Sepang MotoGP test times – Thursday (FINAL)

Vinales and Yamaha move to the top of the timesheets on day two of official 2019 MotoGP testing at Sepang, after a late push saw the Spaniard edge out countryman Rins (Suzuki) who in turn toppled long-time leader Dovizioso (Ducati).

Fellow Factory M1 rider Rossi began Thursday by being fastest after the opening hour, before Dovizioso and Crutchlow moved ahead of the Italian. Pramac’s Miller was another late improver, for third.

Lap times had been incredibly close throughout the field, with the top 19 riders all within one-second for most of the day, until Vinales surged 0.5s clear with a time just a fraction from Jorge Lorenzo’s unofficial lap record.

Lorenzo is the only 2019 race rider absent this week, due to his recent wrist injury.

Repsol Honda team-mate and reigning champion Marquez is returning from shoulder surgery in December, while LCR’s Crutchlow is on track for the first time since serious ankle injuries at Phillip Island in October.

Marquez, fastest on day one, again stopped testing early (while fifth fastest) to rest his shoulder. He eventually dropped to eighth.

Crutchlow, Pol Espargaro and Miller were among today’s fallers.

Testing, which took place from 10am to 6pm, concludes on Friday evening

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1. Maverick Vinales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 58.897s
2. Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 59.424s +0.527s
3. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 59.517s +0.620s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosesdici) 1m 59.562s +0.665s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.566s +0.669s
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 59.625s +0.728s
7. Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 59.664s +0.767s
8. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.790s +0.893s
9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 59.845s +0.948s
10. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.966s +1.069s
11. Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 59.973s +1.076s
12. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)* 1m 59.995s +1.098s
13. Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.101s +1.204s
14. Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 2m 0.108s +1.211s
15. Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 2m 0.151s +1.254s
16. Stefan Bradl GER Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 0.230s +1.333s
17. Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 0.305s +1.408s
18. Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.510s +1.613s
19. Mika Kallio FIN KTM Test Rider (RC16) 2m 0.523s +1.626s
20. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 2m 0.672s +1.775s
21. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 0.876s +1.979s
22. Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 2m 1.245s +2.348s
23. Yamaha Test Bike #1 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 1.406s +2.509s
24. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 1.654s +2.757s
25. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 2m 1.859s +2.962s
26. Yamaha Test Bike #2 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 2.989s +4.092s
27. Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 3.276s +4.379s

*Rookie

‘Test 1 Yamaha’ and ‘Test 2 Yamaha’ are being used by Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Kohta Nozane and Jonas Folger.

Fastest Day 1 time:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 59.621s

Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 2m 0.606s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 59.053s (2015)

Unofficial Sepang MotoGP record:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati 1m 58.830s (2018 testing)

By Peter McLaren