Marc Marquez was the fastest man at the Jerez post-race test, setting a quick lap early in the day which would not be beaten. The Repsol Honda man had a big gap to Jorge Lorenzo for most of the day, but the Movistar Yamaha rider closed the gap to just over a quarter of a second by the end of the day.
Valentino Rossi ended the day in 3rd, after a late lap put him ahead of Dani Pedrosa, who, like Marquez, stopped testing earlier in the afternoon.
Alvaro Bautista was the fastest of the satellite Hondas, leading Stefan Bradl by a fraction, the LCR Honda man being the last rider within a second of Marquez. Pol Espargaro was quickest of the Tech 3 riders, while brother Aleix was sandwiched between Pol and Bradley Smith.
Times at the end of the day:
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff. | Diff. Previous |
1 | Marc Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:38.737 | – | – |
2 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.999 | 0.262 | 0.262 |
3 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:39.063 | 0.326 | 0.064 |
4 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda RC213V | 1:39.377 | 0.640 | 0.314 |
5 | Alvaro Bautista | Honda RC213V | 1:39.635 | 0.898 | 0.258 |
6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda RC213V | 1:39.713 | 0.976 | 0.078 |
7 | Pol Espargaro | Yamaha M1 | 1:39.780 | 1.043 | 0.067 |
8 | Aleix Espargaro | Forward Yamaha | 1:39.797 | 1.060 | 0.017 |
9 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha M1 | 1:39.840 | 1.103 | 0.043 |
10 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda RCV1000R | 1:39.881 | 1.144 | 0.041 |
11 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati GP14 | 1:40.077 | 1.340 | 0.196 |
12 | Scott Redding | Honda RCV1000R | 1:40.276 | 1.539 | 0.199 |
13 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP14 Test | 1:40.717 | 1.980 | 0.441 |
14 | Karel Abraham | Honda RCV1000R | 1:40.723 | 1.986 | 0.006 |
15 | Hector Barbera | Avintia Kawasaki | 1:41.231 | 2.494 | 0.508 |
16 | Michael Laverty | PBM Aprilia | 1:41.357 | 2.620 | 0.126 |
17 | Broc Parkes | PBM Aprilia | 1:41.925 | 3.188 | 0.568 |
18 | Simone Corsi | Forward Yamaha | 1:42.333 | 3.596 | 0.408 |
19 | Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Kawasaki | 1:42.912 | 4.175 | 0.579 |
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This article was originally published on MotoMatters, and is republished here on Asphalt & Rubber with permission by the author.
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