2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test results - Day 3

Fi𝔍nal lap times from Thursday’s third and last day of the Official 2024 Sepang MotoGP test

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After a Shakedown - featuring test riders, Honda and Yamaha race riders, plus KTM rookie Pedro Acosಞta - three days of Official MotoGP testing at Sepang concludes on Thursday evening.

Pramac Ducati’s 2023 title runner-up Jorge Martin was fastest from Acosta on day one, before Ducati Lenovo’s Enea Bastianini moved to the top with a new all-time unofficial lap record of 1m 57.134s late on day two๊.

A 'cool', overca🍸st start to day three helped produce the 🐽first ever 1m 56s two-wheeled laps of the Malaysian Grand Prix circuit by reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia, title runner-up Jorge Martin and then Gresini's Alex Marquez on the older GP23.

En💯ea Bastianini also joined the 1m 56s club shortly after 11am. With the temperature rising, teams then switched to testing with used tyres and some longer race simulat𒊎ion runs.

UPDATE - Average lap time during long runs today:

  1. di Giannantonio (Ducati) 1m 58.237s (over 10 laps)*
  2. Martin  (Ducati) 1m 58.390s (over 10 laps)
  3. Bastianini (Ducati) 1m 58.437s (over 10 laps)
  4. Bagnaia (Ducati) 1m 58.457s  (over 10 laps)
  5. A. Espargaro (Aprilia) 1m 58.499s (over 9 laps)
  6. Vinales (Aprilia) 1m 58.545s (over 9 laps)*
  7. M. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.556s (over 10 laps)*
  8. Binder (KTM) 1m 58.639s (over 9 laps)*
  9. Acosta (KTM) 1m 58.644s (over 10 laps)
  10. A. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.811s (over 10 laps)*
  11. Marini (Honda) 1m 59.083s (over 6 laps)
  12. Mir (Honda) 1m 59.234 (over 10 laps)
  13. Rins (Yamaha) 1m 59.288s (over 9 laps)*
  14. Zarco (Honda) 2m 0.079s (over 10 laps)

* Set late in the afternoon, cooler temps.

While Bagnaia and team-m๊ate Enea Bastianini liked the new Ducati fairing on day two, Martin still preferred the older design. However Martin said he was able to make🐽 the new fairing work on the final day.

Two full-time riders were missing. Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez was ruled out after a big highside early on the opening day while Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli will be absent from both t𒁃he Sepang and Qatar tests after being knocked unconscious in a Superbike training accident at Portimao.

Morbidelli was replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro and Fernandez by A♛prilia ☂test rider Lorenzo Savadori.

Track action took pla🅺ce from 10am to 6pm, followed by practice starts.

The final 2024 pre-season test takes place in Qatar f꧑rom February 19-2ꩵ0…

2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (FINAL)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/47
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/49
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/54
7^3Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.625s55/57
8˅1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/55
9˅1Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/41
10˅1Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/56
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/57
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/60
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/52
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/41
17^2Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+1.313s56/56
18˅1Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/55
19˅1Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.326s42/43
20=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/60
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/64
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (5pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/47
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/49
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/49
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/53
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/41
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/41
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/42
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/46
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/47
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/41
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/40
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/43
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19^1Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+1.848s40/46
20˅1Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/52
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/53
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (4pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/46
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/33
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/49
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/36
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/32
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/40
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/36
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/31
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/36
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/39
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (3pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/31
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/32
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/28
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/27
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/40
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/34
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/27
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/36
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/38
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (2pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/31
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/45
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/32
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/21
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/27
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/32
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/34
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/27
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/27
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/39
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/32
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/38
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (1pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/25
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/37
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/29
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/25
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/36
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/27
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/13
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/22
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/24
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/30
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/21
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/36
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/29
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/25
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/24
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/30
20^1Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/25
21˅1Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/31
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/29
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/32
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (12pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/18
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/29
3^1Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/18
4˅1Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/20
5^4Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/28
6˅1Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/18
7^1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/23
8˅2Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/23
9˅2Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/13
10^2Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/12
11˅1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/17
12˅1Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/22
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/18
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/26
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/19
16^1Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/20
17^2Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/20
18˅2Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/20
19^4Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/19
20˅2Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/27
21=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.061s19/20
22˅2Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/19
23˅1Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/22
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (11am)
 RiderNatTeamTime
1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s
2Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s
3Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s
4Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.554s
5Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s
6Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s
7Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s
8Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.805s
9Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.830s
10Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s
11Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.890s
12Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.975s
13Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.151s
14Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s
15Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s
16Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s
17Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.948s
18Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.085s
19Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+2.261s
20Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.462s
21Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+3.134s
22Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+3.694s
23Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+4.878s

Fastest Day 2 lap time:

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo) 1m 57.134s

Fastest Day 1 lap time:

Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) 1m 57.951s

Fastest Shakedown lap:

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) 1m 58.189s

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)

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