continued his recovering ride, launching into the top 15 and then the top 12, soon entering the top 10 after a move on Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). But after getting mired behind plenty of other riders looking to make progress, and getting some elbows form Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), the points were out of reach.

At the front, Bagnaia pounded on with just enough breathing space as Bastianini started to home in on Marc Marquez in the closing laps. Setting his sights on a move with three laps remaining, ‘the Beast’ looked for an opportunity on Lap 12 and made the move stick at Turn 10, job done. The Italian was up into second, with Bagnaia a further eight-tenths up the road.

It seemed like that would be more than enough but it got close. On the final lap, Bagnaia kept his cool but Bastianini was on a roll, closing on his teammate to cross the line just a tenth further back. A Ducati Lenovo Team 1-2, a 12-point gain for Bagnaia as well as a boost with that winning feeling… and a warning shot from Bastianini for his rivals on Sunday. Marc Marquez completed the podium, not quite able to hang with the #23’s pace.

Behind the leading trio was Bezzecchi, who had good pace but was just unable to recover that ground lost after his mistake. The #72 had a comfortable advantage over Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing), however, with the #21 able to leapfrog Acosta, who finished down in sixth. The rookie crossed the line with less than half a second advantage over Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing), too.

Meanwhile, CASTROL Honda LCR’s Johann Zarco secured a remarkable eighth place. It was a standout ride from the Frenchman, crossing the line in front of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), who took the final point. Martin was unable to finish higher than 10th, walking away with no points and 9.104s away from victory.

Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), meanwhile, dropped from a second row start to outside the points after an elbows-out battle, but the Frenchman will be looking for more reward on Sunday for his solid pace.

Bagnaia back on top. Martin’s Championship advantage down to 12 points.

2024 Indonesian MotoGP Results—Sprint Race

1	Francesco Bagnaia	(Ducati Lenovo Team)
2	Enea Bastianini	(Ducati Lenovo Team)	+0.107
3	Marc Marquez	(Gresini Racing MotoGP™)	+1.701
4	Marco Bezzecchi	(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)	+3.072
5	Franco Morbidelli	(Prima Pramac Racing)	+5.967
6	Pedro Acosta	(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)	+6.210
7	Maverick Viñales	(Aprilia Racing)	+6.664
8	Johann Zarco	(CASTROL Honda LCR)	+6.938
9	Fabio Di Giannantonio	(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)	+7.706
10	Jorge Martin	(Prima Pramac Racing)	+9.104

Moto2 Qualifying

Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) stormed to pole after a breathtaking lap in Indonesia, but the Spaniard has some serious competition right on his tail as Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) was denied by just 0.060. Championship leader Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) ended Saturday just 0.001s in further arrears to complete a close front row.

It would be a dramatic start to Q2 for Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with the Italian crashing in the opening five minutes and now needing to pass a medical review before the race to head back out on Sunday.

Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) heads the second row of the grid ahead of Beta Tools SpeedUp’s Fermin Aldeguer and Alonso Lopez, who end Saturday just two-tenths away from Canet’s benchmark.

Back on row three on Sunday will be Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), with the Italian setting sights on redemption after missing out on victory last time out. Arbolino will have Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) and Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia).

MT Helmets – MSI’s Sergio Garcia starts as Moto2™ continues to look as unpredictable as ever.

2024 Indonesian Moto2 Results—Qualifying

1	Aron Canet	(Fantic Racing)	1:33.434
2	Jake Dixon	(CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team)	+0.069
3	Ai Ogura	(MT Helmets – MSI)	+0.070
4	Manuel Gonzalez	(QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™)	+0.194
5	Fermin Aldeguer	(Beta Tools SpeedUp)	+0.228
6	Alonso Lopez	(Beta Tools SpeedUp)	+0.233
7	Tony Arbolino	(Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)	+0.262
8	Joe Roberts	(OnlyFans American Racing Team)	+0.318
9	Somkiat Chantra	(IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia)	+0.391
10	Jeremy Alcoba	(Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team)	+0.404

Moto3 Qualifying

Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) set a new lap record to take pole In Indonesia, although the #48 also has a double Long Lap to content with on race day. He’s set to head Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) after the Dutchman pulled off an incredible front-end save on his final flying lap, with Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) alongside as the Japanese rider claimed third despite a crash in the closing minutes.

Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) improved throughout Q2 and starts P4 just ahead of Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team). He has Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) alongside as the Italian continued to look impressive in Indonesia

Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP’s Tatsuki Suzuki will head the third row of the grid, ahead of Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) and Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing), who, after an eventful Q2 of saves, starts from ninth.

Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) heads off from 10th, but the #99 needs to serve a Long Lap. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3), meanwhile, starts P14 as key rivals look to halt Alonso’s Championship charge.

2024 Indonesian Moto3 Results—Qualifying

1	Ivan Ortola	(MT Helmets – MSI)	1:37.332
2	Collin Veijer	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+0.257
3	Taiyo Furusato	(Honda Team Asia)	+0.369
4	Adrian Fernandez	(Leopard Racing)	+0.394
5	David Alonso	(CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team)	+0.513
6	Luca Lunetta	(SIC58 Squadra Corse)	+0.644
7	Tatsuki Suzuki	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+0.746
8	Joel Kelso	(BOE Motorsports)	+0.778
9	Angel Piqueras	(Leopard Racing)	+0.788
10	Jose Antonio Rueda	(Red Bull KTM Ajo)	+0.858

2024 Indonesian MotoGP News—Friday

Oliveira out with broken radius

Miguel Oliveira’s is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering multiple fractures to the radius bone in his right arm. The Portuguese rider had a nasty highside exiting Turn 4 midway through Friday morning’s MotoGP FP1 session, and he was later flown to hospital in nearby Mataram, which confirmed the break.

Team Manager Wilco Zeelenberg stated the crash stemmed from a mechanic issue. “Unfortunately, we had a technical issue and Miguel crashed quite badly,” said the Dutchman.

“Most likely it might require surgery,” said Trackhouse Aprilia Team Principle Davide Brivio. “He will fly back tonight and is going to miss Japan for sure. The doctor said it was something serious. Now the question mark is how many weeks (the recovery) will take. It’s not ideal with all these races coming up.”

2025 MotoGP calendar confirmed

After months of speculation, the 2025 MotoGP provisional calendar has finally been released with 22 Grand Prix included. Next year’s series will run for eight and a half months, starting in Thailand on March 2^nd and before finishing in Valencia on November 16^th.

Many in the paddock expect Round 2 in Argentina (16^th March) to not go ahead due to the uncertain political situation there, with Austin’s Circuit of the Americas ready to host the GP of the Americas on March 30^th. Brno makes a welcome return for Round 12 (July 20^th), while the first Hungarian GP since 1992 will be held at the Balaton Park Circuit on August 24^th.

“We start with some single events at the beginning of the season,” said Carlos Ezpeleta, Dorna’s Chief Sporting Officer, “and a less compressed end of season,” referring to the fact there are no triple headers in back-to-back weekends.

Di Giannantonio considering surgery

Fabio Di Giannantonio is contemplating surgery for the left shoulder he dislocated during the Austrian GP in mid-August. The Italian has said his physical situation has not been improving, but knows surgery could prematurely end his season, with the run of six races in eight weeks.

“I have the best staff at home and also the races that are monitoring the shoulder to understand how the condition is day by day, and the plan is to do all the season this year and to be ready for next year,” he said. “We are trying to understand what the best decision for the shoulder is, whether it needs surgery or not.

“At the moment, we have not made any decision. We are trying to recover and are working 100 percent each day, trying to recover and reduce the inflammation, but at the moment, nothing is decided, we are just trying to understand how my situation is day by day.”

Friday MotoGP

A new Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit all-time lap record belongs to Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #23 topped the Practice timesheets on a scorching afternoon in Indonesia. The Emilia-Romagna GP winner surfed his way to a stunning 1:29.630 to lead Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by just 0.040s, as the World Championship leader’s teammate Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) round out a top four split by less than a tenth.

It was a fairly eventful start to proceedings on Friday afternoon as we saw Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) crash at Turn 1 in the opening 10 minutes, before we witnessed a classic Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) save – the #93 dug his right elbow and knee into the asphalt and somehow kept his Ducati GP23 sunny side up at Turn 10. Incredible.

A quieter part of the session – in terms of the outright pace – then took place as riders ran through their respective Practice checklists, and despite the crash, Acosta led to timesheets from Marc Marquez heading into the final 25 minutes of Friday afternoon with a 1:30.411.

Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was the first rider to slot in a fresh soft rear Michelin tyre for a time attack, and the Italian climbed to P2 on his first effort – 0.004s away from Acosta.

With 13 minutes to go, Martin propelled himself to the summit with a 1:30.317 as we strapped in for the Friday afternoon all-in laps. On his next flyer, Martin destroyed the lap record after landing a 1:29.670, with Bagnaia’s first effort 0.888s adrift on his main title rival. The second attack from Pecco was an improved one, but a lap only good enough for P9.

The other Ducati Lenovo Team rider wasn’t suffering the same troubles though. Bastianini was the new session pacesetter with eight minutes left after ‘The Beast’ set a 1:29.630 – 0.040s faster than Martin. Meanwhile, a crucial final four minutes were coming up for Bagnaia as he found himself in P12. That was soon P9 as Bagnaia improved, as Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) crashed at Turn 16 while shadowing the reigning World Champion.

And when it mattered most, Bagnaia delivered. The #1 went P9 to P3 before Morbidelli popped up to P3 to demote his compatriot down to P4, as the session ended without any dramas for the top four in the World Championship chase.

Bezzecchi found a late time to earn P5 on Day 1 in Indonesia, with Fabio Quartararo again impressing on his Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ machine to stick his YZR-M1 in P6 – a phenomenal effort from the Frenchman. Marc Marquez will head straight into Q2 in P7, as the eight-time World Champion completed his good deed of the day to help Pecco get back to the box after the Italian ran out of fuel.

Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) are the other riders heading into Q2 automatically, as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) miss out by less than a tenth in P11 and P12 as Honda continue to show signs of progression.

2024 Indonesian MotoGP Results—Friday

1	Enea Bastianini	(Ducati Lenovo Team)	1:29.630
2	Jorge Martin	(Prima Pramac Racing)	+0.040
3	Franco Morbidelli	(Prima Pramac Racing)	+0.079
4	Francesco Bagnaia	(Ducati Lenovo Team)	+0.082
5	Marco Bezzecchi	(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)	+0.140
6	Fabio Quartararo	(Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ Team)	+0.214
7	Marc Marquez	(Gresini Racing MotoGP™)	+0.255
8	Pedro Acosta	(Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)	+0.331
9	Fabio Di Giannantonio	(Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)	+0.356
10	Maverick Viñales	(Aprilia Racing)	+0.370

Friday Moto2

World Championship leader Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) hit the ground running in Indonesia to lead the pack heading into Saturday’s action thanks to a new lap record around the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit. The Japanese rider’s 1:33.690 saw him beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) by 0.057s, as Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the top three, 0.163s away from the summit.

Fermin Aldeuger (Beta Tools SpeedUp) showed some strong pace to claim P4 on Day 1 and sit under two tenths shy of his fellow Boscoscuro rider Ogura.

2022 Indonesian GP race winner, Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), enjoyed a solid start to his Friday with a P5 finish in Practice 1.

Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and the impressive Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) set the exact same lap time to finish P6 and P7 respectively, while title-chasing Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) and Emilia-Romagna GP winner Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) have work to do on Saturday morning from P21 and P23.

2024 Indonesian Moto2 Results—Friday

1	Ai Ogura	(MT Helmets – MSI)	1:33.690
2	Aron Canet	(Fantic Racing)	+0.057
3	Tony Arbolino	(Elf Marc VDS Racing Team)	+0.163
4	Fermin Aldeguer	(Beta Tools SpeedUp)	+0.197
5	Somkiat Chantra	(IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia)	+0.203
6	Jake Dixon	(CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team)	+0.359
7	Senna Agius	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+0.359
8	Manuel Gonzalez	(QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™)	+0.468
9	Darryn Binder	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+0.565
10	Joe Roberts	(OnlyFans American Racing Team)	+0.587

Friday Moto3

Moto3™ has landed at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) topping the standings after an impressive Friday. The Dutchman destroyed the lap record, giving him a 0.154s advantage over the field as the only rider in the 1:37s. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) continued his impressive recent form in second, ahead of David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team), who claimed a strong P3 after nearly 20 laps in Practice 1.

It was an eventful start to the weekend, with a number of riders crashing in the fist session of the day including Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) at Turn 4 – rider ok but after Practice 1 in the afternoon, he sits P13 but two places ahead of key rival Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)

Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) would dip under the lap record first in the afternoon before Veijer grabbed top spot – taking the fight to Honda after a notable day for the Japanese factory. By the end of play, four Hondas complete the top five: Fernandez, Almansa, his teammate Matteo Bertelle and Lunetta

Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA), who had a strong day to finish ahead of Round 12 winner Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in seventh. Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) took eighth on his first visit to the track, after topping the first session too. Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) and Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP’s Tatsuki Suzuki complete the top ten.

2024 Indonesian Moto3 Results—Friday

1	Collin Veijer	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	1:37.942
2	Adrian Fernandez	(Leopard Racing)	+0.154
3	David Almansa	(Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team)	+0.226
4	Matteo Bertelle	(Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team)	+0.237
5	Luca Lunetta	(SIC58 Squadra Corse)	+0.284
6	Stefano Nepa	(LEVELUP – MTA)	+0.427
7	Jose Antonio Rueda	(Red Bull KTM Ajo)	+0.561
8	Angel Piqueras	(Leopard Racing)	+0.591
9	Ivan Ortola	(MT Helmets – MSI)	+0.724
10	Tatsuki Suzuki	(Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP)	+0.768

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