Repsol Honda Team enjoy a productive final day at Valencia test
The Repsol Honda Team’s second and final day of testing at Valencia was finally completely dry. As was the case yesterday though, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo took to the circuit around 1 pm, when air temperature and track conditions improved enough for the riders to collect valuable information for the HRC engineers to analyse.
Marc’s fastest time of 1’30.911” on lap 39 of 53 placed him third-fastest on this final day. Jorge turned 46 laps and finished in 12th place at 1’31.584” (lap 40).
Marquez and Lorenzo will take part in a two-day test in Jerez, Spain 28-29 November before the winter testing ban kicks in at the end of the month.
Marc Marquez
“It was a good day for us, as we tried many things and got a lot of information. Today we mainly worked on the new bike and the engine setup, but not only on that. We had many things to try and to understand, as the feeling is quite different. In the morning I was really comfortable and I was already able to be fast. Then I stayed there, remained calm and kept the rhythm, because to be honest, it was a must-not-crash situation today. We tried different combinations, spending a lot of time in the garage in the morning, but I was able to make a few consistent runs in the afternoon.”
Day 2 Combined Times
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1'30.757 |
| 2 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'30.890 / 0.133 |
| 3 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'30.911 / 0.154 |
| 4 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1'30.939 / 0.182 |
| 5 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'30.959 / 0.202 |
| 6 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1'30.974 / 0.217 |
| 7 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'31.254 / 0.497 |
| 8 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | LCR Honda | Honda | 1'31.304 / 0.547 |
| 9 | Rossi Valentino | 46 | ITA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1'31.371 / 0.614 |
| 10 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'31.400 / 0.643 |
| 11 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1'31.405 / 0.648 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Jorge | 99 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'31.584 / 0.827 |
| 13 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1'31.628 / 0.871 |
| 14 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1'31.714 / 0.957 |
| 15 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'31.940 / 1.183 |
| 16 | Bradl Stefan | 6 | GER | LCR Honda | Honda | 1'32.015 / 1.258 / Only Day 1 |
| 17 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1'32.091 / 1.334 |
| 18 | Iannone Andrea | 29 | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'32.124 / 1.367 |
| 19 | Pirro Michele | 51 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'32.220 / 1.463 |
| 20 | Folger Jonas | 94 | GER | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha | 1'32.265 / 1.508 |
| 21 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1'32.509 / 1.752 |
| 22 | Abraham Karel | 17 | CZE | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'32.906 / 2.149 |
| 23 | Syahrin Hafizh | 55 | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1'33.008 / 2.251 |
| 24 | Smith Bradley | 38 | GBR | Aprilia Racing Test Team | Aprilia | 1'33.028 / 2.271 |
| 25 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1'33.798 / 3.041 |
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 31.171s (158.1km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2016) |
| Race Time | 45m 54.228s (157 km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2016) |
| 2018 Race Winner | Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) |
