Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (3pm)
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.
The Wednesday action was briefly interrupted at 12:30pm when Iannone's Aprilia engine blew-up on the main straight, leaving his bike in flames.
Testing takes place from 10am to 5pm.
| Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (3pm) | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time | |
| 1 | = | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 30.013s |
| 2 | ^3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.101s |
| 3 | ^1 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.490s |
| 4 | ˅2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.651s |
| 5 | ˅2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +0.672s |
| 6 | ^1 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.680s |
| 7 | ˅1 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.801s |
| 8 | ^5 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.919s |
| 9 | ˅1 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.998s |
| 10 | ˅1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (Desmosedici) | +1.200s |
| 11 | ˅1 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) | +1.276s |
| 12 | ^2 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +1.457s |
| 13 | ˅2 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.502s |
| 14 | ˅2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.513s |
| 15 | = | Stefan Bradl | GER | Honda Test Rider (RC213V) | +1.644s |
| 16 | = | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) | +1.740s |
| 17 | = | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) | +1.865s |
| 18 | = | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici) | +1.993s |
| 19 | ^2 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) | +2.236s |
| 20 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V)* | +2.413s |
| 21 | ˅1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)* | +2.514s |
| 22 | = | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +2.924s |
*Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than previous hour
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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