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

15th

“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

18th

“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.”

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Race Round 9   Germany

German Grand Prix Results

Dry
Humidity
41%
Track Temp
32°C
Air Temp
19°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
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
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
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

www.sachsenring-circuit.com

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)