Night two of the pre-season test at Losail International Circuit saw Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez entering the track a few minutes after 6 p.m. local time, with his teammate Dani Pedrosa following immediately afterward.
On his first run, Marquez improved on yesterday’s time by nearly half a second before crashing without consequences at turn one. He was able to quickly re-join the action and tried various chassis settings with his RC213V. Pedrosa also tried a number of setup options, improving his pace as the evening progressed. With approximately one hour remaining, both riders tried a new aerodynamic solution, using a new fairing with winglets.
Marc rode 42 laps this evening, with his best time of 1’56.046 occurring on lap 4. Dani also completed a total of 42 laps, setting his quickest time of 1’55.857 on his final lap. Temperatures were similar to the first evening, with air and ground maximums of 23° C.
The test will conclude tomorrow.
| 1 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1’55.436 |
| 2 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | Ducati Team | 0.072 |
| 3 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 0.099 |
| 4 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | Octo Pramac Racing | 0.241 |
| 5 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | Avintia Racing | 0.379 |
| 6 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | 0.420 |
| 7 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 0.421 |
| 8 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 0.511 |
| 9 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 0.610 |
| 10 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 0.690 |
