Repsol Honda Team sign off first half of 2024 in Germany
Luca Marini capped off his most consistent weekend of the year with a hard-fought German GP and his first score as a Repsol Honda Team rider.
It was a full house for the Round Nine of the MotoGP World Championship, fans flocking into the Sachsenring from early in the morning. The Repsol Honda Team were primed for an intense day of action, eager to collect the final bits of information before the summer break.
Having shown his pace throughout the weekend, Luca Marini was determined to once again lead the Honda charge. Heading into the longer 30-lap Grand Prix, Marini knew he’d need to revise his strategy compared to Saturday and went about steadily building his speed over the opening laps. As the race entered its final third, Marini attacked and moved ahead of Takaaki Nakagami to lead the group. The Honda pairing would battle right until the line, Nakagami just pipping Marini who finished 16th – 25.854 seconds behind the winner. A post-race penalty for Augusto Fernandez promoted Marini into 15th, scoring his first point of the season. A small reward for his diligent work.
Joan Mir meanwhile showed the determination of a champion as he continued to work tirelessly with his team to improve his fortunes. It would be a third and final complicated day for the #36 as he took 18th after post-race penalties, still searching for the next step in the setup of his Honda RC213V machine. Work to understand what happened started immediatley as he sat down with his team and began to go over the data.
Both of the Repsol Honda Team riders have identified clear areas to work on for the remainder of the season and are hopeful of further progress when action resumes in Silverstone. The British GP will start the second half of the 2024 season in early August and feature a special historical livery for the Repsol Honda Team.
Luca Marini
“I am happy with what we have done in the first half of the year overall, this is the most important thing. Of course, I didn’t expect to struggle so much but we are starting to turn things around now. Our effort from the opening races is starting to pay off and now we have to see what’s going to come after the summer break. The gap to first today is good, the track plays a part, but we are making improvements. Everyone in Honda is working together in the same direction, let’s keep it up after a short break.”
Joan Mir
“We have to use this weekend to understand what happened and how to avoid it in the future. Again, I was unable to unlock my full potential and I was struggling more than the other Honda riders. A long race, a tough race and one to learn a lot from. The team and I have already been looking through the data and we have some ideas on what to change in the future. We don’t stop working, we don’t stop trying and aim to come back in Silverstone stronger.”
German Grand Prix Results
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
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1 | Bagnaia Francesco | 1 | ITA | 25 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 40'40.063 |
2 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 20 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 3.804 |
3 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 16 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 4.334 |
4 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 13 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 5.317 |
5 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 11 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 5.557 |
6 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 10 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 10.481 |
7 | Acosta Pedro | 31 | SPA | 9 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM | 14.746 |
8 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 8 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 14.930 |
9 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 7 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 15.084 |
10 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 6 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 16.384 |
11 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 5 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 17.235 |
12 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 4 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 18.865 |
13 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25.425 |
14 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 2 | LCR Honda | Honda | 25.817 |
15 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 1 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25.854 |
16 | Fernandez Augusto | 37 | SPA | 0 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM | 41.495 |
17 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 0 | LCR Honda | Honda | 41.952 |
18 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 43.145 |
19 | Gardner Remy | 87 | AUS | 0 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 50.115 |
20 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda | 59.047 |
21 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | DNF | Pramac Racing | Ducati | DNF |
22 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | DNF | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | DNF |
Rider standings
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
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1 | Bagnaia Francesco | 1 | ITA | 222 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
2 | Martin Jorge | 89 | SPA | 212 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
3 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | 166 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
4 | Bastianini Enea | 23 | ITA | 155 | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati |
5 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | 125 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
6 | Acosta Pedro | 31 | SPA | 110 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM |
7 | Binder Brad | 33 | RSA | 108 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
8 | Di Giannantonio Fabio | 49 | ITA | 92 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
9 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | 82 | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia |
10 | Marquez Alex | 73 | SPA | 79 | Team Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati |
11 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | 55 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
12 | Bezzecchi Marco | 72 | ITA | 53 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati |
13 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | 51 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
14 | Fernandez Raul | 25 | SPA | 46 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
15 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | 44 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
16 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | 35 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM |
17 | Fernandez Augusto | 37 | SPA | 15 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 | KTM |
18 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | 13 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
19 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | 12 | LCR Honda | Honda |
20 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | 10 | LCR Honda | Honda |
21 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | 8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
22 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | 7 | KTM Test Team | KTM |
23 | Marini Luca | 10 | ITA | 1 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
24 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | 0 | KTM Test Team | KTM |
25 | Savadori Lorenzo | 32 | ITA | 0 | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia |
26 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | HRC Test Team | Honda |
27 | Gardner Remy | 87 | AUS | 0 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
Location Information
Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no… read more.
Length | 3.671 kilometres / 2.281 miles |
Width | 12 metres |
Left corners | 10 |
Right corners | 3 |
Longest straight | 0.700 kilometres / 0.435 miles |
Constructed | 1996 |
Modified | 2001 (resurfaced in 2017) |
Lerchenstraße, 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - View in Google Maps
Records
Pole Position | 1m 19.423s (166.3km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024) |
Race Lap | 1m 20.667s (163.8km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024) |
Race Time | 40m 40.087s (162.4km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati,2024) |
2024 Race Winner | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) |
2024 Sprint Winner | Jorge Martin (Ducati) |