Vinales again on top on final test day at Valencia
Maverick Vinales |
Maverick Vinales
Position: 1st – Time: 1’30.757
"It has been a positive test. We've been working a lot on improving for the first lap of the race. I'm actually really happy because from the first lap I felt good grip and I could push. There's still work to do to further improve the engine braking and the smoothness of the power, so that's what we will work on in Jerez. It was unlucky that we couldn't ride all day, like we had planned. We couldn't test the engines very well, so we're going to decide after Jerez which of the two we choose. As I said, we need to try more, to be more convinced about the engine decision, but I think we're on the right track.
"We need to focus on the riding style and getting a smoother bike will be very important, especially when there's no grip during the race, but there is an upgrade coming that will help a lot. In these last two days I only focused on the engine and didn't touch anything concerning the setting. I think we could have improved the set-up for Valencia a lot, but I'm happy that just focusing on the engine we improved by some tenths."
Marc Marquez
3RD 1'30.911 (53 LAPS)
“It was a good day for us, as we tried many things and got a lot of information. Today we mainly worked on the new bike and the engine setup, but not only on that. We had many things to try and to understand, as the feeling is quite different. In the morning I was really comfortable and I was already able to be fast. Then I stayed there, remained calm and kept the rhythm, because to be honest, it was a must-not-crash situation today. We tried different combinations, spending a lot of time in the garage in the morning, but I was able to make a few consistent runs in the afternoon."
Day 2 Times
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Time | Gap |
1 | VINALES Maverick | 12 | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1'30.757 | 0.000s |
2 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'30.890 | 0.133 |
3 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'30.911 | 0.154 |
4 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'30.939 | 0.182 |
5 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'30.959 | 0.202 |
6 | MORBIDELLI Franco | 21 | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1'30.974 | 0.217 |
7 | RINS Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1'31.254 | 0.497 |
8 | NAKAGAMI Takaaki | 30 | JPN | LCR Honda | 1'31.304 | 0.547 |
9 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1'31.371 | 0.614 |
10 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'31.400 | 0.643 |
11 | BAGNAIA Francesco | 63 | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'31.405 | 0.648 |
12 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'31.584 | 0.827 |
13 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'31.628 | 0.871 |
14 | MIR Joan | 36 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1'31.714 | 0.957 |
15 | RABAT Tito | 53 | SPA | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'31.940 | 1.183 |
16 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | LCR Honda | 1'32.015 | 1.258 |
17 | QUARTARARO Fabio | 20 | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1'32.091 | 1.334 |
18 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'32.124 | 1.367 |
19 | PIRRO Michele | 51 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'32.220 | 1.463 |
20 | FOLGER Jonas | 94 | GER | Yamaha Test Team | 1'32.265 | 1.508 |
21 | ZARCO Johann | 5 | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'32.509 | 1.752 |
22 | ABRAHAM Karel | 17 | CZE | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'32.906 | 2.149 |
23 | SYAHRIN Hafizh | 55 | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1'33.008 | 2.251 |
24 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | Aprilia Racing Test Team | 1'33.028 | 2.271 |
25 | OLIVEIRA Miguel | 88 | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1'33.798 | 3.041 |