Fabio Di Giannantonio topped the MotoGP test held in Jerez on Monday after the Spanish Grand Prix, as Yamaha debuted the updated M1.
The MotoGP paddock remained at Jerez for an eight-hour test on Monday, the first in-season test of the 2024 campaign and VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio dominated the one-day test, recording a lap time of 1:36.405 after his 70-lap action.
It was an intensely competitive testing day with 17 riders coming in within a second. LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco finished with the most laps at 88.
Di Giannantonio led the way under the ideal conditions, closely followed by factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales as Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli finished third ahead of Spanish MotoGP winner Francesco Bagnaia.
Marc Marquez rounded out the top five on the sister Gresini, 0.232s behind the leader. The team still had a lot of testing to do even without a factory-spec Ducati, and Monday’s session in Jerez was their first chance to improve the bike based on the eight-time world champion’s feedback after the first four races.
Yamaha sparked attention as it launched its significantly revised bike, which featured new aerodynamics, a new chassis, a new swingarm, and new electronic settings, among other things.
The team debuted its new M1 with Alex Rins in 14th place while team-mate Fabio Quartararo was 18th, marking a disappointing result as the manufacturer tries to address its performance issues.
Bagnaia had topped the timesheets in the second hour of competition with a time of 1m36.589s but Di Giannantonio took the lead at the end of the third hour with a flying lap which would stand as the benchmark for the session through to the chequered flag, with nobody troubling this as the session concluded.
Brad Binder was the top KTM in sixth, ahead of Aleix Espargaro, Alex Marquez, Enea Bastianini, and Jorge Martin, who completed the top 10. Raul Fernandez was able to try out the Aprilia RS-GP24 for the first time with Trackhouse Racing and posted the 12th fastest time of the day.
Honda also had a new bike concept to test on Monday, with top factory team Honda runner Joan Mir finishing in 21st place and leading HRC runner Takaaki Nakagami finishing in 16th.
2024 MotoGP Jerez Test Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:36.405 |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:36.492 |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.527 |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.589 |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:36.637 |
| 6 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:36.639 |
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:36.744 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:36.776 |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.792 |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.893 |
| 11 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:36.893 |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:36.905 |
| 13 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:36.920 |
| 14 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:37.024 |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.063 |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:37.326 |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:37.355 |
| 18 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:37.438 |
| 19 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:37.521 |
| 20 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:37.656 |
| 21 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:37.784 |
| 22 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:37.850 |
| 23 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:38.153 |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.842 |
