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Márquez back on top in the second day of testing

Marc Márquez set the fastest time again in the second day of preseason testing in Sepang, Malaysia.

The MotoGP World Champion broke the two minutes barrier with a time of 1:59.926, only three tenths away from Casey Stoner’s preseason time from 2012. Márquez was four tenths ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa. The Honda top three was completed by Stefan Bradl, only three thousandths away from Pedrosa.

Valentino Rossi finished the day as the best Yamaha bike in fourth place. Jorge Lorenzo was sixth with Aleix Espargaró between the two official Yamaha bikes and being the best Open bike. Bradley Smith, Andrea Iannone, Álvaro Bautista and Pol Espargaró closed the top ten.

Results:

 
1 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team

1:59.926

38 / 65

2 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team

2:00.336

0.410

0.410

12 / 62

3 BRADL, Stefan LCR Honda MotoGP

2:00.339

0.413

0.003

13 / 52

4 ROSSI, Valentino Yamaha Factory Racing

2:00.464

0.538

0.125

18 / 61

5 ESPARGARO, Aleix NGM Mobile Forward Racing

2:00.547

0.621

0.083

16 / 42

6 LORENZO, Jorge Yamaha Factory Racing

2:00.573

0.647

0.026

27 / 49

7 SMITH, Bradley Monster Yamaha Tech 3

2:00.603

0.677

0.030

27 / 66

8 IANNONE, Andrea Pramac Racing

2:00.855

0.929

0.252

9 / 49

9 BAUTISTA, Alvaro GO&FUN Honda Gresini

2:00.897

0.971

0.042

51 / 55

10 ESPARGARO, Pol Monster Yamaha Tech 3

2:01.061

1.135

0.164

4 / 49

11 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team

2:01.146

1.220

0.085

8 / 45

12 CRUTCHLOW, Cal Ducati Team

2:01.396

1.470

0.250

11 / 48

13 PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team

2:02.177

2.251

0.781

6 / 56

14 HAYDEN, Nicky Drive M7 Aspar

2:02.287

2.361

0.110

25 / 58

15 EDWARDS, Colin NGM Mobile Forward Racing

2:02.545

2.619

0.258

8 / 35

16 HERNANDEZ, Yonny Energy T.I. Pramac Racing

2:02.675

2.749

0.130

13 / 45

17 AKIYOSHI, Kosuke HRC Test Team

2:02.692

2.766

0.017

8 / 68

18 AOYAMA, Hiroshi Drive M7 Aspar

2:02.825

2.899

0.133

65 / 66

19 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Test Team

2:02.970

3.044

0.145

49 / 56

20 DE PUNIET, Randy Suzuki Test Team

2:03.064

3.138

0.094

73 / 96

21 REDDING, Scott GO&FUN Honda Gresini

2:03.117

3.191

0.053

39 / 53

22 LAVERTY, Michael Paul Bird Motorsport

2:03.528

3.602

0.411

37 / 41

23 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Racing

2:04.551

4.625

1.023

2 / 37

24 PARKES, Broc Paul Bird Motorport

2:04.619

4.693

0.068

42 / 43

25 ABRAHAM, Karel Cardion AB Motoracing

2:05.261

5.335

0.642

21 / 32

26 DI MEGLIO, Mike Avintia Racing

2:05.355

5.429