2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II - Live Wednesday Updates
The🔜 second and final 2021 Official MotoGP pre-season test is undꦇerway at Losail in Qatar.
After the March 5 Shakedown (led by Stefan Bradl) and then opening Official Test from March 6-7 (which saw new Monster Yamaha signing Fabio Qua💮rtararo fastest), riders and teams have had just two days to analyse their data before the final three-day test.
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The MotoGP regulars are again joined by Factory test riders, in🎉cluding Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) and Michele Pirro (Ducati).
Crutchlow is again sharing M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuy🐠uki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane. The three bikes, which appear to include 2019 (A-Spec) plus 2020 and 2021 Factory-spec machines, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official timing only lists the bike, not the rider.
Testing ta🉐kes place from 2pm to 9pm each day, followed by ten minutes reserved for practice starts.The season-opening race then takes place at Losail on🐼 March 28, following by round two on April 4.
| 2021 Qatar MotoGP test times - Sunday (FINAL) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | ^5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 53.94s | 52/59 |
| 2 | ^2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.077s | 57/57 |
| 3 | ˅2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.212s | 42/69 |
| 4 | ˅2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.213s | 50/63 |
| 5 | ˅2 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.270s | 44/61 |
| 6 | ^5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.416s | 51/55 |
| 7 | ˅2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.455s | 55/66 |
| 8 | ˅1 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.575s | 45/48 |
| 9 | ^3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.711s | 48/48 |
| 10 | ˅2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.718s | 25/49 |
| 11 | ˅2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.726s | 35/47 |
| 12 | ˅2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.733s | 25/62 |
| 13 | ^1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.750s | 59/60 |
| 14 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.012s | 32/53 |
| 15 | ^2 | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.366s | 30/35 |
| 16 | ˅1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama (GP19)* | +1.546s | 35/45 |
| 17 | ^7 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +1.630s | 38/41 |
| 18 | ^4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)* | +1.665s | 47/48 |
| 19 | ˅3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +1.692s | 29/36 |
| 20 | ˅2 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.768s | 35/50 |
| 21 | ˅2 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.855s | 39/51 |
| 22 | ˅2 | Yamaha Test2 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.927s | 20/20 |
| 23 | ˅2 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.933s | 22/38 |
| 24 | ˅1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.004s | 23/41 |
| 25 | = | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +2.512s | 32/53 |
| 26 | = | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.822s | 26/45 |
| 27 | = | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +3.955s | 19/20 |
| 28 | = | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +4.970s | 16/25 |
Peter has been in the ♔paddo🅰ck for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
