2016 Pre-Season Test concludes in Valencia
The Repsol Honda Team have finished their Valencia testing programme with Marc Marquez finishing 1st and Dani Pedrosa 3rd.
Marc and Dani continued the comparison between the current 2015 RC213V bike and the 2016 prototype machine with new engine. Both bikes had the new Magneti Marelli software fitted which is where majority of the workload is focused around. As per 2016 regulations, they were also running the new Michelin tyres. Marc completed a total of 42 laps today and took his fastest time of 1’31.060 on lap 29, placing him on the top of the time sheets. Dani finished 3rd with his time of 1’31.180 on lap 30 of an impressive 60 laps.
The engineers will take all the data gathered back to Japan for analysis ahead of the Jerez test taking place from the 25-27 November. This will be the final chance to make any checks on track before the testing ban comes into effect on 1 December through to 31st January.
Marc Marquez
"The times and the standings at this test are not important, because we have seen that there is plenty of room for improvement. I think we all have a lot of work ahead of us with the new electronics, because it is very different to what we had before. Today we spent the whole day analysing the new Magneti Marelli software. The area we must improve the most is exiting corners, rather than engine braking and the anti-wheelie which I didn’t feel was much different - although we are still using a very basic setup. We are trying out many things and the problem is that it is a very slow process to find a good base. After each five-lap stint, you spend a lot of time in the garage waiting to go back out. We also tried the new engine, although there are still many things to setup and we have to first focus on the electronics before studying that properly."
Dani Pedrosa
"This test went well and we’ve been really lucky with the weather! Overall, we’ve had two days that have been useful for gaining confidence with the new tyres and getting a first impression with working with the new electronics. Since we introduced these electronics, we have realised that there are some serious problems and we have tried to understand them. Last night the entire team worked very late to have a better setup for today. We also tested the new engine, but right now - with the electronics as they are - it is very difficult to evaluate it properly. We need more time in order to go to the next test with a good foundation, one that allows us to obtain better information about the new engine."
Results Session
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
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1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'31.060 |
2 | Vinales Maverick | 25 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'31.163 |
3 | Pedrosa Dani | 26 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'31.180 |
4 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'31.212 |
5 | Lorenzo Jorge | 99 | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'31.282 |
6 | Crutchlow Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 1'31.494 |
7 | Rossi Valentino | 46 | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'31.498 |
8 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'31.619 |
9 | Iannone Andrea | 29 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'31.619 |
10 | Smith Bradley | 38 | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'31.694 |
11 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 1'31.717 |
12 | Baz Loris | 76 | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'31.796 |
13 | Redding Scott | 45 | GBR | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 1'31.901 |
14 | Barbera Hector | 8 | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'31.937 |
15 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'31.967 |
16 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'32.100 |
17 | Laverty Eugene | 50 | IRE | Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'32.377 |
18 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'32.402 |
19 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1'32.492 |
20 | Hernandez Yonny | 68 | COL | Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'32.510 |
21 | Bautista Alvaro | 19 | SPA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1'32.847 |
22 | Pirro Michele | 51 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'33.568 |
23 | Tsuda Takuya | 22 | JPN | Suzuki Test Team | Suzuki | 1'33.797 |
24 | Di Meglio Mike | 63 | FRA | Avintia Racing | Avintia | 1'34.372 |
25 | Aoki Nobuatsu | 12 | JPN | Suzuki Test Team | Suzuki | 1'37.031 |
Location Information
The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight… read more.
Length | 4.005 kilometres / 2.489 miles |
Width | 12 metres |
Left corners | 9 |
Right corners | 5 |
Longest straight | 0.876 kilometres / 0.544 miles |
Constructed | 1999 |
Circuito de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain - View in Google Maps
Records
Pole Position | 1m 29.401s (161.2km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2016) |
Race Lap | 1m 31.042s (158.3km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati, 2021) |
Race Time | 41m 22.250s (156.8 km/h) Alex Rins (Suzuki, 2022) |
2022 Race Winner | Alex Rins (Suzuki) |