MotoGP Barcelona Test: LIVE UPDATES!

Pedro Acosta out now on the factory KTM. Joan Mir is also on-track in a black, unbranded helmet, possibly a change of helmet brand coming for the 2020 World Champion next year.

Marc Marquez has got changed into his all-red leathers. Might be only a few minutes from his first run on the factory Desmosedici GP24, although for now he's in the media room for photos in his new gear.

Luca Marini has crashed at turn five. He's totally fine, or fine enough to be completely fuming with himself, anyway.

Marini was fastest at the time he crashed, but Fabio Quartararo has now taken over at the top, and into the 1:40s on a 1:40.394.

Raul Fernandez now to the top on a 2024 RS-GP with 2023 aero, as he ran last weekend. He's 0.387s ahead of Oliveira.

Oliveira into the 1:41s with his latest lap, Marini joins him in that lap time bracket, 0.271 behind the Portuguese.

Oliveira fastest now, 1:42.313. Marini's first lap puts him immedaitely second.

Luca Marini out on track, too, on what seems to be the bike he raced on Sunday. 

Reports suggest that Honda will have a more radical evolution of the RC213V available to Marini and Joan Mir at an upcoming test in Jerez.

Oliveira carrying on his run for a few timed laps. He's second at the moment on a 1:43.998.

We have our first race rider out on track. Miguel Oliveira is getting his first taste of the YZR-M1.

Some further updates from Aprilia regarding personnel in the factory garage for 2025:

•⁠  ⁠Fabiano Sterlacchini, the new Technical Director, as announced during the Motegi GP.
•⁠  ⁠Daniele Romagnoli will debut as Crew Chief for Jorge Martín, while Francesco Venturato (formerly Performance Engineer for Maverick Viñales) will take on the role of Crew Chief for Marco Bezzecchi.
•⁠  ⁠On Jorge Martín's side, David Galacho will join as a mechanic and on Bezzecchi's side, Andrea Saggion will step in as a mechanic coming from the test team.

Savadori back in the pits now but Pirro is back out again.

Fermin Aldeguer looks like he's preparing to go out. He's sat in the Gresini box with his leathers on, at least.

There's a no. 72 Aprilia out on track. But it's not Marco Bezzecchi riding it: Lorenzo Savadori just giving Bezzecchi's bike a shakedown.

Fabio Di Giannantonio gave a short interview to Jack Appleyard on the international TV feed. He said:

"I’m good. For sure today I’m suffering a little bit because I see my bike on-track and I cannot touch it, I cannot ride it. But I’m super-good, honestly; the recovery is going well, even if there are just two weeks after I got the surgery, I’m already at a good point.

About his plan for today, Di Giannantonio added: "To catch and see every little step Ducati makes, to try to follow the development with them and try to understand already what they’ve done, what the bike can give to you. So, try to don’t lose any action that I can lose."
 

Michele Pirro's opening run has ended, his fastest time a 1:42.918.

Matt Birt on the international TV feed commentary reporting that Yamaha may be bringing a V4 engine to next season's Sepang Shakedown test.

Of course, all four Yamaha riders will be on some specification of inline-four motor today.

Michele Pirro is the first rider to head out on track on a Ducati Lenovo Team-liveried Desmosedici GP24.

Some information from Aprilia regarding their plan for today, with three riders - Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, and Ai Ogura - all having their first day on the RS-GP.

Four bikes on track: two RS-GP24 and two RS-GP25. This is the first time that Aprilia Racing is testing both last year's bike and the new 2025 version at the end-of-season test.
•⁠  ⁠Lorenzo Savadori will be the first rider to hit the track for a shakedown on both RS-GP25.
•⁠  ⁠Day schedule: the morning session will focus on the RS-GP24, while in the late morning/early afternoon the official riders will test the RS-GP25.
•⁠  ⁠The aim of the test is to help the official riders adapt to the new bike. A basic set-up will be provided to facilitate this adaptation. Aerodynamic tests are also planned.
•⁠  ⁠The RS-GP25 represents a significant evolution compared to its predecessor.
•⁠  ⁠Jorge Martín will be on track with #89, he has not made a decision yet about the number he will us in 2025.

We're about three minutes away from the track going live in Barcelona for our first taste of MotoGP 2025. However, with an ambient temperature of 11C and a track temperature of 9C, perhaps don't expect a flood of riders heading out on track bang on 10:00 local time.

Pecco Bagnaia no longer has the #1.

And today he learns his first lesson about what 2025 teammate Marc Marquez can do on equal machinery.

We don't know for sure if new MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will run the #1 on his Aprilia in 2025, rather than his usual #89.

We might find out today...

MotoGP riders will test their 2025 machinery today.

It means several big names will switch teams ahead of next year.

Riders debuting with new teams are:

• Marc Marquez
• Maverick Vinales
• Enea Bastianini
• Jorge Martin
• Pedro Acosta
• Marco Bezzecchi
• Somkiat Chantra
• Fermin Aldeguer
• Ai Ogura
• Miguel Oliveira
• Jack Miller
• Franco Morbidelli