2021 Qatar MotoGP test times, Losail - Sunday (7pm)
The seco🐼nd ༒and final day of the opening 2021 Qatar MotoGP test is underway at Losail.
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia were the surprise leaders on day one, but can🧸 they hold their advantage?
With the Sepang test cancelled, Qatar is the first time most riders have been on a MotoGP bike since the chequered flag waved at Po𒈔rtimao last November.
The MotoGP regulars are joined b🦹y Factory test riders, including Shakedown pace setter Stefan Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, 31-time MotoGP race winner Dani Pedrosa (KTM) and former World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli (Su♌zuki).
Crutchlow will be sharing M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane. The three bikes, which appear to include both the 2019 (A-Spec) and 2020 (Factory-Spec) models, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official timing only lists the bܫike, not the rider.
Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm each day, followed𒁏 by ten min💫utes reserved for practice starts.
The second and final pre-season test will then be held at the same circuit on March 10-12, venueඣ for the season-opening race on March 28, then round two on April 4.
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| 2021 Qatar MotoGP test times - Sunday (7pm) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | ^12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1m 54.367s | 33/35 |
| 2 | ^1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.058s | 41/41 |
| 3 | ^4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.218s | 28/37 |
| 4 | ^7 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.291s | 25/27 |
| 5 | ˅4 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.291s | 10/32 |
| 6 | ˅4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.306s | 25/40 |
| 7 | ˅1 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.321s | 35/42 |
| 8 | ˅4 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.407s | 34/48 |
| 9 | ˅4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.490s | 25/31 |
| 10 | = | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.503s | 26/34 |
| 11 | ^3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.585s | 32/34 |
| 12 | ˅3 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.807s | 24/29 |
| 13 | ^5 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.813s | 28/38 |
| 14 | ˅6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.820s | 30/35 |
| 15 | ˅3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama (GP19)* | +1.145s | 26/26 |
| 16 | ^4 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.428s | 39/40 |
| 17 | ˅2 | Yamaha Test2 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +61.500s | 20/20 |
| 18 | ^4 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.506s | 22/22 |
| 19 | ^4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)* | +1.558s | 23/26 |
| 20 | ˅4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.577s | 23/33 |
| 21 | ˅4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.624s | 14/25 |
| 22 | ˅3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +1.871s | 11/24 |
| 23 | ˅2 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +2.085s | 32/42 |
| 24 | ^1 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.395s | 26/31 |
| 25 | ˅1 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.758s | 9/22 |
| 26 | = | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +3.528s | 19/20 |
| 27 | = | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +4.115s | 12/12 |
| 28 | = | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +4.543s | 16/25 |
* Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than previous hour.
Fastest Day 1 Time:
Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia 1m 54.687s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefron♉t of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
