The MotoGP riders completed the second and final day of testing during the last testing session of the year at Jerez de La Frontera in Spain, with Marc Márquez second fastest and just 0.025” off fellow HRC rider Takaaki Nakagami.
Márquez and Lorenzo took advantage of another day in ideal weather conditions to continue their preparation for the new season. Marc set his fastest time of 1:37.970on lap 53/56. Meanwhile, Jorge finished a very positive fourth with a time of 1:38.105 on his 65th –and final–lap.
It has been a long and successful racing season for the Repsol Honda Team, and the preparation for next year has got off to a positive start. Testing will resume after the winter break, when Marc and Jorge are back on the track in Malaysia, on 6-8 February 2019.
Results Official Test Jerez – Day 2
1. TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI (DUCATI) 1:37.945
2. MARC MÁRQUEZ (REPSOL HONDA) +0.025
3. MAVERICK VIÑALES (YAMAHA) +0.121
4. JORGE LORENZO (REPSOL HONDA) +0.160
5. DANILO PETRUCCI (DUCATI) +0.164
MARC MÁRQUEZ – 2nd
“Today we worked more on the details of the setup and straight away this morning the feeling was very good. We spent time testing some medium and hard Michelin rear tyres and then we continued with testing new things. Some of the updates were very good and some less so, as is normal. We improved in the engine area but we have to continue working on this, and on the chassis area as well. We have a lot of information to analyse now. At the end of the day I put the soft tyre on for the first time and we did a good lap time, even though that wasn’t our main priority. We’re happy with how the test went and now it’s time to take a rest!”
