Official Sepang MotoGP Test results – Day 2 (12pm)
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Morning drizzle meant a damp track and slow start to day two.
After some early laps by a handful of riders on wets, conditions became good enough for slicks, with day one leader Marco Bezzecchi becoming the first to break the 2min barrier at 12:30pm.
The Italian improved his time but it wasn’t enough to keep Yamaha’s former world champion Fabio Quartararo and new GASGAS Tech3 rider Pol Espargaro at bay, with both moving ahead of Bezzecchi by 1pm.
After riding on all three days of the Shakedown, then missing day one of the Official test, Yamaha has called-up Cal Crutchlow for more development work on day two.
Quartararo revealed yesterday that, in addition to the new fairing used in the Shakedown and on day one of the Official test, Yamaha also has a new ‘ground effect’ style fairing ready to try in Malaysia.
2023 Official Sepang MotoGP Test – Day 2 (1pm) | ||||
Rider | Nat | Team | Time | |
1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 58.897s |
2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +0.308s |
3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.464s |
4 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.758s |
5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP 23) | +1.436s |
6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.497s |
7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +1.693s |
8 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.738s |
9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP 22) | +1.775s |
10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.869s |
11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.071s |
12 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +2.071s |
13 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP 22) | +2.230s |
14 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.372s |
15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.969s |
* Rookie.
Fastest Day 1 Time:
Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati 1m 58.470s
2023 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test:
Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider 1m 59.803s
Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Martin SPA Ducati 1m 57.790s (2022)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Martin SPA Ducati 1m 59.634s (2022)
Marco Bezzecchi, using a 2022-spec Desmosedici, stole the limelight with a late lap of 1m 58.470s, with Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales then moving into second place to break what had been an all-Ducati top three for much of the day.
New factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini, team-mate and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia, plus Pramac’s Jorge Martin all took turns at the top on their way to third, fourth and fifth.
Other final-hour improvements by the likes of Johann Zarco, Fabio di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Franco Morbidelli pushed Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez to eleventh and twelfth.
Quartararo had three Yamahas in the Monster pits (and set an impressive top speed) while Marquez had four RCVs in the Repsol Honda garage (one with a new ‘ground effect’ style fairing, which he didn’t get time to try on day one).
While the other KTMs looked to start on 2022 spec, Jack Miller appeared to go straight to the new parts, including the carbon-black fairing tested by Dani Pedrosa at the Shakedown. Brad Binder switched to the new aero later in the day.
Miller was the top RC16 rider in 16th.
Sepang Test day one top speeds: 4LVPmN7mHi
— (@McLarenMotoGP) February 10, 2023
2023 Official Sepang MotoGP Test – Day 1 (FINAL) | |||||||
Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | Speed | ||
1 | ^10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 1m 58.47s | 54/55 | 335.4 |
2 | ^2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP 23) | +0.130s | 65/67 | 333.3 |
3 | ˅2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.262s | 42/54 | 336.4 |
4 | ˅2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.267s | 21/67 | 335.4 |
5 | ˅2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.387s | 23/58 | 334.3 |
6 | ˅1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP 23) | +0.471s | 44/49 | 332.3 |
7 | ^2 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.496s | 46/56 | 333.3 |
8 | ^7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.551s | 45/47 | 332.3 |
9 | ^1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.566s | 47/53 | 332.3 |
10 | ^9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.648s | 54/59 | 333.3 |
11 | ˅5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.952s | 47/58 | 334.3 |
12 | ˅5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.954s | 23/58 | 333.3 |
13 | ˅5 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.999s | 21/50 | 334.3 |
14 | ˅2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP 22) | +1.260s | 39/50 | 331.2 |
15 | ^6 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP 22) | +1.343s | 52/54 | 331.2 |
16 | ^4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.356s | 48/53 | 330.2 |
17 | ˅4 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.362s | 47/53 | 330.2 |
18 | ˅4 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.493s | 49/66 | 331.2 |
19 | ˅3 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +1.557s | 23/58 | 326.2 |
20 | ˅3 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +1.608s | 40/58 | 331.2 |
21 | ˅3 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.615s | 18/60 | 330.2 |
22 | = | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.734s | 27/49 | 328.2 |
23 | = | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | JPN | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +2.769s | 45/58 | 327.2 |
24 | = | Stefan Bradl | GER | Honda Test Rider (RC213V) | +5.031s | 2/3 | 325.3 |
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