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MotoGP
MOTOGP: Pedrosa Closes Sepang Test On Top
Dani Pedrosa ripped off a record time of 2:00.100 to finish the three-day test at Sepang on top of the charts.
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa (Photo: HRC)
Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa heads into the two-week break as the man to beat after ending the final day of the Sepang test on top, as riders across the field dropped their laps times once more.
Pedrosa’s teammate, Marc Márquez, gave everyone a scare in the morning as he crashed in the final turn at speed, although he walked away unscathed and could continue his work on his second bike. A record lap set by Pedrosa of 2:00’100 was not beaten all day, as Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo ended just over three tenths off, himself focusing on a race simulation later in the day.
His teammate Valentino Rossi also showed that he could get below the 2:01 mark, leaving it until just before lunch to post his fastest time that saw him end the day in third behind his teammate. Márquez, despite going quicker again today, was this time unable to finish in the top three as he put in a lengthy run at the end, yet stayed a close fourth, challenged by the impressive Cal Crutchlow, the last rider below the 2:01 mark, on his 2012 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine.
LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl just missed out on that feat with a time of 2.01’003, although the German looked on good form as he went quicker once more on his RC213V. Go & Fun Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista improved over yesterday’s time, getting more dialed in to the bike’s geometry and Showa suspension, with Tech 3 rookie Bradley Smith continuing his steep, but progressive, learning curve in eighth. Smith also undertook a race simulation early in the day before setting his best time.
The Ducati Team will be buoyed by progress, with Nicky Hayden gaining over a second over the three days, as he ended the day in ninth, with teammate Andrea Dovizioso less than a hundredth behind. Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga was the first outside of the top ten, in front of Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaró, who put in a tremendous effort to place his CRT 12th, and just over 2.5s off the top. He ousted Pramac Team’s Italian rookie Andrea Iannone into 13th, who was without teammate Ben Spies today, as the Texan decided to sit it out and let his shoulder recuperate before the second Sepang test. He finished the overall standings in 15th.
HRC test rider Kosuke Akiyoshi headed Paul Bird Motorsport’s Michael Laverty, who has improved by nearly 3s over the three days on his MotoGP debut. He beat established Aspar rider Randy de Puniet, who finished ahead of Yamaha test rider Wataru Yoshikawa, Avintia Blusens’ Héctor Barberá and HRC test rider Takumi Takahashi. Came IodaRacing Project’s Danilo Petrucci ended the day in 20th, in front of Cardion AB Motoracing’s Karel Abraham, Avintia’s Hiroshi Aoyama, NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Claudio Corti and Ioda’s Lukas Pesek. Rounding out the back of the grid are PBM’s Yonny Hernandez, trying to fix chatter issues, as well as NGM’s Colin Edwards and Gresini’s Bryan Staring.
Testing Results
1 Dani Pedrosa 2'00.100 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
2 Jorge Lorenzo 2'00.429 SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
3 Valentino Rossi 2'00.542 ITA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
4 Marc Marquez 2'00.636 ESP HONDA Repsol Honda Team
5 Cal Crutchlow 2'00.734 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
6 Stefan Bradl 2'01.003 GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP
7 Alvaro Bautista 2'01.502 SPA HONDA & FTR Go & Fun Honda Gresini
8 Bradley Smith 2'02.093 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
9 Nicky Hayden 2'02.184 USA DUCATI Ducati Team
10 Andrea Dovizioso 2'02.277 ITA DUCATI Ducati Team
11 Katsayuki Nakasuga 2'02.616 JPN YAMAHA Yamaha Factory
12 Aleix Espargaro 2'02.628 ESP ART Power Electronics Aspar
13 Andrea Iannone 2'02.864 ITA DUCATI Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team
14 Kosuke Akiyoshi 2'03.082 JPN HONDA HRC Test Team
15 Michael Laverty 2'03.874 GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
16 Randy De Puniet 2'04.066 FRA ART Power Electronics Aspar
17 Wataru Yoshikawa 2'04.137 JPN YAMAHA Yamaha Factory
18 Hector Barbera 2'04.211 SPA FTR Avintia Blusens
19 Takumi Takahashi 2'04.288 JPN HONDA HRC Test Team
20 Danilo Petrucci 2'04.531 ITA IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
21 Karel Abraham 2'04.766 CZE ART Cardion AB Motoracing
22 Hiroshi Aoyama 2'04.915 JAP FTR Avintia Blusens
23 Claudio Corti 2.05.107 ITA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
24 Lukas Pesek 2'05.321 CZE IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
25 Yonny Hernandez 2'05.407 COL PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
26 Colin Edwards 2'05.913 USA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
27 Bryan Staring 2'05.970 AUS HONDA & FTR Go & Fun Honda Gresini
Pedrosa’s teammate, Marc Márquez, gave everyone a scare in the morning as he crashed in the final turn at speed, although he walked away unscathed and could continue his work on his second bike. A record lap set by Pedrosa of 2:00’100 was not beaten all day, as Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo ended just over three tenths off, himself focusing on a race simulation later in the day.
His teammate Valentino Rossi also showed that he could get below the 2:01 mark, leaving it until just before lunch to post his fastest time that saw him end the day in third behind his teammate. Márquez, despite going quicker again today, was this time unable to finish in the top three as he put in a lengthy run at the end, yet stayed a close fourth, challenged by the impressive Cal Crutchlow, the last rider below the 2:01 mark, on his 2012 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine.
LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl just missed out on that feat with a time of 2.01’003, although the German looked on good form as he went quicker once more on his RC213V. Go & Fun Honda Gresini’s Álvaro Bautista improved over yesterday’s time, getting more dialed in to the bike’s geometry and Showa suspension, with Tech 3 rookie Bradley Smith continuing his steep, but progressive, learning curve in eighth. Smith also undertook a race simulation early in the day before setting his best time.
The Ducati Team will be buoyed by progress, with Nicky Hayden gaining over a second over the three days, as he ended the day in ninth, with teammate Andrea Dovizioso less than a hundredth behind. Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga was the first outside of the top ten, in front of Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaró, who put in a tremendous effort to place his CRT 12th, and just over 2.5s off the top. He ousted Pramac Team’s Italian rookie Andrea Iannone into 13th, who was without teammate Ben Spies today, as the Texan decided to sit it out and let his shoulder recuperate before the second Sepang test. He finished the overall standings in 15th.
HRC test rider Kosuke Akiyoshi headed Paul Bird Motorsport’s Michael Laverty, who has improved by nearly 3s over the three days on his MotoGP debut. He beat established Aspar rider Randy de Puniet, who finished ahead of Yamaha test rider Wataru Yoshikawa, Avintia Blusens’ Héctor Barberá and HRC test rider Takumi Takahashi. Came IodaRacing Project’s Danilo Petrucci ended the day in 20th, in front of Cardion AB Motoracing’s Karel Abraham, Avintia’s Hiroshi Aoyama, NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Claudio Corti and Ioda’s Lukas Pesek. Rounding out the back of the grid are PBM’s Yonny Hernandez, trying to fix chatter issues, as well as NGM’s Colin Edwards and Gresini’s Bryan Staring.
Testing Results
1 Dani Pedrosa 2'00.100 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team
2 Jorge Lorenzo 2'00.429 SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
3 Valentino Rossi 2'00.542 ITA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing
4 Marc Marquez 2'00.636 ESP HONDA Repsol Honda Team
5 Cal Crutchlow 2'00.734 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
6 Stefan Bradl 2'01.003 GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP
7 Alvaro Bautista 2'01.502 SPA HONDA & FTR Go & Fun Honda Gresini
8 Bradley Smith 2'02.093 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
9 Nicky Hayden 2'02.184 USA DUCATI Ducati Team
10 Andrea Dovizioso 2'02.277 ITA DUCATI Ducati Team
11 Katsayuki Nakasuga 2'02.616 JPN YAMAHA Yamaha Factory
12 Aleix Espargaro 2'02.628 ESP ART Power Electronics Aspar
13 Andrea Iannone 2'02.864 ITA DUCATI Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team
14 Kosuke Akiyoshi 2'03.082 JPN HONDA HRC Test Team
15 Michael Laverty 2'03.874 GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
16 Randy De Puniet 2'04.066 FRA ART Power Electronics Aspar
17 Wataru Yoshikawa 2'04.137 JPN YAMAHA Yamaha Factory
18 Hector Barbera 2'04.211 SPA FTR Avintia Blusens
19 Takumi Takahashi 2'04.288 JPN HONDA HRC Test Team
20 Danilo Petrucci 2'04.531 ITA IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
21 Karel Abraham 2'04.766 CZE ART Cardion AB Motoracing
22 Hiroshi Aoyama 2'04.915 JAP FTR Avintia Blusens
23 Claudio Corti 2.05.107 ITA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
24 Lukas Pesek 2'05.321 CZE IODA-SUTER Came IodaRacing Project
25 Yonny Hernandez 2'05.407 COL PBM Paul Bird Motorsport
26 Colin Edwards 2'05.913 USA FTR-KAWASAKI NGM Mobile Forward Racing
27 Bryan Staring 2'05.970 AUS HONDA & FTR Go & Fun Honda Gresini
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