Qatar MotoGP Test II, Losail - Thursday lap times (6pm)
Day two of the 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), Jack Miller beat the lap record en route to putting Ducati on top of the timesheets on day one of the final three-day test.
The MotoGP regulars are again joined by Factory test riders 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, although one of Crutchlow's (Factory-spec) bikes is in a special 60th anniversary Yamaha livery for the final test.
Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm each day, followed by ten minutes reserved for practice starts.
With three hours remaining, Pol Espargaro has recovered from his first fall as a Repsol Honda rider to lead the timesheets....
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| 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II - Thursday (6pm) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | ^3 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1m 54.103s | 22/28 |
| 2 | ^6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.291s | 36/36 |
| 3 | = | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.445s | 15/23 |
| 4 | ˅3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.485s | 8/28 |
| 5 | ˅3 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.618s | 24/32 |
| 6 | ˅1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.648s | 25/26 |
| 7 | NA | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.653s | 4/7 |
| 8 | ^1 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.668s | 18/20 |
| 9 | ^3 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.737s | 19/25 |
| 10 | ˅3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.889s | 19/24 |
| 11 | ^11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)* | +0.919s | 24/24 |
| 12 | NA | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.983s | 4/10 |
| 13 | ˅7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.016s | 15/23 |
| 14 | ^3 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.221s | 6/16 |
| 15 | ^5 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.369s | 31/32 |
| 16 | ^3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.386s | 26/28 |
| 17 | ˅7 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.481s | 18/26 |
| 18 | ˅7 | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.487s | 20/32 |
| 19 | ˅6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.526s | 21/23 |
| 20 | ˅6 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +1.612s | 7/12 |
| 21 | ˅6 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama (GP19)* | +1.865s | 18/18 |
| 22 | ˅6 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.995s | 10/15 |
| 23 | ˅5 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.017s | 4/22 |
| 24 | ˅3 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +2.629s | 24/24 |
| 25 | ˅2 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +2.808s | 15/24 |
| 26 | NA | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.937s | 9/13 |
| 27 | ˅3 | Yamaha Test2 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +3.852s | 15/27 |
| 28 | ˅3 | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +4.334s | 24/24 |
* Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than previous hour.
2021 Qatar Tests - Fastest Time:
Jack Miller AUS Ducati 1m 53.183s (Wednesday)
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)
