2018 Jerez November MotoGP Test 1:30pm Wednesday Times: Petrucci Fastest As Testing Begins

Submitted by David Emmett on Wed, 2018-11-28 12:41

Testing is underway at the final MotoGP test of 2018, bikes out on track at Jerez. Cold track temperatures kept the bikes in the garage for the first two hours, but the noise started at around 11:30, and the track has been busy since then.

Danilo Petrucci is currently fastest on the factory Ducati, ahead of his teammate Andrea Dovizioso. Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez is out on a bike in Repsol livery, a black test bike waiting in the pits. Marquez is currently third fastest, just ahead of Maverick Viñales. Jorge Lorenzo is tenth at the moment, but Honda have brought a modified tank with extra support, similar to the one used at Ducati.

the session was briefly red-flagged when Joan Mir crashed at Turn 7, destroying the air fence. Mir is currently being checked out at the medical center, but he is not believed to be seriously injured.

Times at 1:30pm:

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati GP19	1:39.127
2	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati GP19	1:39.244	0.117	0.117
3	93	Marc Marquez	Honda RC213V	1:39.425	0.298	0.181
4	12	Maverick Vinales	Yamaha M1	1:39.439	0.312	0.014
5	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda RC213V	1:39.581	0.454	0.142
6	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:39.587	0.460	0.006
7	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha M1	1:39.676	0.549	0.089
8	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM RC16	1:39.777	0.650	0.101
9	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha M1	1:39.825	0.698	0.048
10	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Honda RC213V	1:39.980	0.853	0.155
11	19	Alvaro Bautstia	Ducati GP19	1:40.321	1.194	0.341
12	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:40.393	1.266	0.072
13	43	Jack Miller	Ducati GP19	1:40.548	1.421	0.155
14	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati GP18	1:40.577	1.450	0.029
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati GP18	1:40.876	1.749	0.299
16	50	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki GSX-RR	1:41.084	1.957	0.208
17	5	Johann Zarco	KTM RC16	1:41.092	1.965	0.008
18	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha M1	1:41.105	1.978	0.013
19	29	Andrea Iannone	Aprilia RS-GP	1:41.186	2.059	0.081
20	38	Bradley Smith	Aprilia RS-GP	1:41.401	2.274	0.215
21	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati GP18	1:41.779	2.652	0.378
22	55	Hafizh Syahrin	KTM RC16	1:41.844	2.717	0.065
23	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM RC16	1:42.575	3.448	0.731
24	15	Matteo Baiocco	Aprilia RS-GP	1:44.205	5.078	1.630