2015 Valencia Post-Race Test Times 12 Noon: Marquez Fastest As 2016 Begins

Submitted by David Emmett on Tue, 2015-11-10 11:06

Testing is underway for the 2016 of MotoGP, the bikes rolling out on Michelin tires with official timing for the first time. Lap times are quick, Marc Marquez already lapping around the race record, the performance of the Michelins up to par. But there are still issues: Marquez crashed at Turn 3, losing the front at a corner where crashes are extremely rare on just his fourth lap out of the pits. Cal Crutchlow has also crashed, going down at Turn 5, again losing the front.

The bikes out are a fair mixture, with Suzuki and Ducati sticking to their own electronics for the first day, while the other manufacturers have switched to the 2016 spec software. All of the riders have already gone out, Valentino Rossi being the late arrival, as is his custom at a test. Rossi is in his garage, and due to go out soon.

Times:

No	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
93	Marc Márquez	Honda RC213V	1:31.551
26	Dani Pedrosa	Honda RC213V	1:31.731	0.180	0.180
35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda RC213V	1:31.911	0.360	0.180
44	Pol Espargaro	Yamaha M1	1:31.937	0.386	0.026
29	Andrea Iannone	Ducati GP15	1:32.208	0.657	0.271
41	Aleix Espargaro	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:32.263	0.712	0.055
4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati GP15	1:32.318	0.767	0.055
25	Maverick Viñales	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:32.344	0.793	0.026
38	Bradley Smith	Yamaha M1	1:32.422	0.871	0.078
43	Jack Miller	Honda RC213V	1:32.850	1.299	0.428
6	Stefan Bradl	Aprilia RS-GP	1:32.862	1.311	0.012
45	Scott Redding	Ducati GP15	1:33.021	1.470	0.159
9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati GP15	1:33.068	1.517	0.047
19	Alvaro Bautista	Aprilia RS-GP	1:33.157	1.606	0.089
99	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha M1	1:33.389	1.838	0.232
53	Tito Rabat	Honda RC213V	1:33.406	1.855	0.017
50	Eugene Laverty	Ducati GP14.2	1:33.642	2.091	0.236
68	Yonny Hernandez	Ducati GP14.2	1:33.685	2.134	0.043
76	Loris Baz	Ducati GP14.2	1:34.494	2.943	0.809
22	Takuya Tsuda	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:35.779	4.228	1.285
12	Nobu Aoki	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:36.338	4.787	0.559