New MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ends test on top

MotoGP's newly-crowned four-time champion Marc Marquez recorded the fastest lap of the post-season test at Valencia on the second and final day of running.

Marquez established himself at the top of the timing screens an hour and a half into the day, logging a time just a tenth slower than Maverick Vinales' pace-setting effort from the opening day.

Vinales' benchmark remained unsurpassed for several more hours, until Marquez ramped up the pace with 60 minutes left on the clock.

The reigning champion first recorded a 1m30.037s lap and then went 0.004s quicker the next time by to end Wednesday's running comfortably on top.

Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa was closest to Marquez on the day, likewise improving late on to finish four tenths behind.

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Laps
1	Marc Marquez	Honda	1m30.033s	61
2	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	0.403s	51
3	Johann Zarco	Tech3 Yamaha	0.406s	65
4	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	0.501s	39
5	Maverick Vinales	Yamaha	0.607s	66
6	Cal Crutchlow	LCR Honda	0.621s	72
7	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	0.691s	62
8	Jack Miller	Pramac Ducati	0.827s	45
9	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	0.844s	47
10	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	0.856s	44
11	Pol Espargaro	KTM	1.067s	46
12	Bradley Smith	KTM	1.169s	39
13	Tito Rabat	Avintia Ducati	1.353s	64
14	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1.483s	38
15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1.725s	22
16	Franco Morbidelli	MVDS Honda	1.753s	58
17	Takaaki Nakagami	LCR Honda	1.834s	62
18	Danilo Petrucci	Pramac Ducati	1.841s	36
19	Scott Redding	Aprilia	2.325s	56
20	Xavier Simeon	Avintia Ducati	2.665s	61
21	Takumi Takahashi	MVDS Honda	3.837s	70