Marquez and Pedrosa complete productive post-race test

2018-05-07 09:08
Fresh from yesterday’s masterful win, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez was back on track in Jerez today for a one-day post-race test. Fortunately, teammate Dani Pedrosa, who had bruised his right leg crashing out of the race, was also able to complete his test schedule.

Dani managed 75 laps with a fastest time of 1’37.980” to finish third fastest for the day. Marc wrapped up his day earlier, having completed 62 laps, his best time of 1’38.232” placing him fifth fastest. Both riders collected valuable feedback to prepare ahead of the French GP in two weeks’ time.

Dani Pedrosa
3RD 1'37.980 (ON LAP 68 OF 75)
“I’m very happy with the work we did on the bike today. This morning I felt quite sore and stiff on my right side, but lap-by-lap I improved my feeling and I’m very happy I was able to complete this day of testing. We worked on the electronics and aerodynamics, along with the rest, and over the course of the day we improved our feeling, confidence, and rhythm, finding many positives while working on the bike and with the new items we tested. The team did a very good job.”

Dani Pedrosa
Marc Marquez
5TH 1'38.232 (ON LAP 21 OF 62)
“It was a good day of testing. We didn’t do so many laps, but we completed the schedule we had planned, working mainly on the aerodynamic package. We found some positives, but we need some additional confirmations at a different circuit because we’ll only have the chance to homologate one more fairing this season. All in all, I had a good feeling on the bike, as I did yesterday.”

Marc Marquez
Testing Results
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1
ZARCO
Johann 5 FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'37.730
2
CRUTCHLOW
Cal 35 GBR LCR Honda 0.217
3
PEDROSA
Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team 0.250
4
VINALES
Maverick 25 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 0.409
5
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 0.502
6
MORBIDELLI
Franco 21 ITA

Source: Honda Racing Corporation

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