Brno MotoGP test times - Monday (FINAL)
Following the Czech Republic MotoGP, a day of official testing was held at the Brno circuit.
Pol Espargaro was absent after breaking his collarbone in Sunday's warm-up session, while Maverick Vinales and Stefan Bradl did not ride due to their heavy accident on lap one of the race.
Testing took place from 10am to 6pm. Lorenzo set the pace until just after midday, when team-mate and Sunday's race winner Dovizioso moved to the top. The one-lap momentum then swung to Honda, with Marc Marquez and team-mate Dani Pedrosa exchanging P1.
Following the Czech Republic MotoGP, a day of official testing was held at the Brno circuit.
Pol Espargaro was absent after breaking his collarbone in Sunday's warm-up session, while Maverick Vinales and Stefan Bradl did not ride due to their heavy accident on lap one of the race.
Testing took place from 10am to 6pm. Lorenzo set the pace until just after midday, when team-mate and Sunday's race winner Dovizioso moved to the top. The one-lap momentum then swung to Honda, with Marc Marquez and team-mate Dani Pedrosa exchanging P1.
Marquez had some new developments to test, most obviously carbon-black parts. Pedrosa worked on solving his recent rear traction problems, although the high grip level of the track meant he wasn't getting carried away.
All riders had a new (medium) front Michelin tyre to test for 2019, featuring a revised profile and first seen at the Barcelona test. The aim of the tyre is to improve grip and stability under braking and corner entry. The tyre had a new construction at Brno, but those that tested it seemed to prefer the previous Barcelona spec tyre.
Round eleven of the MotoGP World Championship starts in Austria on Friday…
- ^1 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.209s
- ^2 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.342s +0.133s
- ˅2 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.399s +0.190s
- ˅1 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.517s +0.308s
- = Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.609s +0.400s
- = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.771s +0.562s
- = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 55.918s +0.709s
- = Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 55.939s +0.730s
- = Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.986s +0.777s
- ^3 Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 56.032s +0.823s
- ˅1 Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.111s +0.902s
- ˅1 Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.366s +1.157s
- ˅1 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.566s +1.357s
- = Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 56.622s +1.413s
- = Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 56.697s +1.488s
- = Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.855s +1.646s
- = Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 56.885s +1.676s
- = Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.034s +1.825s
- = Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 1m 57.843s +2.634s
- = Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 1m 59.334s +4.125s
* Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions
Official Brno MotoGP records:
Pole Position:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 54.596s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 56.027s (2014)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
