Sepang MotoGP test times - Friday (FINAL) - crash.net

The opening day of official 2020 MotoGP action took place at Sepang in Malaysia today.

Following a Shakedown test for factory test riders, riders from manufacturers eligible for concessions (KTM and Aprilia) and rookies, the full 2020 grid took to the track for the first of three days.

Aleix Espargaro (who rode on the last day of the Shakedown) set the pace for Aprilia during the opening hour of the Official test before Quartararo moved to the top.

The Frenchman - riding with a 2019 M1, rather than the 2020 Factory-Spec M1 presented yesterday - continued to set the pace when a brief but substantial rain shower arrived at 2:30pm, keeping riders in the pits until 4pm.

The track then dried for a busy final hour, until another rain shower in the last ten minutes brought the day to an end.

Quartararo's earlier 1m 58.985s remained unbeaten with team-mate Morbidelli completing a Petronas Yamaha one-two just 0.051s behind.

Then came a Suzuki (Rins), Honda (Crutchlow) and Ducati (Miller) before the next Yamaha of factory rider Vinales. The top 14 riders were covered by less than one-second.

The test marks Zarco's debut outing for Ducati and the first MotoGP laps since shoulder surgery for world champion Marquez and Nakagami. Marquez completed 37 Friday laps and Nakagami 31. Zarco made steady progress to finish 1.5s from Quartararo.

Testing, which began at 10am and concluded at 6pm, continues on Saturday and Sunday.

Triple MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo, who began his new role as a Yamaha test rider at the Shakedown, is expected to ride at some stage during the Official Test.

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Sepang MotoGP test times - Friday (FINAL)
		Rider	Nat	Team	Time	Lap
1	=	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	1m 58.945s	22/52
2	=	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.051s	43/62
3	=	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.250s	24/56
4	=	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.289s	28/39
5	=	Jack Miller	AUS	Pramac Ducati (GP20)	+0.291s	46/47
6	=	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.422s	33/49
7	=	Aleix Espargaro	ITA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+0.482s	4/43
8	=	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.591s	24/48
9	^1	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.623s	46/51
10	˅1	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.624s	17/48
11	=	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)	+0.721s	29/35
12	=	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.731s	7/37
13	=	Alex Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)*	+0.973s	25/38
14	=	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)	+0.994s	23/42
15	=	Dani Pedrosa	SPA	KTM Test Rider (RC16)	+1.072s	5/45
16	^1	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+1.186s	46/49
17	˅1	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP20)	+1.191s	23/53
18	=	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)	+1.426s	11/48
19	^4	Johann Zarco	FRA	Reale Avintia (GP19)	+1.519s	50/54
20	˅1	Iker Lecuona	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+1.566s	23/44
21	˅1	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)*	+1.574s	28/58
22	˅1	Tito Rabat	SPA	Reale Avintia (GP19)	+1.805s	26/54
23	˅1	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.870s	25/31
24	=	Yamaha Test 1	0	Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)	+2.135s	47/50
25	=	Yamaha Test 2	0	Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)	+2.799s	21/22
26	=	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)	+4.205s	3/31

*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.

Official Sepang MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 58.576s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 59.661s (2019)

Unofficial Sepang MotoGP record:
Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati 1m 58.239s (2019 testing)

2020 Sepang Shakedown Test:
Pol Espargaro SPA KTM 1m 59.444s

By Peter McLaren

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