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novembre 21, 2019 - Honda Racing

Repsol Honda Team pleased with results at productive Valencia Test

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Over 250 laps later, the Valencia Test comes to a close for the Repsol Honda Team as they prepare to head for Jerez before officially beginning the winter break.

The Valencia test drew to a close after two productive days of running in the wake of the final race of the year. Despite some cold mornings, the weather remained dry and sunny across the two days with improvements on the second.

Completing 131 laps over the two days, reigning champion #marcmarquez leaves Valencia pleased with the information gathered ahead of the 2020 season. With a variety of parts and settings tested, Marc ended the post-race test as the seventh fastest rider thanks to a 1'30.556 set on the second day.

The second day of testing brought 79 more laps aboard the RC213V for #MotoGP rookie #alexmarquez, this was the most laps completed by a rider today. Improving his best lap time by over half a second from day one to day two, #alexmarquez heads to Jerez hungry to continue making progress and further his understanding of the #MotoGP machine.

A final pre-winter test at Jerez will offer both riders and engineers alike a chance to gather the last pieces of information to help further develop the 2020 machine over winter. The Repsol Honda Team will enjoy a brief rest before returning to track with #marcmarquez and #alexmarquez at the Andalusian track on November 25 and 26.

Marc Marquez
7TH 1'30.556

"It has been a good test and we have started to understand the 2020 bike, or at least the first version. We tried some things with the engine and the chassis, like always there were some positives and negatives. I did my best time today with the prototype bike, this was a positive. Now in five days we will be back to work in Jerez and I think that this will help us even more to understand the bike. I'm looking forward to it. The goal is to confirm our findings from here and make a further plan."

Alex Marquez
22ND 1'32.235

"I'm quite happy with how the test went, lap by lap we are understanding the bike more and more. I did a lot of laps today so physically I am a little tired because I'm still a bit stiff on the bike but this will improve with more laps. We did a lot on used tyres to improve our pace and learn the behaviour more. Of course, we still need to improve more and work on some things, but I am satisfied with what we have done today and in this test. Now we go to Jerez, I'm looking forward to being on the bike again after really enjoying the bike."


Valencia Test Combined Times
1VINALES Maverick12SPAMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP1'29.849
2QUARTARARO Fabio20FRAPetronas Yamaha SRT0.164
3MORBIDELLI Franco21ITAPetronas Yamaha SRT0.265
4CRUTCHLOW Cal35GBRLCR Honda0.467
5MIR Joan36SPATeam Suzuki Ecstar0.578
6RINS Alex42SPATeam Suzuki Ecstar0.654
7MARQUEZ Marc93SPARepsol Honda Team0.707
8DOVIZIOSO Andrea4ITADucati Team0.816
9ESPARGARO Pol44SPARed Bull KTM Factory Racing0.836
10ROSSI Valentino46ITAMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP0.932
11MILLER Jack43AUSPramac Racing1.005
12RABAT Tito53SPAReale Avintia Racing1.409
13PIRRO Michele51ITADucati Team1.575
14PETRUCCI Danilo9ITADucati Team1.584
15PEDROSA Dani26SPAKTM Test Team1.621
16LECOUNA Iker27SPARed Bull KTM Tech 31.666
17ESPARGARO Aleix41SPAAprilia #racing Team Gresini1.677
18ABRAHAM Karel17CZEReale Avintia Racing1.748
19BRADL Stefan6GERRepsol Honda Team1.808
20IANNONE Andrea29ITAAprilia #racing Team Gresini1.825
21SMITH Bradley38GBRAprilia #racing Test Team2.241
22MARQUEZ Alex73SPARepsol Honda Team2.386
23BINDER Brad RSARed Bull KTM Factory Racing2.518