Qatar MotoGP test times - Thursday (8pm)
The third and final 2018 MotoGP pre-season test began in Qatar on Thursday afternoon.
With the season-opening grand prix weekend - to be held at the same Losail circuit on March 16-18 - featuring an earlier track schedule this year, testing will take place from 1-9pm, over the three days.
The third and final 2018 MotoGP pre-season test began in Qatar on Thursday afternoon.
With the season-opening grand prix weekend - to be held at the same Losail circuit on March 16-18 - featuring an earlier track schedule this year, testing will take place from 1-9pm, over the three days.
- ^3 Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 55.053s [Lap 50/64]
- ^5 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.186s +0.133s [48/52]
- ^6 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.407s +0.354s [43/43]
- ˅3 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.423s +0.370s [27/48]
- ˅3 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 55.432s +0.379s [38/54]
- ˅3 Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.483s +0.430s [24/42]
- ^3 Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 55.528s +0.475s [43/47]
- = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.536s +0.483s [27/37]
- ˅4 Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.545s +0.492s [26/46]
- ˅4 Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.555s +0.502s [31/37]
- ^2 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 55.688s +0.635s [43/44]
- ^9 Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 55.931s +0.878s [34/37]
- ˅1 Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.962s +0.909s [52/52]
- ^1 Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 56.033s +0.980s [46/47]
- ˅4 Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.083s +1.030s [27/49]
- ^1 Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 56.232s +1.179s [53/57]
- ˅3 Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 56.275s +61.222s [31/41]
- ^2 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 56.421s +61.368s [52/52]
- ^3 Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 56.463s +1.410s [31/44]
- ˅4 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 56.501s +1.448s [48/53]
- ˅3 Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 56.608s +1.555s [28/49]
- ˅3 Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 56.731s +1.678s [27/57]
- = Tom Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.520s +2.467s [30/49]
- = Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 57.713s +2.660s [42/45]
* Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than end of previous hour.
= Rider is same position as end of previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than end of previous hour.
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Pole Position:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 53.927s (2008)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
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.
