Sepang MotoGP test times - Friday (5pm)
The opening day of official 2020 MotoGP action is underway at Sepang in Malaysia.
Following a Shakedown test for factory test riders, riders from manufacturers eligible for concessions (KTM and Aprilia) and rookies, the full 2020 grid will be on track for three days.
The test marks Zarco's debut outing for Ducati and the first MotoGP laps since shoulder surgery for world champion Marquez, Nakagami and Oliveira (who also rode in the recent Shakedown).
The opening day of official 2020 MotoGP action is underway at Sepang in Malaysia.
Following a Shakedown test for factory test riders, riders from manufacturers eligible for concessions (KTM and Aprilia) and rookies, the full 2020 grid will be on track for three days.
The test marks Zarco's debut outing for Ducati and the first MotoGP laps since shoulder surgery for world champion Marquez, Nakagami and Oliveira (who also rode in the recent Shakedown).
Triple MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo, who began his new role as a Yamaha test rider at the Shakedown, is also expected to ride at some stage during the Official Test.
Testing began at 10am, but substantial rain shower at 2:30pm kept riders in the pits until 4pm...
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| Sepang MotoGP test times - Friday (5pm) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | = | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 58.945s | 22/41 |
| 2 | = | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.051s | 43/50 |
| 3 | = | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.250s | 24/43 |
| 4 | = | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.289s | 28/33 |
| 5 | = | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.383s | 26/39 |
| 6 | = | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.422s | 33/42 |
| 7 | = | Aleix Espargaro | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.482s | 4/36 |
| 8 | = | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.591s | 24/42 |
| 9 | = | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.624s | 17/39 |
| 10 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.660s | 34/42 |
| 11 | ^1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.721s | 29/29 |
| 12 | ˅1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.731s | 7/37 |
| 13 | = | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +0.973s | 25/38 |
| 14 | = | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.994s | 23/33 |
| 15 | = | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +1.072s | 5/37 |
| 16 | = | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +1.191s | 23/41 |
| 17 | = | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.369s | 5/40 |
| 18 | = | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +1.426s | 11/35 |
| 19 | = | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.566s | 23/34 |
| 20 | = | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +1.574s | 28/47 |
| 21 | = | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +1.805s | 26/43 |
| 22 | = | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.870s | 25/30 |
| 23 | = | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +2.388s | 25/43 |
| 24 | = | Yamaha Test 1 | 0 | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +2.448s | 14/39 |
| 25 | = | Yamaha Test 2 | 0 | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +3.042s | 13/17 |
| 26 | = | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) | +4.205s | 3/25 |
Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 58.576s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 59.661s (2019)
Unofficial Sepang MotoGP record:
Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati 1m 58.239s (2019 testing)
2020 Sepang Shakedown Test:
Pol Espargaro SPA KTM 1m 59.444s
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