Marc Marquez to test a Ducati Panigale V4 R today
Second day of testing a different Ducati for Marc Marquez at Portimao
Marc Marquez will ride a 240hp Ducati Panigale V4 R at today’s private test in Portimao.
After riding on Monday, he has again been out on track on Tuesday.
Ducati MotoGP riders featured at Portimao for two days of testing, on January 29 and 30, organised by the the Aruba.it WorldSBK team.
Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Franco Morbidelli, Enea Bastianini, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio are also expected.
They are not allowed to ride their MotoGP machinery so will be taking part with road bikes, just for physical preparation.
Monday was notable because new Ducati recruit Marquez debuted on the Panigale V4 R.
But his lap times remain unknown because he chose not to use a transponder on his bike.
His first time on a Ducati was at the postseason Valencia test last November.
The new concessions rules mean that Honda and Yamaha riders will test their MotoGP bikes at the Sepang shakedown test from February 1-3.
Every MotoGP rider is then expected at the official Sepang test on February 6-8.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
