In MotoGP in general and at Aprilia in particular, we are not idle. The Valencia tests showed a certain activity which, however, remains the responsibility of the sole Aleix Espargaró. It is in fact the only one that can make the transition between the new RS-GP and the previous one. Because Andrea Iannone is just getting his bearings, just like designated test driver Bradley Smith. A hell of a responsibility...
Because there is work to be done. Not only will the Noale firm have to decide between two engines, but also it will have to discriminate between two chassis… Alex Espargaro completed 55 laps in Valencia and set his best time in 37th in 1'31.400. That’s a good tenth time.
Il commente : ” in Valencia we did a good job. I tried a new chassis and continued testing on the new engine that I had driven on the first of the two days of testing. The feeling was good, although I want to see everything again in Jerez, a very different track from this one and more indicative. We know well the areas in which we must work and the arrival of two new experienced pilots helps us target our priorities. A demanding winter awaits us because these two days have confirmed the level of the championship that awaits us. It will undoubtedly be superior to the one which has just ended ".
See you now in Jerez at the end of next week. A track which will have been heated by the Moto2 who are launching their preliminaries with a view to 2019 from now on…
Combined times 20/21. November 2018:
1. Maverick Vinales (E), Yamaha, 1:30,757 min
2. Andrea Dovizioso (I), Ducati, +0.133 sec
3. Marc Marquez (E), Honda, +0,154
4. Jack Miller (AUS), Ducati, +0,182
5. Danilo Petrucci (I), Ducati, +0.202
6. Franco Morbidelli (I), Yamaha, +0.217
7. Alex Rins (E), Suzuki, +0.497
8. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +0.547
9 Valentino Rossi (I), Yamaha, +0 614
10th Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, +0 643
11th Francesco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, +0 648
12th Jorge Lorenzo (E), Honda, +0 827
13th Pol Espargaró (E), KTM, +0,871
14. Joan Mir (E), Suzuki, +0,957
15. Tito Rabat (E), Ducati, +1.183
16. Stefan Bradl (D), Honda, +1.258
17. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +1
18. Andrea Iannone (I), Aprilia, +1 367
19. Michele Pirro (I), Ducati, +1
20. Jonas Folger (D), Yamaha, +1
21. Johann Zarco (F), KTM, +1.752
22. Karel Abraham (CZ), Ducati, +2.149
23. Hafizh Syahrin (MAL), KTM, +2.251
24. Bradley Smith (GB), Aprilia, +2.271
25. Miguel Oliveira (P), KTM, +3,041
Valencia test, November 21, 2018:
1. Vinales, Yamaha, 1:30,757 min
2. Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:30,890
3. Marquez, Honda, 1:30,911
4. Miller, Ducati, 1:30,939
5. Petrucci, Ducati, 1:30,959
6. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:30,974
7. Rins, Suzuki, 1:31,254
8. Nakagami, Honda, 1:31,304
9. Rossi, Yamaha, 1:31,371
10. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 1:31,400
11. Bagnaia, Ducati, 1:31.405
12. Lorenzo, Honda, 1:31.584
13. Pol Espargaro, KTM, 1:31.628
14. Mir, Suzuki, 1.31.714
15. Rabat, Ducati, 1:31.940
16. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:32.091
17. Iannone, Aprilia, 1:32.124
18. Folger, Yamaha, 1:32.265
19. Pirro, Ducati, 1:32.376
20. Zarco, KTM, 1:32.509
21. Abraham, Ducati, 1:32.906
22. Syahrin, KTM, 1:33.008
23. Smith, Aprilia, 1:33.028
24. Oliveira, KTM, 1:33.798
Valencia test, November 20, 2018:
1. Vinales, Yamaha, 1:31,416 min
2. Marquez, Honda, 1:31,718
3. Rossi, Yamaha, 1:31,845
4. Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:31,846
5. Bradl, Honda, 1:32,015
6. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:32.085
7. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 1:32.095
8. Petrucci, Ducati, 1:32.100
9. Pol Espargaro, KTM, 1:32.179
10. Pirro, Ducati, 1:32.220
11. Bagnaia, Ducati, 1:32
12. Rins, Suzuki, 1:32,402
13. Nakagami, Honda, 1:32,539
14. Miller, Ducati, 1:32,555
15. Mir, Suzuki, 1.32.787
16. Rabat, Ducati, 1:32.834
17. Zarco, KTM, 1:32.835
18. Lorenzo, Honda, 1:32.959
19. Iannone, Aprilia, 1:33.291
20. Abraham, Ducati, 1:33
21. Smith, Aprilia, 1:33
22. Folger, Yamaha, 1:33
23. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:33
850, Syahrin, KTM, 1:34,233
25. Oliveira, KTM, 1:35,118
