Qatar 2 MotoGP Test Thursday 5pm Times: Morbidelli Leads As Testing Picks Up Again
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The first two hours of the Qatar test were the usual desolate affair, as rider sat and waited until the track temperature dropped enough for it to make sense to go out. The only exception was Maverick Viñales, who once again spent the lost part of the day doing test starts, and working on clutch settings for the start, his weakest point.
The track got busier in the third hour, with Franco Morbidelli leading the way by 5pm, ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo, while Pol Espargaro sits in fourth, ahead of the factory Ducatis of Pecco Bagnaia and Jack Miller.
Times at 5pm:
Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.588 | ||
2 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:54.942 | 0.354 | 0.354 |
3 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.948 | 0.360 | 0.006 |
4 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | Honda RC213V | 1:54.990 | 0.402 | 0.042 |
5 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati GP21 | 1:54.991 | 0.403 | 0.001 |
6 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP21 | 1:55.119 | 0.531 | 0.128 |
7 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati GP21 | 1:55.173 | 0.585 | 0.054 |
8 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.242 | 0.654 | 0.069 |
9 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:55.398 | 0.810 | 0.156 |
10 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM RC16 | 1:55.584 | 0.996 | 0.186 |
11 | 90 | Yamaha Test 1 | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.590 | 1.002 | 0.006 |
12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.601 | 1.013 | 0.011 |
13 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:55.712 | 1.124 | 0.111 |
14 | 89 | Jorge Martin | Ducati GP21 | 1:55.715 | 1.127 | 0.003 |
15 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.978 | 1.390 | 0.263 |
16 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM RC16 | 1:56.098 | 1.510 | 0.120 |
17 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda RC213V | 1:56.108 | 1.520 | 0.010 |
18 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:56.120 | 1.532 | 0.012 |
19 | 73 | Alex Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:56.122 | 1.534 | 0.002 |
20 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM RC16 | 1:56.286 | 1.698 | 0.164 |
21 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP21 | 1:56.732 | 2.144 | 0.446 |
22 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati GP19 | 1:56.806 | 2.218 | 0.074 |
23 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM RC16 | 1:56.911 | 2.323 | 0.105 |
24 | 91 | Yamaha Test 2 | Yamaha M1 | 1:57.955 | 3.367 | 1.044 |
25 | 85 | Takuya Tsuda | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:58.437 | 3.849 | 0.482 |