Qatar MotoGP test times - Saturday (4pm)
Saturday marks the final day of 2018 MotoGP pre-season testing, in Qatar.
Testing takes place from 1-9pm, but with the final hour dedicated to a special wet weather test under the floodlights.
Once again it's been a slow start with no riders on track until 2:30pm when Crutchlow headed out for his first run. It then took until after 3pm for other riders to leave pitlane.
Saturday marks the final day of 2018 MotoGP pre-season testing, in Qatar.
Testing takes place from 1-9pm, but with the final hour dedicated to a special wet weather test under the floodlights.
Once again it's been a slow start with no riders on track until 2:30pm when Crutchlow headed out for his first run. It then took until after 3pm for other riders to leave pitlane.
Valentino Rossi’s M1 is brought back to the paddock after the Italian crashed at T13. #MotoGP #QatarTest pic.twitter.com/t34HLUmlX2
— CRASH.NET/MotoGP (@crash_motogp) March 3, 2018
A wet test is planned for the final hour, from 8-9pm.
The season-opening grand prix will be held at the same Losail circuit on March 16-18…
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 55.356s [Lap 5/5]
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.525s +0.169s [12/13]
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.658s +0.302s [18/18]
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.765s +0.409s [11/17]
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 55.766s +0.410s [9/12]
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 56.313s +0.957s [6/11]
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 56.460s +1.104s [6/8]
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 56.494s +1.138s [9/9]
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 56.520s +1.164s [12/13]
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.574s +1.218s [5/5]
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 56.613s +1.257s [9/9]
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.760s +1.404s [7/7]
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.935s +1.579s [5/6]
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 56.944s +1.588s [5/7]
- Tom Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.092s +1.736s [8/15]
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.255s +1.899s [7/8]
- Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 58.027s +2.671s [4/9]
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 58.102s +2.746s [6/6]
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 59.489s +4.133s [3/4]
* Rookie
Fastest Day 2 time:
Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki1m 54.586s
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)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
