Marc Marquez fastest on rain-affected final test day

Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez was fastest on the final day of MotoGP testing for 2019 at Jerez, which saw limited running due to rain.

The Repsol Honda rider’s third lap was his fastest of the day at 1:37.820s, which left him just ahead of Suzuki Ecstar riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir respectively.

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales was fourth on the day having set the fastest time of the test during the afternoon prior, with satellite counterpart Fabio Quartararo (Petronas SRT Yamaha) fifth.

The Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci, who were working with the Bologna factory’s new chassis, ended Day 2 in sixth and 12th respectively.

Jerez: Day 2

Pos	Num	Rider	Team	Bike	Time	Behind	Gap
1	93	Marc MARQUEZ	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:37.820	0.000	0.000
2	42	Alex RINS	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:37.837	0.017	0.017
3	36	Joan MIR	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:37.959	0.139	0.122
4	12	Maverick VINALES	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:37.964	0.144	0.005
5	20	Fabio QUARTARARO	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:37.973	0.153	0.009
6	04	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati Team	Ducati	1:37.986	0.166	0.013
7	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:38.100	0.280	0.114
8	43	Jack MILLER	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:38.113	0.293	0.013
9	44	Pol ESPARGARO	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:38.211	0.391	0.098
10	46	Valentino ROSSI	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:38.352	0.532	0.141
11	29	Andrea IANNONE	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:38.442	0.622	0.090
12	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati Team	Ducati	1:38.452	0.632	0.010
13	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	LCR Honda CASTROL	Honda	1:38.674	0.854	0.222
14	53	Tito RABAT	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1:38.813	0.993	0.139
15	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:38.940	1.120	0.127
16	50	Sylvain GUINTOLI	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:38.962	1.142	0.022
17	73	Alex MARQUEZ	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:39.224	1.404	0.262
18	26	Dani PEDROSA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1:39.594	1.774	0.370
19	51	Michele PIRRO	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:39.845	2.025	0.251
20	27	Iker LECUONA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1:39.880	2.060	0.035
21	38	Bradley SMITH	Aprilia Factory Racing	Aprilia	1:39.884	2.064	0.004
22	33	Brad BINDER	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:39.943	2.123	0.059
23	15	Eric GRANADO	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1:49.921	12.101	9.978