MotoGP News: Marquez immediately at home on year old Ducati (Update)
Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales topped the post-season MotoGP test at Valencia ahead of KTM’s Brad Binder, as Marc Marquez finished fourth on his Ducati debut.
Final test times for the Day at Valencia Tuesday
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/BEHIND |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1m 29.253s |
| 2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.028s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP) | +0.093s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP) | +0.171s |
| 5 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Aprilia (RS-GP) | +0.263s |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP) | +0.385s |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP) | +0.409s |
| 8 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP) | +0.543s |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.648s |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.703s |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP) | +0.717s |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.769s |
| 13 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.798s |
| 14 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +0.824s |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP) | +0.899s |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP) | +0.953s |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.030s |
| 18 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +1.223s |
| 19 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.311s |
| 20 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.512s |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.723s |
| 22 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +3.059s |
| 23 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | ApriliaTest Rider (RS-GP) | +3.431s |
* Rookie
November 28, 2023
After his first test on a powerful Ducati bike at Valencia today, former Honda rider Marc Marquez was seen smiling ear to ear.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
Straddled with an underpowered Honda bike for several years now, forcing him to overdrive and crash regularly, Marquez finally quite the Repsol Honda team where he won six MotoGP titles plus two junior titles.
He already looks right at home on a Ducati, immediately faster than many Ducati regulars despite being on a year-old bike.
Lo que decia
Una simple sonrisa de Marc Marquez genera mas revuelo que estos NPCs que dicen ser pilotospic.twitter.com/jd8qElNAHt https://t.co/d0EWzAdGj7
— EJES 45 💚🇮🇪 (@EjesParalelos) November 28, 2023
Tuesday Post-Season Valencia Test Times
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME |
| 1 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | 1:29.924s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.298s |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +0.401s |
| 4 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +0.410s |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP23) | +0.445s |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha (YZR-M1 | +0.479s |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.488s |
| 8 | Brad Binder | SA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.502s |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP24) | +0.640s |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP23) | +0.716s |
| 11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.732s |
| 12 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.766s |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP23) | +0.922s |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.169s |
| 15 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.326s |
| 16 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha (YZR-M1 | +1.401s |
| 17 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +1.429s |
| 18 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.542s |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.582s |
| 20 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP24) | +1.611s |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.782s |
| 22 | Aleix Espargaro | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP24) | +2.388s |