{"id":237864,"date":"2018-03-04T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/valentino-rossi-qatar-test-2018\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T03:11:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T01:11:23","slug":"valentino-rossi-qatar-test-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/valentino-rossi-qatar-test-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive end to Qatar Test for Yamaha Factory with Rossi 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Rossi 2018 Qatar Test<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/strong> were back on track in Qatar for a very special third and final day of MotoGP testing. <strong>Valentino Rossi<\/strong> and <strong>Maverick Vi\u00f1ales<\/strong> had a full schedule today, completing both a dry and a wet session. They ended the 2018 MotoGP pre-season testing on a positive note, finishing in <strong>second and fifth place respectively<\/strong> in today&#8217;s and the combined timesheets, and in third and seventh position in the wet session.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to complete his time attack yesterday, <strong>Rossi <\/strong>was eager to make strides today. The Doctor entered the track at 15:30 local time and he wasn&#8217;t to let a small set-back get in his way. Though he suffered a crash in turn 14 with still four hours of the dry session remaining, he was unharmed and quickly back out on track to make up for lost time.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian spent the remainder of the available dry time preparing for the first race of the season, to be held at the Losail International Circuit in two weeks&#8217; time, and noticeably quickened his pace towards the end of the session. He ended the dry testing in second place with a <strong>1&#8217;54.276<\/strong>s, set on lap 42 of <strong>49 laps<\/strong>, <strong>0.247<\/strong>s from first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vi\u00f1ales <\/strong>also showed that hard work pays off. He started the session half an hour after his teammate, but went the extra mile to find a good set-up, ahead of the first round of the MotoGP season.<\/p>\n<p>He completed <strong>40 laps<\/strong> in total and made a big step in the final 40 minutes of the dry testing time. He wrapped up the third day of testing in <strong>fifth place<\/strong>, posting a best time of <strong>1&#8217;54.471<\/strong>s, set on lap 38, <strong>0.442<\/strong>s off the front.<\/p>\n<p>Following the dry session, the riders were given the opportunity to test the Losail circuit in (artificial) wet conditions during the final hour. <strong>Rossi <\/strong>completed the wet session in third place with a 2&#8217;15.542s. <strong>Vi\u00f1ales<\/strong> secured seventh place in the wet session results, clocking a 2&#8217;21.302s.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team<\/strong> will be back in Qatar on March 15th for the MotoGP 2018 Line-up Presentation and to commence the 2018 season, with the Grand Prix of Qatar being held from March 16th &#8211; 18th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rossi-2018-3.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18111 size-large\" title=\"Rossi 2018 Qatar Test\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rossi-2018-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Rossi 2018 Qatar Test\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2018 Qatar Test Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"devicewidth\" border=\"0\" width=\"798\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<table id=\"resultsHeaderTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#0c1c8b\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong><span class=\"blockTitle\">COMBINED RESULTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><strong>DAY 1-2-3<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"20\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table id=\"resultsTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" width=\"9%\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" width=\"34%\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" width=\"18%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">1.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">J. ZARCO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">MONSTER YAMAHA TECH3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.029<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ebff13\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">2.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ebff13\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">V. ROSSI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ebff13\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ebff13\"><span style=\"color: #282828; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.276<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ebff13\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">3.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">A. DOVIZIOSO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">DUCATI TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.331<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">4.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">C. CRUTCHLOW<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">LCR HONDA CASTROL<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.457<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#e10203\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">5.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#e10203\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">M. VI\u00d1ALES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#e10203\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#e10203\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.471<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e10203\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">6.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">A. IANNONE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.586<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">7.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">M. MARQUEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">REPSOL HONDA TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.591<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">8.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">A. RINS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.650<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">9.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">D. PETRUCCI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">ALMA PRAMAC RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.659<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">10.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">J. LORENZO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">DUCATI TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.692<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">11.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">J. MILLER<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">ALMA PRAMAC RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.749<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">12.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">D. PEDROSA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">REPSOL HONDA TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;54.774<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">13.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">F. MORBIDELLI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">EG 0,0 MARC VDS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.132<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">14.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">B. SMITH<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.179<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">15.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">A. ESPARGAR\u00d2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.232<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">16.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">H. SYAHRIN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">MONSTER YAMAHA TECH3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.273<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a4a4a4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">17.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">K. ABRAHAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">ANGEL NIETO TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.300<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">18.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">A. BAUTISTA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">ANGEL NIETO TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.347<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">19.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">T. RABAT<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">REALE AVINTIA RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.465<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">20.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">P. ESPARGAR\u00d2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.489<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">21.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">T. NAKAGAMI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">LCR HONDA IDEMITSU<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.539<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">22.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">S. REDDING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.595<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">23.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">X. SIMEON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">REALE AVINTIA RACING<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;55.943<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">24.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">T. LUTHI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">EG 0,0 MARC VDS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;56.122<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pos\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"tableText\">25.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"pilota\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">M. KALLIO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"team\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">KTM TEST TEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tempo\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #a4a4a4; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span class=\"tableText\">1&#8217;57.218<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spacer-1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1\" height=\"40\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rossi 2018 Qatar Test The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team were back on track in Qatar for a very special third and final day of MotoGP testing. Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vi\u00f1ales had a full schedule today, completing both a dry and a wet session. They ended the 2018 MotoGP pre-season testing on a positive note, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,20271],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","category-motogp-10"],"acf":[],"contentshake_article_id":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rossi 2018 Qatar Test: Positive end to Qatar Test for Yamaha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rossi 2018 Qatar Test. 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