gamve (30-01-17),LeroyPatrol (30-01-17)
the season starts now, testing has begun & racing not far away with WSBK at Phillip Island in 4 weeks.
Ducatis going well out of the box at MotoGP test.
Casey Stoner has set a blinding fast lap at Sepang today of 1:59.68, just under 3 tenths of a second faster than last years pole time set by Maverick Vinales.
Live timing is avilable thru & results are also available at for the next 2 days.
Sepang MotoGP test times - Monday (2pm)
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 59.680s [Lap 25/26]
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 59.797s +0.117s [23/24]
3. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 0.129s +0.449s [34/42]
4. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 0.134s +0.454s [37/38]
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 0.489s +0.809s [22/30]
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.569s +0.889s [27/39]
7. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 0.643s +0.963s [23/28]
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 0.694s +1.014s [20/27]
9. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 0.738s +1.058s [25/34]
10. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 0.743s +1.063s [24/30]
11. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 0.850s +1.170s [27/33]
12. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 0.853s +1.173s [28/39]
13. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 0.970s +1.290s [25/30]
14. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 1.272s +1.592s [23/28]
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 1.562s +1.882s [35/37]
16. Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 1.812s +2.132s [28/41]
17. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 1.850s +2.170s [29/38]
18. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 1.926s +2.246s [40/41]
19. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 2.066s +2.386s [25/34]
20. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 2.099s +2.419s [25/35]
21. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 2.252s +2.572s [31/39]
22. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 2.291s +2.611s [24/33]
23. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 2.315s +2.635s [22/34]
24. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 2.943s +3.263s [33/39]
25. Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 3.061s +3.381s [36/37]
26. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 3.442s +3.762s [26/38]
27. Kouta Nozane GER Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 3.717s +4.037s [24/25]
For World Superbike; testing has concluded at Jerez
WorldSBK
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team): 1.39.809
Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia Team): 1.39.920
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team): 1.40.219
Marco Melandri (Aruba It.Racing- Ducati): 1.40.313
Chaz Davies (Aruba It.Racing- Ducati): 1.40.324
Nicky Hayden (Honda World Superbike Team): 1.40.548
Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official Team): 1.40.600
Xavi Forés (Barni Racing): 1.40.738
Stefan Bradl (Honda World Superbike Team):1.40.854
Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Team): 1.41.450
Randy Krummenacher (Puccetti Kawasaki Racing):1.41.566
Markus Reiterberger (Althea BMW Racing):1.41.578
Jordi Torres (Althea BMW Racing): 1.41.619
Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia Team): 1.41.886
World Supersport
Zulfhami Khairuddin (Orelac Racing VerdNatura): 1.44.410
Jules Cluzel (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda):1.45.199
Robin Mulhauser (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda): 1.45.410
Nacho Calero (Orelac Racing VerdNatura):1.45.507
Kyle Ryde (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing): 1.45.625
Hikari Okubo (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda):1.45.852
Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha): Sin tiempo registrado
Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha): Sin tiempo registrado
European STK000
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing-Junior Team):1.43.343
Mike Jones (Aruba.it Racing-Junior Team): 1.43.670
Marco Faccani (Althea BMW Racing Team): 1.43.769
Julian Puffe (Althea MF 84): 1.46.176
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gamve (30-01-17),LeroyPatrol (30-01-17)
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Things must be still too damp for George
.........Leroy
Actually last 2 hours were rained out, but that wasn't Jorges problem
Jorge Lorenzo, P17: “On this track there’s a lot of difference between this bike and the one I was riding for nine years. I think that to go a lot faster we have to do two things. The first is to adapt the bike bit by bit to how I like it, and the second and most important is to understand how to go fast. To get there I’m missing quite a lot, more than I expected, honestly, but it’s still very early to draw conclusions. It’s a question of putting in the hours and the laps to bit by bit find how to go fast. The most important thing and the big positive from the day is that the other Ducatis have done great times – and that means the bike has a lot of potential.”
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2 tests in one week for WSBK who also went to Portugal to test at Portimao.
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MotoGP Sepang Test 2017
Session 2 as of 31/01/2017
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Prev. Gap Laps Last lap 1 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:59.452 38 / 40 2 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.858 0.406 0.406 51 / 51 3 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.218 0.766 0.360 46 / 49 4 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.254 0.802 0.036 51 / 54 5 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.343 0.891 0.089 49 / 50 6 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:00.352 0.900 0.009 26 / 33 7 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 2:00.441 0.989 0.089 33 / 42 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 2:00.484 1.032 0.043 65 / 66 9 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.495 1.043 0.011 43 / 43 10 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 2:00.531 1.079 0.036 27 / 33 11 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:00.609 1.157 0.078 29 / 36 12 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 2:00.691 1.239 0.082 39 / 44 13 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.876 1.424 0.185 36 / 36 14 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 2:00.886 1.434 0.010 38 / 44 15 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.972 1.520 0.086 35 / 36 16 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.981 1.529 0.009 43 / 44 17 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 2:01.124 1.672 0.143 15 / 20 18 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:01.227 1.775 0.103 29 / 30 19 PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team 2:01.382 1.930 0.155 37 / 45 20 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.525 2.073 0.143 36 / 37 21 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:01.556 2.104 0.031 24 / 56 22 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:02.058 2.606 0.502 45 / 47 23 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:02.189 2.737 0.131 24 / 30 24 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:02.267 2.815 0.078 52 / 54 25 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:02.516 3.064 0.249 30 / 32 26 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.893 3.441 0.377 26 / 36 27 NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing 2:03.052 3.600 0.159 33 / 34 NC STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team
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MotoGP Sepang Test 2017
Session 3 as of 01/02/2017
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Prev. Gap Laps Last lap 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.368 40 / 72 2 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:59.506 0.138 0.138 18 / 85 3 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:59.553 0.185 0.047 9 / 56 4 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:59.578 0.210 0.025 64 / 67 5 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.589 0.221 0.011 50 / 62 6 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:59.628 0.260 0.039 10 / 64 7 STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team 1:59.639 0.271 0.011 8 / 46 8 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:59.728 0.360 0.089 67 / 71 9 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:59.767 0.399 0.039 29 / 66 10 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:59.772 0.404 0.005 42 / 45 11 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.045 0.677 0.273 45 / 49 12 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.057 0.689 0.012 58 / 60 13 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:00.108 0.740 0.051 21 / 53 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.310 0.942 0.202 51 / 53 15 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.312 0.944 0.002 25 / 54 16 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:00.439 1.071 0.127 9 / 70 17 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.445 1.077 0.006 11 / 38 18 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:00.537 1.169 0.092 15 / 50 19 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.645 1.277 0.108 55 / 74 20 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:00.873 1.505 0.228 32 / 58 21 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.338 1.970 0.465 61 / 62 22 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:01.341 1.973 0.003 7 / 43 23 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.506 2.138 0.165 14 / 67 24 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:01.658 2.290 0.152 28 / 30 25 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:02.769 3.401 1.111 59 / 68 NC NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing NC PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team NC RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Combined times for the Test.
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LeroyPatrol (03-02-17)
MotoGP Phillip Island testing day 1.
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gamve (15-02-17)
I saw Stoners name in the first post, is he testing or riding this year?
What a lap time, the man still has it in him.....
Yeah he's still fast, although he was using a special soft rear tyre in session 1, when he set the fast lap, that will not be used in racing this year! No one else had that tyre & as you can see by the 3rd session the top guys went faster than him with race rubber.
He is only testing for Ducati this year, he doesn't want to race.
Valentino Rossi was quoted as saying, "He's fast, good thing he's not racing."
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Godzilla (17-02-17)
Day 2 times, holy crap, Mav, phew! + A.Espargaro & Zarko, Folger, Rins, wow. they are on it for new bikes & rookies.
Going to be an interesting season for sure.
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LeroyPatrol (17-02-17)
Day 3 & the conclusion of the test, wow what a tough field we have when you look at the 1.6 seconds covering the 22 riders for the combined 3 days testing.
Lorenzo must have pulled his finger out in the last hour as before that he was way back.
What can you say about Mav, he is going to make life difficult for the others, top of every test since joining Yamaha.
First session 3 only followed by Session 1,2,3 combined times.
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LeroyPatrol (17-02-17)
WSBK test Phillip Island day 1.
Session 1 wet.
Conditions look a bit iffy 16C temp.
Watch out for Fores,
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WSBK test day 2 21/2/17 combined times.
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LeroyPatrol (21-02-17)
Heading down on Friday to PI on the 1198S Corse
........Leroy
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It's tough at the top, very close.
Will be interesting to see how this pans out by Day 3.
MotoGP Qatar Test 2017
Session 1 as of 10/03/2017
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Prev. Gap Laps Last lap 1 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:54.819 26 / 36 2 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.179 0.360 0.360 49 / 60 3 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:55.420 0.601 0.241 28 / 28 4 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.613 0.794 0.193 42 / 42 5 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:55.616 0.797 0.003 27 / 46 6 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.640 0.821 0.024 27 / 37 7 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.679 0.860 0.039 43 / 48 8 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:55.692 0.873 0.013 21 / 38 9 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.705 0.886 0.013 45 / 54 10 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.751 0.932 0.046 30 / 41 11 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.830 1.011 0.079 33 / 41 12 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:55.899 1.080 0.069 16 / 39 13 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.916 1.097 0.017 32 / 43 14 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.017 1.198 0.101 49 / 59 15 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:56.085 1.266 0.068 23 / 37 16 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:56.116 1.297 0.031 31 / 43 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:56.193 1.374 0.077 25 / 31 18 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:56.589 1.770 0.396 41 / 48 19 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.665 1.846 0.076 44 / 46 20 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:57.090 2.271 0.425 24 / 38 21 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:57.455 2.636 0.365 36 / 46 22 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:58.039 3.220 0.584 32 / 32 23 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:58.755 3.936 0.716 35 / 46
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Those KTM's need a tune
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Day 2 MotoGP Qatar, how things change.
The Hammerhead is revealed, butt ugly Ducati!!
Session 2 as of 11/03/2017
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Prev. Gap Laps Last lap 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.455 44 / 49 2 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.732 0.277 0.277 37 / 37 3 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.917 0.462 0.185 28 / 41 4 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:55.032 0.577 0.115 43 / 46 5 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.121 0.666 0.089 29 / 34 6 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:55.196 0.741 0.075 10 / 50 7 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.245 0.790 0.049 44 / 48 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:55.344 0.889 0.099 10 / 53 9 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.353 0.898 0.009 43 / 43 10 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.354 0.899 0.001 31 / 45 11 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.420 0.965 0.066 46 / 46 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.545 1.090 0.125 48 / 48 13 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:55.583 1.128 0.038 35 / 42 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.680 1.225 0.097 31 / 33 15 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.808 1.353 0.128 42 / 42 16 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:55.875 1.420 0.067 23 / 48 17 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:56.110 1.655 0.235 37 / 43 18 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.214 1.759 0.104 40 / 48 19 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.251 1.796 0.037 28 / 59 20 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.276 1.821 0.025 24 / 35 21 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.648 2.193 0.372 37 / 43 22 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.267 2.812 0.619 52 / 55 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.688 3.233 0.421 32 / 42
Viñales and Rossi take back Day 2
Movistar Yamaha top as Ducati reveal drastic "aero-fairing"
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Maverick Viñales was second on the first day of the #QatarTest, but the fastest man in Valencia, Sepang and Phillip Island struck back in style to top the timesheets on Day 2 – edging Movistar Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi with a lap quicker than Andrea Dovizioso's (Ducati Team) Friday best. The 2016 Silverstone winner did a best of 1:54.455 after 49 laps, with a much-improved Rossi 0.277 in arrears. The nine-time World Champion also crashed on Day 2; rider ok.
Ducati's "Hammerhead" breaks cover 11/03/2017
Have a first look at the new aero-fairing of the Desmosedici
Despite the timesheets being dominated by blue (and yellow), it was Ducati's new "aero-fairing" that stole the headlines - with a drastic new design unveiled in the latter stages of the second day on track. Dubbed the "Hammerhead" after MotoGP™ asked fans on Twitter to name the new design, it was Andrea Dovizioso charged with the first public evaluations of the innovation. The Italian put in a best of 1:55.583 on Day 2, seven tenths down on his best from Friday. The laptime was set on the 'traditional' fairing tested thus far and put him P13.
Teammate Jorge Lorenzo impressed on Saturday with more progress as he dropped into the low 1:55s, with a best of 1:55.344. The 'Spartan' was quick out the blocks and went on to complete 53 laps, also suffering a small crash with no consequence. Fellow crashers on Day 2 included Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS), Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing), Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team), Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini duo of Sam Lowes and Aleix Espargaro.
Crutchlow got in more running on Saturday after losing some track time to mechanical gremlins on Day 1, ending the session in P4 despite the incident and managing 46 laps on the second day of action. The two-time GP winner was also top Honda once again, this time with a 1:55.032.
Reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), however, kept it clean after two falls on Friday and ended the day in P6. The Spaniard set a 1:55.196 as his best, completing 50 laps. Teammate Dani Pedrosa had a tougher day at a track he finds more of a challenge, ending up P16 with a 1:55.875. Pedrosa was P3 at the end of the Phillip Island test and will be looking to move forward on the final day of Qatar.
Jonas Folger kept his crown as top rookie, putting in another stunner to complete the top three on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine. Folger was the only rider able to join the Movistar Yamahas in the 1:54 bracket, putting in an incredible 1:54.917.
Aleix Espargaro finished Day 2 completing the top five for Aprilia despite his crash, with fellow Independent Team rider Alvaro Bautista also impressing in the top ten to put his Ducati GP16 in P7. Espargaro did a 1:55.121, Bautista a 1.55.245 in a close field.
Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing) had a much improved second day to take ninth with a 1:55.353 on his last lap of the day, with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie and reigning Moto2™ Champion Johann Zarco completing the top ten on a 1:55.354.
Andrea Iannone was the fastest Team Suzuki Ecstar rider in P12 on a mid 1:55, with teammate Alex Rins in P17. Rins tried the Suzuki “aero-fairing” for the first time on Day 2, ending the session ahead of the EG 0,0 Marc VDS pairing of Tito Rabat – returning from injury – and Jack Miller.
Red Bull KTM Factory racing trio Pol Espargaro, Bradley Smith and test rider Mika Kallio got through another big program of work for the Austrian factory on Day 2, with Espargaro the fastest ‘Bull’ on a 1:56.648.
The third and final day of preseason testing kicks off on Sunday at Losail International Circuit, before the venue then prepares for the first Grand Prix of the season.
Looks even worse head on.
5 hours ago
Something new in the aerodynamics field from being tested now by
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Day 3 Qatar MotoGP test.
MotoGP Qatar Test 2017
Session 3 as of 12/03/2017
Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Prev. Gap Laps Last lap 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.330 33 / 60 2 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:54.401 0.071 0.071 27 / 43 3 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:54.469 0.139 0.068 46 / 50 4 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:54.519 0.189 0.050 29 / 53 5 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:54.714 0.384 0.195 46 / 65 6 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:54.750 0.420 0.036 58 / 62 7 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.807 0.477 0.057 45 / 53 8 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:54.821 0.491 0.014 64 / 70 9 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.900 0.570 0.079 46 / 52 10 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:54.990 0.660 0.090 12 / 47 11 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.185 0.855 0.195 40 / 54 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.284 0.954 0.099 52 / 54 13 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.333 1.003 0.049 39 / 39 14 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.362 1.032 0.029 43 / 64 15 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.451 1.121 0.089 24 / 33 16 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:55.455 1.125 0.004 62 / 69 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.539 1.209 0.084 30 / 36 18 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.556 1.226 0.017 27 / 44 19 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.167 1.837 0.611 35 / 36 20 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.294 1.964 0.127 48 / 52 21 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.351 2.021 0.057 42 / 56 22 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.471 2.141 0.120 21 / 51 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.891 2.561 0.420 40 / 45
And the final score, 3 days combined.
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