Qatar MotoGP test times - Saturday (4pm)
The opening day of the second and final official 2020 MotoGP pre-season test is underway in Qatar.
This year's testing action starts at 1pm and ends in darkness at 8pm over the three days, following the new (earlier) MotoGP race start time of 6pm for the March 8 season-opener.
Quartararo was quickest for Petronas Yamaha on all three days of the previous Sepang test.
The opening day of the second and final official 2020 MotoGP pre-season test is underway in Qatar.
This year's testing action starts at 1pm and ends in darkness at 8pm over the three days, following the new (earlier) MotoGP race start time of 6pm for the March 8 season-opener.
Quartararo was quickest for Petronas Yamaha on all three days of the previous Sepang test.
| Qatar MotoGP test times - Saturday (4pm) | |||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1m 56.079s | 9/9 |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.239s | 10/10 |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.282s | 15/15 |
| 4 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.313s | 10/10 |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.396s | 5/5 |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.543s | 10/10 |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.577s | 4/5 |
| 8 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.685s | 11/12 |
| 9 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.949s | 5/5 |
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.957s | 11/11 |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.987s | 12/13 |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.259s | 2/2 |
| 13 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +1.337s | 11/15 |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +1.784s | 4/12 |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +1.808s | 10/15 |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.835s | 12/12 |
| 17 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) | +2.309s | 13/13 |
| 18 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +2.512s | 6/7 |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +3.639s | 2/4 |
| 20 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +4.471s | 5/10 |
*Rookie
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
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.
