The first 2024 MotoGP test featuring contracted race riders kicked off a🗹t Sepang in Ma🎃laysia on Thursday with the start of a three-day Shakedown.

Following a winter testing ban from December 1st to January 31st, the revised concession rules now allow race riders from Yamaha (168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins) and Honda (Joan Mir, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami) to take part in the Shakedown, as well as MotoGP ro༒okie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS).

However, while Acosta put in a total of 45 laps (GP distance is 20 laps) and was second fastest between KTM test riders Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espaꦕrgaro, the Honda and Yamaha race riders did not take to the track.

Both factories said they always planned to use only their test 🌳rider today, with 𓆏their race riders starting from day two.

Test riders from all five manufacturers were on track today: Stefan Bradl and Takumi Takahashi (Honda), Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha), Danꦓi Pedrosa and new test rider Pol Espargaro (KTM), plus Michele Pirro (Ducati) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia).

Some ne🐷w aero started to appear during the after𝕴noon, .

Track action at the Shakedown takes place from 10am to 6p💙m (local time), from February 1-3.

The Official test, featuring all of the 2024 MotoGP race riders🤪, will 🌞then be held from February 6-8, again with practice starts at the end of each day.

Each rider on track at the Shakedown was using at least two different machines - five in the case of Savadori - the times shown ar🗹e each rider's overall best.

Official Sepang MotoGP records

Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) 1m 57.491s (2023)

Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) 1m 58.979s (2022)