Repsol Honda Team enjoy a productive final day at Valencia test

2018-11-23 19:23
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 Marquez
3RD 1'30.911 (53 LAPS)
“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.”

Marc Marquez
Day 2 Combined Times
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1
VINALES
Maverick 12 SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 1'30.757
2
DOVIZIOSO
Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 1'30.890 / 0.133
3
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'30.911 / 0.154
4
MILLER
Jack 43 AUS Alma Pramac Racing 1'30.939 / 0.182
5
PETRUCCI
Danilo 9 ITA Ducati Team 1'30.959 / 0.202
6
MORBIDELLI
Franco 21 ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT 1'30.974 / 0.217
7
RINS
Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar 1'31.254 / 0.497
8
NAKAGAMI
Takaaki 30 JPN LCR Honda 1'31.304 / 0.547

Source: Honda Racing Corporation

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