Honda, Moto GP - Testing resumes in Malaysia under intense weather

The second Sepang test has begun in Malaysia with the return of the customary thunderstorm at 16h00. All riders took to the track early this morning to get to work on their individual test schedules before taking a break at lunchtime as track temperatures reached 59ºC.

Dani Pedrosa spent this first day working on mapping settings and suspension and finished his day with a run in the wet. He finished the day second fastest with his time of 2’00.543 on lap 20 of 52, just 0.129s off fastest man, Rossi. Marc Marquez unfortunately suffered a problem with brake discs that affected him for the whole session. He completed a total of 43 laps with his best time of 2’01.190 on lap 24

Dani Pedrosa

2nd 2’00.543 (52 laps)

"Today we focused on testing different setups for the bike and I think it went well. We have not tried any new parts, instead confirming our findings with what we had at the last test, even though the track was not perfect. It rained at the end, so we could also ride a little in those conditions. Tomorrow we will continue testing some changes to the setup, to see if we can come up with some improvements that allow us to ride more comfortably."

Marc Marquez

6th 2’01.190 (43 laps)

"Today was a slightly strange day and not very productive, because I had some difficulties with the front brakes from the first run-out. We focused on improving that aspect of the bike and could only do runs of one or two laps. That took up the time we had allotted for trying other things and prevented us from progressing. Now we will try to find the source of the problem and tomorrow we hope to continue with the testing plan."

Results Session

Weather: Overcast / Afternoon Showers  |  Humidity: 69%  |  Track Temp: 69°C  |  Air Temp: 32°C

Pos.     Rider   Num    Nation Team   Time/Gap

1          ROSSI Valentino       46        ITA     Movistar Yamaha MotoGP    2'00.414

2          PEDROSA Dani       26        SPA    Repsol Honda Team 2'00.543

3          ESPARGARO Pol     44        SPA    Monster Yamaha Tech 3        2'00.876

4          ESPARGARO Aleix 41        SPA    Team Suzuki MotoGP           2'01.055

5          LORENZO Jorge       99        SPA    Movistar Yamaha MotoGP    2'01.162

6          MARQUEZ Marc    93        SPA    Repsol Honda Team 2'01.190

7          CRUTCHLOW Cal   35        GBR   CWM LCR Honda    2'01.222

8          SMITH Bradley         38        GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3        2'01.241

9          VINALES Maverick  25        SPA    Team Suzuki MotoGP           2'01.317

10        DOVIZIOSO Andrea           4          ITA     Ducati Team   2'01.355

11        REDDING Scott       45        GBR   Marc VDS Racing Team        2'01.592

12        BAUTISTA Alvaro   19        SPA    Factory Aprilia Gresini          2'01.740

13        BARBERA Hector    8          SPA    Avintia Racing           2'01.926

14        HAYDEN Nicky       69        USA    Drive M7 Aspar         2'02.262

15        IANNONE Andrea   29        ITA     Ducati Team   2'02.142

16        PETRUCCI Danilo    9          ITA     Pramac Racing           2'02.225

17        ABRAHAM Karel     17        CZE    Cardion AB Motoracing        2'02.394

18        BRADL Stefan          6          GER    NGM Forward Racing           2'02.410

19        HERNANDEZ Yonny          68        COL    Pramac Racing           2'02.606

20        LAVERTY Eugene   50        IRE     Drive M7 Aspar         2'02.730

21        DI MEGLIO Mike     63        FRA    Avintia Racing           2'02.941

22        MILLER Jack            43        AUS    CWM LCR Honda    2'03.006

23        PIRRO Michele         51        ITA     Ducati Team   2'03.105

24        BAZ Loris      76        FRA    NGM Forward Racing           2'03.316

25        NAKASUGA Katsuyuki      T1        JPN     Yamaha Test Team     2'03.337

26        DE ANGELIS Alex  15        RSM   NGM Forward Racing           2'03.966

27        MELANDRI Marco  33        ITA     Factory Aprilia Gresini          2'04.000