Jerez MotoGP test times - Session 2
Ahead of this weekend's Spanish MotoGP season-opener, Official testing was held at the Jerez circuit on Wednesday, marking the first time most riders have been on their MotoGP bikes since Qatar in February.
Reigning champion Marc Marquez was quickest in the 90-minute morning session, his best lap time of 1m 37.941s remaining unbeaten until the closing stages of the afternoon session, when Petronas Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo joined the Honda rider in breaking the 1m 38s barrier.
Ahead of this weekend's Spanish MotoGP season-opener, Official testing was held at the Jerez circuit on Wednesday, marking the first time most riders have been on their MotoGP bikes since Qatar in February.
Reigning champion Marc Marquez was quickest in the 90-minute morning session, his best lap time of 1m 37.941s remaining unbeaten until the closing stages of the afternoon session, when Petronas Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo joined the Honda rider in breaking the 1m 38s barrier.
But Monster Yamaha's Maverick Vinales then leapfrogged them both to finish the day on top, having been just 13th this morning.
The afternoon session was halted for 45-minutes due to an early oil leak from Espargaro's Aprilia, which caused accidents for both Alex Marquez and Danilo Petrucci at Turn 11.
The Italian, just 20th fastest in the morning, required a visit the medical centre and was said by the team to be 'okay' despite not returning to the track. Around the same time as the oil spill, there was also a power cut at the circuit, perhaps due to the roasting 50-degree track temperatures.
Opening practice for the Spanish MotoGP will start on Friday morning...
| Jerez MotoGP test times - Session 2 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time | |
| 1 | ^12 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 37.793s |
| 2 | ^3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.118s |
| 3 | ˅2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.228s |
| 4 | ˅2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.524s |
| 5 | ^6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.587s |
| 6 | ^4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.624s |
| 7 | ^10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +0.720s |
| 8 | ˅4 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.756s |
| 9 | ^3 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.799s |
| 10 | ˅1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.853s |
| 11 | ˅4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.883s |
| 12 | ^7 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.986s |
| 13 | ^8 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +1.223s |
| 14 | ˅8 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.262s |
| 15 | ˅1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.270s |
| 16 | ˅13 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.509s |
| 17 | ˅1 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.556s |
| 18 | ˅10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.571s |
| 19 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +1.585s |
| 20 | ^2 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +1.614s |
| 21 | ˅6 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.663s |
| 22 | ˅2 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +2.569s |
*Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than Session 1.
= Rider is same position as Session 1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than Session 1.
Fastest Session 1 time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 37.941s
Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 36.880s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 38.051s (2019)
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.
