After a punishing opening day, which saw Jorge Martin, Fabio di Giannantonio and Raul Fernandez injured, the second day of the Official Sepang test began at 10am on Thursday.
Shakedown leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) was quickest from new factory Ducati signing Marc Marquez on day one.
Just five days of official pre-season testing – three at Sepang, then two at Buriram – are available before the start of the 2025 MotoGP season in Thailand on February 28.
Testing at Sepang takes place from 10am to 6pm, followed by practice starts…
Just back from pitlane where it's roasting hot already, totally different to yesterday.
The Tech3 KTMs still seem to be running the standard rear seat unit rather than the oversize salad box (and revised exhaust location) on the factory bikes.
Luca Marini and Johann Zarco had the rear wings back on their Hondas, but Marini also has two different fairings to try.
New Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales is on the move, from 19th to 12th.
Francesco Bagnaia has crashed out at Turn 15 (the final corner). 'Rider OK'
11am lap times - Official Sepang MotoGP Test, Day 2
(Before Morbidelli set his 1m 57.210s)
11:04am and Franco Morbidelli replaces former Yamaha team-mate Quartararo at the top of the timing screen on his GP24.
Morbidelli's current VR46 team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio, who has the GP25, is absent today due to his Wednesday collarbone injury.
Info from the factory Aprilia team on their day 2 testing plans, when they will be without the injured Jorge Martin:
• "The focus of the day will be on testing some of the new items that will be used from the start of the season, starting with a general bike set-up.
• "With Lorenzo Savadori replacing Jorge Martín, we will resume the development programme we started during the Shakedown.
• "Based on the Shakedown and Marco Bezzecchi’s feedback, we will be testing additional electronic updates between today and tomorrow.
• "Several aerodynamic configurations will be tested with both riders."
Approaching the end of the opening hour and Fabio Quartararo is still fastest from Fermin Aldeguer, with Franco Morbidelli now up to 3rd ahead of Marc Marquez and Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez.
It's early days but if multiple Yamahas are still towards the sharp end by the end of day 2, we could be seeing a promising pattern emerge for the M1s... Although the 'real' test will be next week in Buriram, when they won't have the advantage of the shakedown to build speed.
Meanwhile, after yesterday's injuries for Jorge Martin, Fabio di Giannantonio and Raul Fernandez, test riders Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) and Michele Pirro (Ducati) have been added to the entry list for day 2.
The sun is shining brightly here at Sepang, very different to yesterday's overcast and relatively pleasant temperatures. It'll be a typically hot one today.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Quartararo exchange the top spot with the Frenchman setting the best lap of the year so far with a 1m 57.324s.
Marc Marquez has completed his first run of the day and holds 3rd position, behind Fabio Quartararo and Fermin Aldeguer and just ahead of Ducati Lenovo team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
Shakedown test and day one leader Fabio Quartararo is back on top for Yamaha, with a 1m 58.254s.
15mins gone and it's rookie Fermin Aldeguer on top with a 1m 58.740s, followed by Francesco Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli.
After yesterday's wind, which some riders felt contributed to the accidents, conditions are a lot calmer today.
To recap, the fastest day one time was a 1m 57.555s by Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo.
Bagnaia is currently in the 1m 59s.
The double champion explained yesterday that he was using the 2024 chassis with the new GP25 engine, the engine being the main priority at the moment, but planned to try the '25 chassis today.
Good morning from Sepang where the second day of the Official 2025 test has just begun.
Alex Rins, Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia were straight out on track, with Franco Morbidelli, Brad Binder and Jack Miller not far behind.
