Qatar MotoGP test times - Friday (5pm)
Friday marks the second day of the final 2018 MotoGP pre-season test, in Qatar.
With the season-opening grand prix weekend - to be held at the same Losail circuit on March 16-18 - featuring an earlier track schedule this year, testing runs from 1-9pm. However Lorenzo was the only rider to set a lap time in the opening two hours, not helped by light rain, with the track getting busy just after 4pm.
Testing was briefly halted at 4:50pm after both Pramac Ducati riders fell, probably due to something on the circuit...
Friday marks the second day of the final 2018 MotoGP pre-season test, in Qatar.
With the season-opening grand prix weekend - to be held at the same Losail circuit on March 16-18 - featuring an earlier track schedule this year, testing runs from 1-9pm. However Lorenzo was the only rider to set a lap time in the opening two hours, not helped by light rain, with the track getting busy just after 4pm.
Testing was briefly halted at 4:50pm after both Pramac Ducati riders fell, probably due to something on the circuit...
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.428s [Lap 4/8]
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.446s +0.018s [5/9]
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.466s +0.038s [5/5]
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 55.754s +0.326s [4/12]
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.944s +0.516s [5/8]
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.023s +0.595s [14/14]
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.043s +0.615s [9/10]
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 56.079s +0.651s [17/18]
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 56.178s +0.750s [6/7]
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 56.182s +0.754s [3/6]
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 56.209s +0.781s [21/21]
- Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 56.245s +0.817s [13/19]
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 56.312s +0.884s [17/17]
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 56.373s +0.945s [8/15]
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.443s +1.015s [12/12]
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 56.448s +1.020s [12/15]
- Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.483s +1.055s [7/13]
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 56.816s +1.388s [11/17]
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.845s +1.417s [5/10]
- Tom Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.136s +1.708s [12/13]
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.566s +2.138s [5/7]
- Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 57.704s +2.276s [17/17]
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 58.621s +3.193s [5/8]
* Rookie
Fastest Day 1 time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha1m 55.053s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Pole Position:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 53.927s (2008)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
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