2021 Qatar MotoGP test times, Losail - Sunday (4pm)
The second and final ꦆday of the opening 2021 Qatar MotoGP test ✤is underway at Losail.
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia were🧔 the surprise leaders on day one, but can they hold their advantage?
With the Sepang test cancelled,ཧ Qatar is the first time most꧙ riders have been on a MotoGP bike since the chequered flag waved at Portimao last November.
The MotoGP regulars are joined by Factory test riders, inclꦑuding Shakedown pace setter Stefan Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, 31-time MotoGP race winner Dani Pedrosa (KTM) and former World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki).
Crutchlow will be s🐼haring M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane. The three bikes, which appear to include both the 2019 (A-Spec) and 2020 (Factory-Spec) models, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official timing only lists the bike, not the rider.
Testing takes place f🌳rom 2pm to 9pm, followed by t💮en minutes reserved for practice starts.
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| 2021 Qatar MotoGP test times - Sunday (4pm) | |||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 54.845s | 11/11 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.715s | 4/5 |
| 3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.951s | 15/15 |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.068s | 4/8 |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.087s | 4/4 |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.229s | 13/13 |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.599s | 3/3 |
| 8 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.612s | 4/7 |
| 9 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.679s | 4/7 |
| 10 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.691s | 15/17 |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.707s | 8/9 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.578s | 5/5 |
| 13 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | KTM Test Rider (RC16) | +2.725s | 15/17 |
| 14 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP21) | +3.050s | 19/20 |
| 15 | Yamaha Test1 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +3.637s | 12/12 |
| 16 | Takuya Tsuda | JPN | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +4.065s | 16/25 |
| 17 | Yamaha Test2 | N/A | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +5.796s | 2/2 |
* Rookie
Fastest Day 1 Time:
Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia 1m 54.687s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
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