MotoGP™'s top five saves in 2024

At speeds over 350 km/h and the world's best riders pushing their machines to the limit, mistakes can happen. Whether it’s the challenging characteristics of the track, unpredictable weather conditions or even a mechanical failure, everything can change in the blink of an eye.

These elements can cause crashes, but sometimes, MotoGP™ riders pull off real balancing acts to stay on two wheels. Just for you, here are the five best saves of the 2024 season!

Pedro Acosta - Rookie magic

While trying to further improve on his time in FP1 at the French GP, the rookie narrowly escaped a front-end crash at Turn 6, which made everyone hold their breath.

Maverick Viñales - Top save

‘Top Gun’ goes to the rodeo! The Aprilia rider narrowly escaped this incident at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya while chasing Fabio Quartararo.

Enea Bastianini - Beast mode

During Practice at Assen, Enea Bastiani entered beast mode as the Italian lost the rear of his Desmosedici GP24 in a spectacular fashion!

Marc Marquez - Turn 10 miracles

Vintage Marquez: Turn 10 at Mandalika was the scene of an incredible front-end save that only the #93 knows the secret to during the opening stages of Practice at the Indonesian GP.

Fabio Quartararo - Lightning fast

'El Diablo' stood out in Q1 at the Thai GP with cat-like reactions leading to an unthinkable save that allowed Quartararo to stay on his machine and later improve on his time, which earned him a spot in Q2.