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Ducati team 1-2 on opening day in Sepang

Casey Stoner proves he is still quick
Casey Stoner proves he is still quick

Riders completed the first day of official IRTA MotoGP testing in 2017 at the Sepang International circuit in Malaysia. Good weather conditions (max temperature: 31° C air, 42° ground) favored day one of the first MotoGP pre-season test until rain began falling at 4 p.m.

Ducati test rider Casey Stoner set the pace on the first day with a time of 1m59.681s on the 2017 Ducati just after 1pm local time, beating the Italian manufacturer's race rider Andrea Dovizioso at the top of the order.

Dovizioso finished 0.115 seconds slower than Stoner, while new Ducati hire Jorge Lorenzo was way down in 17th, 1.669s adrift.

Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 STONER Casey 27 AUS Ducati Test Team Ducati 1'59.680
2 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 0.117
3 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.449
4 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA PullandBear Aspar Team Ducati 0.454
5 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.809
6 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR LCR Honda Honda 0.889
7 FOLGER Jonas 94 GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 0.963
8 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1.014
9 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1.058
10 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 1.063
11 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 1.170
12 REDDING Scott 45 GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 1.173
13 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1.290
14 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1.544
15 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1.592
16 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1.658
17 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Ducati Team Ducati 1.669
18 BAZ Loris 76 FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 1.672
19 TSUDA Takuya 22 JPN Suzuki Test Team Suzuki 2.132
20 RINS Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 2.210
21 ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE PullandBear Aspar Team Ducati 2.246
22 MILLER Jack 43 AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2.263
23 NOZANE Kouta 31 JPN Yamaha Test Team Yamaha 2.507
24 NAKASUGA Katsuyuki 21 JPN Yamaha Factory Racing Team Yamaha 2.611
25 RABAT Tito 53 SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2.635
26 LOWES Sam 22 GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 3.263
27 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 3.353