The Repsol Honda Team’s second and final day of testing at Valencia was finally completely dry. As was the case yesterday though, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo took to the circuit around 1 pm, when air temperature and track conditions improved enough for the riders to collect valuable information for the HRC engineers to analyse.
Marc’s fastest time of 1:30.911 on lap 39 of 53 placed him third-fastest on this final day. Jorge turned 46 laps and finished in 12th place at 1:31.584 (lap 40).
Marquez and Lorenzo will take part in a two-day test in Jerez, Spain 28-29 November before the winter testing ban kicks in at the end of the month.
Marc Márquez:
“It was a good day for us, as we tried many things and got a lot of information. Today we mainly worked on the new bike and the engine setup, but not only on that. We had many things to try and to understand, as the feeling is quite different. In the morning I was really comfortable and I was already able to be fast. Then I stayed there, remained calm and kept the rhythm, because to be honest, it was a must-not-crash situation today. We tried different combinations, spending a lot of time in the garage in the morning, but I was able to make a few consistent runs in the afternoon.”
Standings
1. MAVERICK VIÑALES (Yamaha) 1:30.757
2. ANDREA DOVIZIOSO (Ducati) +0.133
3. MARC MÁRQUEZ (REPSOL HONDA TEAM) +0.154
4. JACK MILLER (Ducati) +0.182
5. DANILO PETRUCCI (Ducati) +0.202
12. JORGE LORENZO (REPSOL HONDA TEAM) +0.827
