Sepang MotoGP test times – Wednesday (FINAL)

World champion Marquez sets the fastest lap time on day one of official 2019 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia, on his comeback from surgery to his left shoulder.

The Repsol Honda star set his best time of 1m 59.621s on his 26th of 29 laps and, although he stopped riding an hour before the end, was able to remain on top of the timesheets.

Team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is the only race rider absent, due to his recent wrist injury, while LCR Honda’s Crutchlow was on track for the first time since serious ankle injuries at Phillip Island in October.

Bagnaia, Oliveira and Kallio stopped on track with technical problems, while Iannone, Miller and Pol Espargaro were among the fallers.

Testing, which took place from 10am to 6pm, continues on Thursday and Friday.

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1. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.621s
2. Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 59.880s +0.259s
3. Maverick Vinales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 59.937s +0.316s
4. Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 59.983s +0.362s
5. Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 0.051s +0.430s
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 0.054s +0.433s
7. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.158s +0.537s
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosesdici) 2m 0.197s +0.576s
9. Stefan Bradl GER Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 0.214s +0.593s
10. Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 0.313s +0.692s
11. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) 2m 0.383s +0.762s
12. Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 2m 0.460s +0.839s
13. Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.602s +0.981s
14. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.681s +1.060s
15. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)* 2m 0.694s +1.073s
16. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 2m 0.902s +1.281s
17. Yamaha Test Bike #1 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 0.965s +1.344s
18. Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 2m 0.985s +1.364s
19. Mika Kallio FIN KTM Test Rider (RC16) 2m 1.054s +1.433s
20. Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 1.121s +1.500s
21. Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 1.249s +1.628s
22. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 2m 1.286s +1.665s
23. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 1.432s +1.811s
24. Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 2m 1.627s +2.006s
25. Yamaha Test Bike #2 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 1.736s +2.115s
26. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 2m 1.853s +2.232s

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

* Rookie

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