2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II, Losail - Wednesday lap times (3pm)
The second and final 2021 Official MotoGP pre-🥂season test is underway 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 Quartararo fastest), riders and teams have had ju💜st two days to analyse their data before the final three-day test.
The MotoGP regulars are again joined by Factory test riders Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) an🐬d Michele🍨 Pirro (Ducati). Crutchlow is again sharing M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane.
The three bikes, which appear to include 2019 (A-Spec) plus 2020 and 2021 Factory-s♈pec machines, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official tim💙ing only lists the bike, not the rider.
Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm 𝔍each day, followed by ten minutes reserved for practice starts.
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| 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II - Wednesday (3pm) | |||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | |
| 1 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1m 55.791s | 9/10 |
| 2 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.270s | 2/2 |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +1.674s | 6/6 |
| 4 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +1.695s | 9/17 |
| 5 | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.993s | 13/16 |
| 6 | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +4.359s | 6/8 |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront ཧof the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
