Alvaro Bautista set the fastest time in the first day of the second test in Sepang, alongside unusual names on top of the timesheet. Marc Marquez is not taking part in the test due to an injury.

The lack of grip of the track caused a difficult day for the riders. Bautista worked with the rear of his bike and set a time of 2’00.848. Alex Espargaro, with his Open bike, finished 0.052s. behind his compatriot. His brother Pol was third.

 

Andrea Dovizioso was 0.030s behind the younger Espargaro. Jorge Lorenzo worked on set-ups and finished fifth. Dani Pedrosa was 0.002s behind Lorenzo and was followed by Valentino Rossi. The top ten was completed by Stefan Bradl, Bradley Smith and Nicky Hayden.

 

Marc Marquez is not in Sepang because of his leg injury and his presence in the last preseason testing in Phillip Island is not confirmed.

 

1 BAUTISTA, Alvaro GO&FUN Honda Gresini

2:00.848

60 / 61

2 ESPARGARO, Aleix NGM Mobile Forward Racing

2:00.900

0.052

0.052

28 / 31

3 ESPARGARO, Pol Monster Yamaha Tech 3

2:00.999

0.151

0.099

53 / 57

4 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team

2:01.029

0.181

0.030

46 / 47

5 LORENZO, Jorge Yamaha Factory Racing

2:01.158

0.310

0.129

54 / 56

6 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team

2:01.160

0.312

0.002

46 / 47

7 ROSSI, Valentino Yamaha Factory Racing

2:01.349

0.501

0.189

28 / 65

8 BRADL, Stefan LCR Honda MotoGP

2:01.491

0.643

0.142

32 / 50

9 SMITH, Bradley Monster Yamaha Tech 3

2:01.644

0.796

0.153

47 / 54

10 HAYDEN, Nicky Drive M7 Aspar

2:02.227

1.379

0.583

53 / 55

11 CRUTCHLOW, Cal Ducati Team

2:02.319

1.471

0.092

45 / 48

12 IANNONE, Andrea Pramac Racing

2:02.334

1.486

0.015

30 / 51

13 AOYAMA, Hiroshi Drive M7 Aspar

2:02.709

1.861

0.375

57 / 59

14 EDWARDS, Colin NGM Mobile Forward Racing

2:02.743

1.895

0.034

29 / 47

15 HERNANDEZ, Yonny Energy T.I. Pramac Racing

2:02.823

1.975

0.080

45 / 50

16 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Racing

2:02.975

2.127

0.152

45 / 47

17 DE PUNIET, Randy Team Suzuki MotoGP

2:03.341

2.493

0.366

66 / 73

18 REDDING, Scott GO&FUN Honda Gresini

2:03.553

2.705

0.212

50 / 51

19 PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team

2:03.991

3.143

0.438

37 / 40

20 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Test Team

2:04.165

3.317

0.174

41 / 45

21 DI MEGLIO, Mike Avintia Racing

2:04.885

4.037

0.720

27 / 59

22 ABRAHAM, Karel Cardion AB Motoracing

2:05.638

4.790

0.753

31 / 36

23 AOKI, Nobuatsu Team Suzuki MotoGP

2:07.302

6.454

1.664

3 / 10