2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II - Live Wednesday Updates
The second and final 2021 Official MotoGP pre-season test is underway at Losail in Qatar.
After the March 5 Shakedown (led by Stefan Bradl) and then opening Official Test from March 6-7 (which saw new Monster Yamaha signing Fabio Quartararo fastest), riders and teams have had just two days to analyse their data before the final three-day test.
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The MotoGP regulars are again joined by Factory test riders, including Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) and Michele Pirro (Ducati).
Crutchlow is again sharing M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane. The three bikes, which appear to include 2019 (A-Spec) plus 2020 and 2021 Factory-spec machines, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official timing only lists the bike, not the rider.
Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm each day, followed by ten minutes reserved for practice starts.The season-opening race then takes place at Losail on March 28, following by round two on April 4.
| 2021 Qatar MotoGP test times - Sunday (FINAL) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | ^5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 53.94s | 52/59 |
| 2 | ^2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.077s | 57/57 |
| 3 | ˅2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.212s | 42/69 |
| 4 | ˅2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.213s | 50/63 |
| 5 | ˅2 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.270s | 44/61 |
| 6 | ^5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.416s | 51/55 |
| 7 | ˅2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.455s | 55/66 |
| 8 | ˅1 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.575s | 45/48 |
| 9 | ^3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.711s | 48/48 |
| 10 | ˅2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.718s | 25/49 |
| 11 | ˅2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.726s | 35/47 |
| 12 | ˅2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.733s | 25/62 |
| 13 | ^1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.750s | 59/60 |
| 14 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.012s | 32/53 |
| 15 | ^2 | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.366s | 30/35 |
| 16 | ˅1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama (GP19)* | +1.546s | 35/45 |
| 17 | ^7 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +1.630s | 38/41 |
| 18 | ^4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)* | +1.665s | 47/48 |
| 19 | ˅3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +1.692s | 29/36 |
| 20 | ˅2 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.768s | 35/50 |
| 21 | ˅2 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.855s | 39/51 |
| 22 | ˅2 | Yamaha Test2 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.927s | 20/20 |
| 23 | ˅2 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.933s | 22/38 |
| 24 | ˅1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.004s | 23/41 |
| 25 | = | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +2.512s | 32/53 |
| 26 | = | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.822s | 26/45 |
| 27 | = | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +3.955s | 19/20 |
| 28 | = | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +4.970s | 16/25 |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
