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Stoner Heads First Free Practice

Australian Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner got out of the blocks quickest as the MotoGP field headed out for its first free practice session at the Brickyard in front of his Spanish team mate Dani Pedrosa and American Ducati rider Nicky Hayden.

Most of the riders initially went out on track slightly gingerly as a few damp patches from earlier rain were still visible, however within ten minutes all riders had descended on the circuit for their first stab at the Brickyard. The Aussie who was setting the pace with a 1.41’925, ousting his Spanish team mate into second, who also looked in pretty good shape. Ducati rider Nicky Hayden finished third at his home Grand Prix.

Another American Yamaha's Ben Spies came in fourth in front of his home crowd, finishing ahead of German LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl, in fifth, who was over a second off the time set by Stoner.

Behind Bradl was Spain's Alvaro Bautista, in sixth, who is hoping to resolve some front-end grip issues he has been experiencing.

British Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow came in seventh, despite suffering a crash early on in the session. Crutchlow was unhurt, and was able to continue the session on his reserve bike.

Spanish Yamaha’s rider Jorge Lorenzo had a subdued practice, finishing low in eighth. Spending the final few minutes in his garage, seemingly unhappy with the set-up of his bike.

Italian Ducati rider Valentino Rossi ended the morning in ninth, while Pramac Racing Team’s Hector Barbera came in tenth. The injured Spaniard, who was riding just 27 days after breaking his left tibia and fibula, suffered a heavy highside in the session, causing it to be red flag for a short while. Barbera was taken straight to the medical centre where he was sighting back and chest pain, which he had previously damaged very badly in a crash in Japan in 2008. He has been taken to Indianapolis Methodist Hospital for further checks.

The CTR wildcard riders, Attack Performance rider Steve Rapp and GPTech rider Aaron Yates, finished 20th and 23rd respectively.



2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull51
2Charles LeclercFerrari47
3Sergio PerezRed Bull46
4Carlos SainzFerrari40
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren28
6Lando NorrisMcLaren27
7George RussellMercedes18
8Fernando AlonsoAston Martin16
9Lance StrollAston Martin9
10Lewis HamiltonMercedes8
11Oliver BearmanFerrari6
12Yuki TsunodaRB6
13Nico HülkenbergHaas3
14Kevin MagnussenHaas1
15Alexander AlbonWilliams0
16Daniel RicciardoRB0
17Esteban OconAlpine0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine0
19Valtteri BottasKick Sauber0
20Logan SargeantWilliams0
21Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber0
PTeamPoints
1Oracle Red Bull Racing97
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
2Scuderia Ferrari93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
3McLaren F1 Team55
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App RB F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7MoneyGram Haas F1 Team4
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Williams Racing0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9BWT Alpine F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Jorge MartinPramac Racing60
2Brad BinderRed Bull KTM42
3Enea BastianiniDucati Lenovo39
4Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo37
5Pedro AcostaGASGAS Tech328
6Marc MarquezGresini Racing27
7Aleix EspargaroAprilia Racing25
8Maverick ViñalesAprilia Racing19
9Jack MillerRed Bull KTM16
10Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4615
11Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha15
12Alex MarquezGresini Racing13
13Marco BezzecchiPertamina Enduro VR4612
14Miguel OliveiraTrackhouse Racing8
15Joan MirRepsol Honda7
16Johann ZarcoLCR Honda Castrol5
17Augusto FernandezGASGAS Tech35
18Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha3
19Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda Idemitsu2
20Franco MorbidelliPramac Racing0
21Luca MariniRepsol Honda0
22Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team76
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
2Prima Pramac Racing60
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Red Bull KTM Factory Racing58
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Aprilia Racing44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Gresini Racing MotoGP40
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Red Bull GASGAS Tech333
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team27
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Trackhouse Racing8
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Repsol Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11LCR Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0