27 have been the pilots who have paraded around the track of the Sepang circuit during the first official pre-season tests. Along with the starting stars, some of the test drivers took to the track in order to subject the prototypes to a tough analysis ahead of the Qatar event.
These training sessions have been the prelude to the first race of the year, scheduled for March 6 in Qatar. Development, new components and top speed have been the three pillars of the tests in Sepang, a day that, if it had been valid on the calendar, would have left this starting grid:
Results from Sunday test at Sepang
| Pos. | Pilot | Motorcycle | Weather | laps |
| 1 | E. Bastianini | Ducati | 1’58 “131 | 25 |
| two | A. Espargaro | aprilia | +0″026 | 38 |
| 3 | J. Martin | Ducati | +0″112 | 27 |
| 4 | On. Rinse | Suzuki | +0″130 | 37 |
| 5 | M. Vinales | aprilia | +0″130 | 42 |
| 6 | P. Bagnaia | Ducati | +0″134 | 49 |
| 7 | F. Quartararo | Yamaha | +0″182 | 54 |
| 8 | M. Marquez | Sling | +0″201 | 49 |
| 9 | J. Zarco | Ducati | +0 “282 | 47 |
| 10 | P. Espargaro | Sling | +0″289 | fifty |
| 11 | L. Marini | Ducati | +0″299 | 37 |
| 12 | J. Mir | Suzuki | +0″398 | 35 |
| 13 | T. Nakagami | Honda | +0″476 | 42 |
| 14 | J. Miller | Ducati | +0″514 | 38 |
| 15 | M. Oliveira | KTM | +0″570 | 32 |
| 16 | M. Bezzecchi | Ducati | +0″579 | 46 |
| 17 | THE. Marquez | Honda | +0″669 | 57 |
| 18 | B. Binder | KTM | +0″885 | 40 |
| 19 | R. Fernandez | KTM | +1″049 | 24 |
| 20 | F. Di Giannantonio | Ducati | +1″066 | 39 |
| 21 | C. Crutchlow | Yamaha | +1″131 | 31 |
| 22 | A. Dovizioso | Yamaha | +1″153 | 55 |
| 23 | R. Gardner | KTM | +1″217 | 35 |
| 24 | F. Morbidelli | Yamaha | +1″234 | 38 |
| 25 | D. Binder | Yamaha | +1″726 | 55 |
| 26 | S. Guintoli | Suzuki | +1″865 | 44 |
| 27 | T. Tsuda | Suzuki | +7 “547 | Four |
Results from Saturday test in Sepang:
|
pos |
Pilot |
Equipment |
Motorcycle |
Weather |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Alex Espargaro |
aprilia-racing |
APRILIA |
1,58,371 |
|
|
2 |
Maverick VINALES |
Aprilia Racing |
APRILIA |
1’58.384 |
0.013 |
|
3 |
Alex RINS |
Team SUZUKI |
SUZUKI |
1’58.471 |
0.100 |
|
4 |
Enea BASTIANINI |
Gresini Racing |
DUCATI |
1’58.638 |
0.267 |
|
5 |
Johann ZARCO |
Pramac Racing |
DUCATI |
1’58.946 |
0.575 |
|
6 |
Fabio QUARTARARO |
Yamaha MotoGP |
YAMAHA |
1’59.002 |
0.631 |
|
7 |
Joan MIR |
Team SUZUKI |
SUZUKI |
1’59.067 |
0.696 |
|
8 |
Marc Márquez |
Repsol-Honda |
SLING |
1,59,287 |
0.916 |
|
9 |
Pol ESPARGARO |
Repsol Honda |
HONDA |
1’59.353 |
0.982 |
|
10 |
Marco BEZZECCHI |
VR46 Racing |
DUCATI |
1’59.468 |
1,097 |
|
11 |
Cal CRUTCHLOW |
Yamaha Factory |
YAMAHA |
1’59.558 |
1.187 |
|
12 |
Takaaki NAKAGAMI |
LCR Honda |
HONDA |
1’59,634 |
1.263 |
|
13 |
Raul FERNANDEZ |
Tech 3 KTM |
KTM |
1,59,682 |
1,311 |
|
14 |
Brad BINDER |
KTM Factory |
KTM |
1’59.784 |
1.413 |
|
15 |
Alex Marquez |
LCR Honda |
HONDA |
1’59.913 |
1.542 |
|
16 |
Miguel OLIVEIRA |
KTM Factory |
KTM |
1’59.945 |
1.574 |
|
17 |
Jorge MARTIN |
Pramac Racing |
DUCATI |
1’59.949 |
1.578 |
|
18 |
Luca MARINI |
VR46 Racing |
DUCATI |
1’59,966 |
1,595 |
|
19 |
Francesco BAGNAIA |
Ducati Team |
DUCATI |
2’00.027 |
1,656 |
|
20 |
Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO |
Gresini Racing |
DUCATI |
2’00.047 |
1,676 |
|
21 |
Franco MORBIDELLI |
Yamaha MotoGP |
YAMAHA |
2’00.107 |
1,736 |
|
22 |
Jack MILLER |
Ducati Team |
DUCATI |
2’00.177 |
1.806 |
|
23 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
Yamaha RNF |
YAMAHA |
2’00.342 |
1971 |
|
24 |
Remy GARDNER |
Tech 3 KTM |
KTM |
2’00.470 |
2.099 |
|
25 |
Darryn BINDER |
Yamaha RNF |
YAMAHA |
2’00.818 |
2.447 |
|
26 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
Suzuki Test Team |
SUZUKI |
2’01.390 |
3.019 |
|
27 |
Lorenzo SAVADORI |
Aprilia Test Team |
APRILIA |
2’04.385 |
6,014 |
| — |
Takuya TSUDA |
Suzuki Test Team |
SUZUKI |
no time | — |




