2018 Qatar MotoGP Test Friday 8pm Times: Dovizioso Leads Through Race Simulation Hour

Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2018-03-02 17:12

Andrea Dovizioso continues to lead the way at Qatar, the Italian putting in a long run between 7pm and 8pm, which is race time on 18th March. The Italian slightly improved his time, extending his advantage over the Tech3 Yamaha M1 of Johann Zarco to nearly a quarter of a second. Cal Crutchlow remains in third spot, while Maverick Viñales used a set of softer tires to punch into the top four on the Movistar Yamaha.

Times at 8pm:

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati GP18	1:54.627
2	5	Johann Zarco	Yamaha M1	1:54.874	0.247	0.247
3	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda RC213V	1:54.992	0.365	0.118
4	25	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha M1	1:55.051	0.424	0.059
5	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati GP18	1:55.188	0.561	0.137
6	29	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:55.195	0.568	0.007
7	43	Jack Miller	Ducati GP17	1:55.236	0.609	0.041
8	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:55.276	0.649	0.040
9	26	Dani Pedrosa	Honda RC213V	1:55.282	0.655	0.006
10	93	Marc Marquez	Honda RC213V	1:55.307	0.680	0.025
11	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha M1	1:55.316	0.689	0.009
12	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia RS-GP	1:55.460	0.833	0.144
13	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati GP18	1:55.562	0.935	0.102
14	45	Scott Redding	Aprilia RS-GP	1:55.708	1.081	0.146
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati GP17	1:55.875	1.248	0.167
16	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati GP16	1:55.876	1.249	0.001
17	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda RC213V	1:56.060	1.433	0.184
18	19	Alvaro Bautista	Ducati GP17	1:56.104	1.477	0.044
19	21	Franco Morbidelli	Honda RC213V	1:56.122	1.495	0.018
20	55	Hafizh Syahrin	Yamaha M1	1:56.263	1.636	0.141
21	38	Bradley Smith	KTM RC16	1:56.283	1.656	0.020
22	12	Tom Luthi	Honda RC213V	1:56.295	1.668	0.012
23	10	Xavier Simeon	Ducati GP16	1:56.795	2.168	0.500
24	36	Mika Kallio	KTM RC16	1:57.244	2.617	0.449

2017 Pole time:	2017	Maverick Viñales	1:54.316
Fastest lap in the 2017 race:	2017	Johann Zarco	1:55.990
Circuit Race Record Lap:	2016	Jorge Lorenzo	1:54.927
Best ever lap at the circuit:	2008	Jorge Lorenzo	1:53.927