Free Practic🤡e 1 got underway with title contenders Jorge Martin and Frances💯co Bagnaia on circuit together.

Bagnaia, ﷺwho holds a 14-point advantage over the Pramac Ducati rider,🧸 was following the Spaniard who was also behind Enea Bastianini and Franco Morbidelli.

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After a five-crash weekend at Sepang, Aleix Espargaro’s start to the Qa💝tar round was no better as he crashꦅed at turn 14.

At the top o🐷f the l☂eaderboard, Martin went fastest after clearing Morbidelli and Bastianini.

The Spaniard went half a second clear of RNF Aprilia ๊rider Raul Fernandez, while fellow Ducati rider Alex Marquez fell at turn four. 

After losing top spot to Fabio Di Giannantonio, Mꦏ✤artin was then pushed down to third as Bastianini set the first 1m 57s lap of the weekend. 

Bastianini was quickly demoted to second however, as reigning world champion Bagnaia joined him with a high 1m 57s t𝕴ime. 

Marco Bezzecchi had a scare at turn two as he picked up t🥂he bike and ran off circuit. 

At theℱ front, Bagnaia was still the leader from Bastianini until 15 minutes to go as Di Giannantonio went top by just o🐷ver a tenth. 

Di Giannantonio then set a very impres🥀sive lap to go even faster and four tenths clear of Bagnaia.

Espargaro looked set to challenge Di Giannanton✅io before slotting into fourth place. 

Fighting for his MotoGP f♐uture, Di Giannantonio was in no mood to hang around as he set a new fastest time ꦗfor the third consecutive lap.

Di Giannanton𝓀io went six tenths quicker than his previous best which was enough to take him clear of Bagnaia by 1.1 seconds.

After narrowly missing out on top spot, Martin then went quickest by four tenths as Augusto Fernandez, who was also on♈ a very fast lap crashed in sector four.