02:42
Bagnaia goes even faster next time around and breaks the timing beam in a 1m 56.500s.
The Ducati star is now 0.224s ahead of fellow former world champion Quartararo.
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2025 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3: LIVE
Live updates from Friday’s third and final day of the 2025 Official Sepang MotoGP test.
The final day of the 2025 official Sepang MotoGP test began in Malaysia on Friday morning.
Shakedown leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) was quickest on day one before Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati) took over on day two.
Three riders are absent after day one injuries: Reigning champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia), Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia).
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…
07 Feb 2025
02:40
Bagnaia's pole record is a 1m 56.337s, but whatever times are set in testing they do not count as an 'official' lap record.
02:39
Acosta doesn't improve but Bagnaia, who holds the lap record from pole at last year's Grand Prix, jumps from 4th to 1st with a 1m 56.660s.
02:39
Bagnaia is also pushing hard, fastest of all halfway around the lap...
02:38
Pedro Acosta is now up to 7th for KTM and has just set the fastest first sector...
02:35
Top rider from each brand at present:
Quartararo (Yamaha) 1st
Morbidelli (Ducati) 2nd
Bezzecchi (Aprilia) 5th
Binder (KTM) 7th
Zarco (Honda) 9th
02:33
Quartararo then backs off from sector 2, but he now holds a 0.224s advantage over Morbidelli.
02:32
Despite a 'slow' first sector, by his standards, Quartararo sets red in sectors 2, 3 and 4 to snatch the top spot back with a 1m 56.724s.
And he's on another fast lap, fastest first sector...
02:28
Half an hour of testing gone:
1 Morbidelli, 2 Quartararo, 3 Bagnaia, 4 Aldeguer, 5, Bezzecchi, 6 Binder, 7 M.Marquez, 8 Zarco, 9 A.Marquez, 10 Acosta.
02:25
Day 2 leader Franco Morbidelli joins Quartararo in the '56s, he's now on top by 0.029s.
02:24
Francesco Bagnaia is now Quartararo's closest rival, +0.231s.
Top 6: Quartararo, Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, M.Marquez, Aldeguer, Ogura.
02:20
Quartararo is back out and responds, he's the first rider this week into the 1m 56s with a '56.977s.
02:18
Woah! Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi leaps from last to 1st on the timing with a 1m 57.458s.
02:15
Marquez pits, he's just 0.006s quicker than Quartararo with rookie Fermin Aldeguer again impressing in third.
02:12
Now Marc Marquez goes fastest for Ducati.
02:10
Marc Marquez moves into second place with a 1m 57.951s, 0.233s behind Quartararo.
02:08
Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1m 56.337s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez Ducati 1m 58.979s (2023)
02:07
Quartararo then becomes the first rider in the '57s today.
The fastest time so far this week is a 1'57.210 by Franco Morbidelli yesterday.
02:06
Fabio Quartararo is the first rider of the day into the '58s.
02:03
The green lights are on at a hot and sunny Sepang for the final day of the Official pre-season test.
Riders charge straight out on track and we're expecting to see plenty of time attacks in the opening hour...
