Maverick Viñales has dominated all three days of testing for the Moto3 class at Valencia, at the head of a trio of Spaniards consisting of himself, Alex Rins and Luis Salom. These three head to the Jerez test next week as the hot favorites for the Moto3 championship, though there is still a lot of testing to be done.
The list of times showing the improvements made by all of the riders over the course of the three-day test shows that much progress has been made, both by the teams and especially by the rookies coming into the class. Notable among the riders who have improved the most is John McPhee, the young Scotsman taking over four seconds off his time from the first day, and improving by two seconds every day. The rookies are also making good progress: Livio Loi is the fastest of the lot, and also made a big step forward, nearly three-and-a-half seconds quicker from the first day to the last. Ana Carrasco made steady improvement, but promises to be genuinely competitive. While Italian riders Francesco Bagnaia, Lorenzo Baldassarri and Matteo Ferrari also made positive progress.
Below are the overall times for the three days of the test, and a comparison list, showing the amount each rider has improved by.
Overall over all 3 days | |||||||
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev. | In Session |
1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | KTM | 1:39.299 | Day 3 Sn 2 | ||
2 | 42 | Alex RINS | KTM | 1:39.585 | 0.286 | 0.286 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
3 | 39 | Luis SALOM | KTM | 1:39.669 | 0.370 | 0.084 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
4 | 17 | John McPHEE | FTR HONDA | 1:39.819 | 0.520 | 0.150 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
5 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | KALEX KTM | 1:40.050 | 0.751 | 0.231 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
6 | 8 | Jack MILLER | FTR HONDA | 1:40.291 | 0.992 | 0.241 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
7 | 5 | Romano FENATI | FTR HONDA | 1:40.428 | 1.129 | 0.137 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
8 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | KTM | 1:40.468 | 1.169 | 0.040 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
9 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | MAHINDRA | 1:40.495 | 1.196 | 0.027 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
10 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | MAHINDRA | 1:40.526 | 1.227 | 0.031 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
11 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | KALEX KTM | 1:40.543 | 1.244 | 0.017 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
12 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | 1:40.564 | 1.265 | 0.021 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
13 | 41 | Brad BINDER | SUTER HONDA | 1:40.728 | 1.429 | 0.164 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
14 | 11 | Livio LOI | KALEX KTM | 1:40.750 | 1.451 | 0.022 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
15 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | 1:40.918 | 1.619 | 0.168 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
16 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | KTM | 1:40.946 | 1.647 | 0.028 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
17 | 4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | FTR HONDA | 1:41.028 | 1.729 | 0.082 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
18 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | KALEX KTM | 1:41.109 | 1.810 | 0.081 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
19 | 58 | Juan GUEVARA | TSR HONDA | 1:41.165 | 1.866 | 0.056 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
20 | 99 | Danny WEBB | SUTER HONDA | 1:41.165 | 1.866 | 0.000 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
21 | 77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FTR HONDA | 1:41.176 | 1.877 | 0.011 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
22 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 1:41.196 | 1.897 | 0.020 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
23 | 31 | Niklas AJO | KTM | 1:41.250 | 1.951 | 0.054 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
24 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | FTR HONDA | 1:41.327 | 2.028 | 0.077 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
25 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | KALEX KTM | 1:41.511 | 2.212 | 0.184 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
26 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | KALEX KTM | 1:41.515 | 2.216 | 0.004 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
27 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | KALEX KTM | 1:41.526 | 2.227 | 0.011 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
28 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | HONDA | 1:41.969 | 2.670 | 0.443 | Day 3 Sn 3 |
29 | 29 | Hyuga WATANABE | HONDA | 1:42.169 | 2.870 | 0.200 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
30 | 89 | Alan TECHER | TSR HONDA | 1:42.334 | 3.035 | 0.165 | Day 3 Sn 1 |
31 | 23 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | FTR HONDA | 1:42.670 | 3.371 | 0.336 | Day 3 Sn 2 |
32 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FTR HONDA | 1:44.647 | 5.348 | 1.977 | Day 2 Sn 1 |
33 | 66 | Florian ALT | KALEX KTM | 1:44.672 | 5.373 | 0.025 | Day 1 Sn 3 |
Improvement by riders over all three days of testing:
No. | Rider | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Fastest | Diff |
25 | Maverick VIÑALES | 1:40.715 | 1:40.168 | 1:39.299 | 1:39.299 | -1.416 |
42 | Alex RINS | 1:41.304 | 1:40.408 | 1:39.585 | 1:39.585 | -1.719 |
39 | Luis SALOM | 1:40.871 | 1:40.435 | 1:39.669 | 1:39.669 | -1.202 |
17 | John McPHEE | 1:44.026 | 1:42.446 | 1:39.819 | 1:39.819 | -4.207 |
94 | Jonas FOLGER | 1:42.093 | 1:41.590 | 1:40.050 | 1:40.050 | -2.043 |
8 | Jack MILLER | 1:43.166 | 1:42.109 | 1:40.291 | 1:40.291 | -2.875 |
5 | Romano FENATI | 1:42.432 | 1:40.911 | 1:40.428 | 1:40.428 | -2.004 |
12 | Alex MARQUEZ | 1:42.967 | 1:41.295 | 1:40.468 | 1:40.468 | -2.499 |
7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | 1:42.587 | 1:42.201 | 1:40.495 | 1:40.495 | -2.092 |
44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | 1:44.357 | 1:41.902 | 1:40.526 | 1:40.526 | -3.831 |
84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | 1:42.460 | 1:41.667 | 1:40.543 | 1:40.543 | -1.917 |
63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | 1:41.788 | 1:40.961 | 1:40.564 | 1:40.564 | -1.224 |
41 | Brad BINDER | 1:43.129 | 1:41.785 | 1:40.728 | 1:40.728 | -2.401 |
11 | Livio LOI | 1:44.183 | 1:42.475 | 1:40.750 | 1:40.750 | -3.433 |
61 | Arthur SISSIS | 1:42.690 | 1:42.298 | 1:40.918 | 1:40.918 | -1.772 |
22 | Ana CARRASCO | 1:43.037 | 1:42.655 | 1:40.946 | 1:40.946 | -2.091 |
4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | 1:44.972 | 1:42.577 | 1:41.028 | 1:41.028 | -3.944 |
65 | Philipp OETTL | 1:44.184 | 1:42.574 | 1:41.109 | 1:41.109 | -3.075 |
58 | Juan GUEVARA | 1:43.524 | 1:42.346 | 1:41.165 | 1:41.165 | -2.359 |
99 | Danny WEBB | 1:43.178 | 1:42.328 | 1:41.165 | 1:41.165 | -2.013 |
77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | 1:43.448 | 1:43.256 | 1:41.176 | 1:41.176 | -2.272 |
32 | Isaac VIÑALES | 1:42.975 | 1:42.134 | 1:41.196 | 1:41.196 | -1.779 |
31 | Niklas AJO | 1:43.594 | 1:42.624 | 1:41.250 | 1:41.250 | -2.344 |
3 | Matteo FERRARI | 1:43.179 | 1:42.443 | 1:41.327 | 1:41.327 | -1.852 |
9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | 1:43.563 | 1:43.082 | 1:41.511 | 1:41.511 | -2.052 |
53 | Jasper IWEMA | 1:43.900 | 1:42.182 | 1:41.515 | 1:41.515 | -2.385 |
57 | Eric GRANADO | 1:43.937 | 1:42.672 | 1:41.526 | 1:41.526 | -2.411 |
19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | 2:06.947 | 1:44.081 | 1:41.969 | 1:41.969 | -24.978 |
29 | Hyuga WATANABE | 1:47.255 | 1:44.464 | 1:42.169 | 1:42.169 | -5.086 |
89 | Alan TECHER | 1:43.747 | 1:43.069 | 1:42.334 | 1:42.334 | -1.413 |
23 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | 1:44.398 | 1:42.670 | 1:42.670 | -1.728 | |
10 | Alexis MASBOU | 1:45.230 | 1:44.647 | 1:44.647 | -0.583 | |
66 | Florian ALT | 1:44.672 | 1:44.672 | 0.000 |