Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (12pm)
Following Sunday's season-ending MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the Valencia circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest during a two-day official test.
Moto2 champion Alex Marquez - who will join brother Marc at Repsol Honda next season - has been placed at the LCR team for this test and is on track alongside fellow rookies Brad Binder and Iker Lecuona.
Following Sunday's season-ending MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the Valencia circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest during a two-day official test.
Moto2 champion Alex Marquez - who will join brother Marc at Repsol Honda next season - has been placed at the LCR team for this test and is on track alongside fellow rookies Brad Binder and Iker Lecuona.
Miguel Oliveira and Takaaki Nakagami are not present, as they continue to recover from shoulder surgery, while Francesco Bagnaia is absent after his bizarre pit lane accident on Saturday. Danilo Petrucci had to stop testing after just ten laps on Tuesday due to tendonitis in his shoulder.
Dani Pedrosa is back in action as part of his KTM test riding duties.
Outgoing rookie star Fabio Quartararo led an all-Yamaha top three on Tuesday, with Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) and Marc Marquez (Honda) best of the rest. All factories with the exception of Aprilia, whose new bike will not be seen until Sepang in February, have brought significant updates to this test.
Testing takes place from 10am to 5pm, but no bikes were on track in the opening hour due to the cool conditions.
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| Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (12pm) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 30.803s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.147s |
| 3 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.233s |
| 4 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.299s |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (Desmosedici) | +0.410s |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.440s |
| 7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) | +0.699s |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.711s |
| 9 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.712s |
| 10 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.853s |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.907s |
| 12 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +1.038s |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.277s |
| 14 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Honda Test Rider (RC213V) | +1.365s |
| 15 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) | +1.669s |
| 16 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) | +1.971s |
| 17 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.157s |
| 18 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V)* | +2.191s |
| 19 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +2.192s |
| 20 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) | +2.278s |
| 21 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)* | +2.502s |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici) | +2.654s |
*Rookie
Fastest Day 1 time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 30.163s
Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 29.401s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 31.116s (2019)
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