On the first day in Malaysia, Tito Rabat was average with fifteenth place out of thirty drivers present, in 2'00.912, 1.485 behind Dani Pedrosa's best time. He progressed the next day with a time of 2'00.506, 1.151 behind his compatriot Maverick Vinales.
The third day started in a very positive way, with several laps under two minutes which earned Rabat a position in the top 6. A little later, Tito occupied ninth place with two hours to go.
On the final afternoon, the plan was to complete a full race simulation, but it was interrupted by a crash on the ninth of 20 laps.
Despite his incident, Rabat left the circuit very satisfied after finishing the test with the twelfth fastest lap, just 0.717 behind Jorge Lorenzo aboard his official Ducati.
Tito Rabat :
“It was a very positive test because I managed to go fast with a very good pace while riding alone.
“With each lap I feel more comfortable on the bike and the team did a great job over the three days.
“On the last afternoon we did a simulated race, but I crashed so we couldn't finish it. The positive thing is that we know why it happened, it was the same as the first day and in the same corner, with the front tire way.
“This tire doesn't warn you before the limit as we already knew, but now we have things clear for the next test. I am very happy with the results of these tests, with the team, with the bike and with my physical condition. “Now it's time to train hard at home to prepare for Thailand. »
MotoGP #SepangTest J.3: Chronos
1. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, 1:58,830 min
2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, + 0,179 sec
3. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,222
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,339
5. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0,516
6 Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,518
7. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,552
8. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0.619
9. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, +0.681
10. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0.698
11. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +0.717
12. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, +0.785
13. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1.132
14. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1.241
15. Alvaro Bautista, Ducati, + 1.375
16. Mika Kallio KTM +1,634
17. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1 696
18 Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +1,717
19. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1.744
20. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, + 1.954
21. Scott Redding Aprilia + 1.982
22. Bradley Smith, KTM, +2.139
23. Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki, +2
24. Tom Lüthi, Honda, +2
25. Yonny Hernandez, Yamaha, +2
MotoGP #SepangTest: Combined times of the 3 days
1. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, 1:58,830 min
2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, + 0,179 sec
3. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,222
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,339
5. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0,516
6 Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,518
7. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0,525
8. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,552
9. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,560
10. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, +0.681
11. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0.698
12. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +0.717
13. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, +0.785
14. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1,095
15. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1.241
16. Alvaro Bautista, Ducati, 1,375+
17 poles Espargaró, KTM, + 1
18. Mika Kallio KTM +1,634
19. Bradley Smith, KTM, +1.690
20. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1.696
21. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1.744
22. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, + 1.954
23. Scott Redding, Aprilia + 1.982
24. Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki, + 2.290
25. Tom Lüthi, Honda, + 2.296
26. Yonny Hernandez, Yamaha, +2.393
27. Michele Pirro, Ducati, 5,937
Reference times:
Test record: 1'59.053 by Dani Pedrosa (Honda) in 2015
Lap record: 2'00.606 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2015
Test record: 1'58.867 by Marc Marquez (Honda) on February 6, 2015
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