Jerez test to feature four classes

By the time opening MotoGP practice gets underway at the Jerez season-opener on the morning of Friday, July 17, almost five months will have passed since the end of the Qatar Test.

While some riders will have taken part in private testing prior to the Spanish Grand Prix - so far only KTM's Pol Espargaro has been back on a grand prix prototype, but Aprilia is planning an outing at Misano this week - an Official MotoGP test is scheduled for the Wednesday before the race weekend, to ensure that riders, teams and machines get back up to speed.

But it won't just be MotoGP on track.

All four classes - MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE - that are set to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix weekend will be given testing time, during what will be a busy day of track activity.

There will be two 90-minute sessions for MotoGP, starting at 10am and 2pm, plus two 40-minute sessions each for Moto2 and Moto3, while MotoE is set for three 30-minute outings.

Scorching temperatures are expected for the back-to-back July rounds, with the original Jerez event postponed since early May due to the coronavirus.

The revised 2020 MotoGP calendar should be released later this week.

Wednesday test schedule – Jerez:

08:30-9:00 MotoE

09:10-9:50 Moto3

10:00-11:30 MotoGP

11:40-12:20 Moto2

12:30-13:00 MotoE

13:10-13:50 Moto3

14:00-15:30 MotoGP

15:40-16:20 Moto2

16:30-17:00 MotoE