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MotoGP Test Jerez J.2: All the information live!

by | November 29, 2018

This last MotoGP test of the year, lasting 2 days on the Jerez circuit, will be the last treat to put in our mouths before a long period of abstinence of 2 months...

Consequently, just like yesterday, we will follow it and report it with particular attention thanks to our correspondents on site.

Practically speaking, this means that this article will be constantly updated throughout the session which will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 18:00 p.m., with all the information we will collect.

We don't promise you a thrilling session (MotoGP tests are often long and thankless before getting lively in the afternoon) but at least, if you want to know where we are at each moment, it's here let it happen!

The weather is expected to be a little less beautiful today, while it was optimal yesterday, which benefited Danilo Petrucci to beat the impressive time of Jonathan Rhea achieved in 1'38.713 during the WSBK test (see here)!

MotoGP test ranking in Jerez J.1:


Classification credit: MotoGP.com

As a reminder, the circuit record in the MotoGP category still belongs to Cal Crutchlow who obtained pole position for the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix in 1'37.653, while Johann zarco was the fastest during the test carried out in May of the same year, in 1'37.730.

What we know before this second and final session:

  • Cal Crutchlow (LCR, injured), Michele Pirro (Dozens), Mika Kallio (KTM, injured), Randy de Puniet (KTM) and Jonas Folger (Yamaha) do not participate in these tests unlikeAlvaro Bautista (Dozens), Stefan Bradl (HRC), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki), Bradley Smith (Aprilia) and Matteo Baiocco (Aprilia).
  •  Alex Espargaro (Aprilia, sick) announced plans to try riding today. Andrea Dovizioso also but expressed a reservation following his fall yesterday which hurt his left hand.
  • With the exception of Ducati which has not communicated on the subject, all brands have new engines to validate, Honda and Yamaha even having two new different specifications. Honda is still working on a central air passage chassis, Ducati has “new ideas”, Yamaha is focusing exclusively on its engines, Suzuki on electronics, its new engine and a new chassis (without carbon), KTM will try a carbon swingarm to complement its new WP carbon fork, as well as work on aerodynamics, and Aprilia has small chassis modifications to validate.
  • Valentino Rossi who sounds the alarm, fabio quartararo in full progress, Johann zarco at work: find the complete reactions of most of the pilots on our site…

See you at 10:00 a.m.!

This article will no longer be updated (unless someone comes out in the last quarter of an hour, but hey…).

17h : Cal Crutchlow must be smiling from home since his record was not broken while the 2018 MotoGP year is now over, since no one is on the track anymore. Some pilots have already started their debriefing.
We will publish some reactions this evening, the others in the coming days, with exclusive interviews and technical points.

Classification credit: MotoGP.com

17:30 p.m.: Maverick Vinales is hungry: he lines up the tricks and is the one who has done the most (78)!
With him, they stayed on track Álvaro Bautista on a 2019 prototype and Sylvain Guintoli idem.
Given the temperature of the track, we can say that the 2018 MotoGP year is over…

17h : Six minutes before the last hour, Takaaki Nakagami achieves the best time in practice, in 1'37.945.
Jorge Lorenzo goes back to 4th. This time, there are 3 Hondas in the first 4…
Only Valentino Rossi, Alvaro Bautista et Johann zarco are on track at the moment. The temperature of the latter drops quickly…

Classification credit: MotoGP.com

16:30 p.m.: Marc Marquez achieves the best time of the day, 1'37.970 on his 53rd lap. This remains 2 thousandths of the best test time achieved by Danilo Petrucci here.
Franco Morbidelli hoists his Yamaha into 3rd position.

16h : With less than 2 hours of testing remaining before the MotoGP engines go silent until February, Danilo Petrucci comes close to the 1'37 mark in 1'38.109. Will his time from yesterday (1'37.968) be beaten? Still, the Italian rider did not miss his entry into the official Ducati team…

16:00 p.m.: Jack Miller and his system (see below) have just seized command…
Yesterday, the Ducatis impressed Valentino Rossi. For the moment, there are 3 in the top 4 today.

Pos Pile Chrono 1st gap Difference Tours Status
1 MILLER, Jack 1:38.207 54 / 54 Pit In
2 DOVIZIOSO, Andrew 1:38.292 0.085 0.085 28 / 39 17:10.103
3 VIÑALES, Maverick 1:38.306 0.099 0.014 38 / 56 1:39.425
4 BAGNAIA, Francis 1:38.333 0.126 0.027 47 / 47 Pit In
5 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki 1:38.366 0.159 0.033 49 / 49 Pit In
6 MARCHEZ, Marc 1:38.452 0.245 0.086 5 / 45 Pit In
7 Rins, Alex 1:38.522 0.315 0.070 55 / 56 Pit In
8 LORENZO, Jorge 1:38.730 0.523 0.208 50 / 51 Pit In
9 QUARTARARO, Fabio 1:38.761 0.554 0.031 50 / 58 Pit In
10 PETRUCCI, Danilo 1:38.813 0.606 0.052 19 / 60 Pit In
11 RABAT, Tito 1:38.876 0.669 0.063 57 / 60 Pit In
12 MIR, Joan 1:38.931 0.724 0.055 42 / 49 Pit In
13 Rossi, Valentine 1:38.992 0.785 0.061 29 / 43 1:40.098
14 MORBIDELLI, Franco 1:39.304 1.097 0.312 43 / 50 31:37.938
15 ESPARGARÓ, Pol 1:39.416 1.209 0.112 20 / 49 Pit In
16 BAUTISTA, Alvaro 1:39.522 1.315 0.106 57 / 60 Pit In
17 ABRAHAM, Karel 1:39.744 1.537 0.222 35 / 40 Pit In
18 ZARCO, Johann 1:39.969 1.762 0.225 21 / 42 Pit In
19 Espargaro, Aleix 1:40.156 1.949 0.187 11 / 11 Pit In
20 SMITH, Bradley 1:40.325 2.118 0.169 38 / 45 Pit In
21 IANNON, Andrew 1:40.361 2.154 0.036 5 / 26 2:02.668
22 GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1:40.498 2.291 0.137 43 / 54 Pit In
23 SYAHRIN, Hafizh 1:40.848 2.641 0.350 28 / 37 Pit In
24 OLIVEIRA, Miguel 1:41.210 3.003 0.362 33 / 45 Pit In
25 BAIOCCO, Matteo 1:41.907 3.700 0.697 37 / 37 Pit In

15h : Things are accelerating with the improvement of the chrono, hitherto the reference, of Marc Marquez by Andrea Dovizioso et Maverick Vinales...

Pos Pile Chrono 1st gap Difference Tours Status
1 DOVIZIOSO, Andrew 1:38.292 28 / 29 Pit In
2 VIÑALES, Maverick 1:38.306 0.014 0.014 38 / 46 1:39.183
3 MARCHEZ, Marc 1:38.452 0.160 0.146 5 / 37 Pit In
4 Rins, Alex 1:38.565 0.273 0.113 51 / 51 1:38.565
5 PETRUCCI, Danilo 1:38.813 0.521 0.248 19 / 44 1:42.641
6 BAGNAIA, Francis 1:38.842 0.550 0.029 26 / 31 Pit In
7 RABAT, Tito 1:38.876 0.584 0.034 57 / 60 Pit In
8 MILLER, Jack 1:38.924 0.632 0.048 21 / 43 Pit In
9 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki 1:38.929 0.637 0.005 22 / 35 1:40.231
10 Rossi, Valentine 1:38.992 0.700 0.063 29 / 39 Pit In
11 LORENZO, Jorge 1:39.034 0.742 0.042 41 / 41 Pit In
12 QUARTARARO, Fabio 1:39.061 0.769 0.027 23 / 40 Pit In
13 MORBIDELLI, Franco 1:39.304 1.012 0.243 43 / 43 Pit In
14 ESPARGARÓ, Pol 1:39.416 1.124 0.112 20 / 38 Pit In
15 MIR, Joan 1:39.602 1.310 0.186 17 / 35 Pit In
16 BAUTISTA, Alvaro 1:39.620 1.328 0.018 18 / 47 Pit In
17 ABRAHAM, Karel 1:39.886 1.594 0.266 30 / 34 1:40.192
18 ZARCO, Johann 1:39.969 1.677 0.083 21 / 35 1:20:04.311
19 Espargaro, Aleix 1:40.156 1.864 0.187 11 / 11 Pit In
20 IANNON, Andrew 1:40.361 2.069 0.205 5 / 24 Pit In
21 GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1:40.577 2.285 0.216 27 / 37 Pit In
22 SYAHRIN, Hafizh 1:40.855 2.563 0.278 4 / 24 Pit In
23 SMITH, Bradley 1:41.124 2.832 0.269 20 / 31 1:41.345
24 OLIVEIRA, Miguel 1:41.210 2.918 0.086 33 / 35 1:41.405
25 BAIOCCO, Matteo 1:42.238 3.946 1.028 20 / 27 31:54.764

14h : Today, Jack Miller uses an aluminum assembly under the swinging arm, a system already used yesterday by Álvaro Bautista. We will try to find out, but for the moment Ducati's routes are impenetrable...

Alvaro Bautista, lui, utilise aujourd’hui les “déjà vus à de nombreuses reprises” faisceaux de lumière…

14:00 p.m.: Provisional ranking:

Pos Pile Chrono 1st gap Difference Tours Status
1 MARCHEZ, Marc 1:38.452 5 / 26 1:51.277
2 PETRUCCI, Danilo 1:38.813 0.361 0.361 19 / 26 Pit In
3 BAGNAIA, Francis 1:38.842 0.390 0.029 26 / 31 Pit In
4 Rins, Alex 1:38.918 0.466 0.076 14 / 35 1:50.810
5 MILLER, Jack 1:38.924 0.472 0.006 21 / 27 52:09.985
6 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki 1:38.929 0.477 0.005 22 / 23 Pit In
7 DOVIZIOSO, Andrew 1:38.979 0.527 0.050 17 / 22 1:39.366
8 Rossi, Valentine 1:38.992 0.540 0.013 29 / 34 Pit In
9 QUARTARARO, Fabio 1:39.061 0.609 0.069 23 / 33 Pit In
10 VIÑALES, Maverick 1:39.249 0.797 0.188 4 / 27 Pit In
11 RABAT, Tito 1:39.366 0.914 0.117 37 / 38 Pit In
12 ESPARGARÓ, Pol 1:39.416 0.964 0.050 20 / 24 Pit In
13 MORBIDELLI, Franco 1:39.487 1.035 0.071 18 / 33 1:39.860
14 LORENZO, Jorge 1:39.516 1.064 0.029 26 / 31 Pit In
15 MIR, Joan 1:39.602 1.150 0.086 17 / 25 Pit In
16 BAUTISTA, Alvaro 1:39.620 1.168 0.018 18 / 32 1:43.650
17 ZARCO, Johann 1:39.969 1.517 0.349 21 / 34 Pit In
18 Espargaro, Aleix 1:40.156 1.704 0.187 11 / 27 Pit In
19 IANNON, Andrew 1:40.361 1.909 0.205 5 / 14 Pit In
20 ABRAHAM, Karel 1:40.447 1.995 0.086 22 / 22 Pit In
21 GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1:40.577 2.125 0.130 27 / 37 Pit In
22 SYAHRIN, Hafizh 1:40.855 2.403 0.278 4 / 24 Pit In
23 SMITH, Bradley 1:41.124 2.672 0.269 21 / 30 Pit In
24 OLIVEIRA, Miguel 1:41.557 3.105 0.433 14 / 22 Pit In
25 BAIOCCO, Matteo 1:42.238 3.786 0.681 19 / 20 Pit In

13h : The mysteries of computing… Bradley SmithDid he hack the system?

13h : And what about Francesco Bagnaia who yesterday almost apologized for being in front Valentino Rossi putting this down to his new tires? The rookie is currently 3rd, 4 tenths behind Marc Marquez... (read his journey here)

13h : fabio quartararo continues to surprise and is now 5th, 6 tenths behind Marc Marquez...

13:00 p.m.: Provisional ranking:

Pos Pile Chrono 1st gap Difference Tours Status
1 MARCHEZ, Marc 1:38.452 5 / 18 Pit In
2 PETRUCCI, Danilo 1:38.813 0.361 0.361 19 / 19 Pit In
3 Rins, Alex 1:38.918 0.466 0.105 14 / 21 Pit In
4 MILLER, Jack 1:38.924 0.472 0.006 21 / 21 1:38.924
5 VIÑALES, Maverick 1:39.249 0.797 0.325 4 / 18 1:39.281
6 DOVIZIOSO, Andrew 1:39.303 0.851 0.054 12 / 12 Pit In
7 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki 1:39.357 0.905 0.054 10 / 10 Pit In
8 MIR, Joan 1:39.602 1.150 0.245 17 / 20 Pit In
9 Rossi, Valentine 1:39.610 1.158 0.008 6 / 17 Pit In
10 BAUTISTA, Alvaro 1:39.620 1.168 0.010 18 / 23 1:39.766
11 MORBIDELLI, Franco 1:39.637 1.185 0.017 6 / 14 1:50.757
12 LORENZO, Jorge 1:39.843 1.391 0.206 4 / 23 Pit In
13 QUARTARARO, Fabio 1:39.870 1.418 0.027 10 / 20 1:48.601
14 ZARCO, Johann 1:39.969 1.517 0.099 21 / 21 1:39.969
15 Espargaro, Aleix 1:40.156 1.704 0.187 18 / 18 Pit In
16 ESPARGARÓ, Pol 1:40.196 1.744 0.040 4 / 14 1:40.559
17 BAGNAIA, Francis 1:40.211 1.759 0.015 12 / 17 Pit In
18 RABAT, Tito 1:40.347 1.895 0.136 18 / 20 Pit In
19 IANNON, Andrew 1:40.361 1.909 0.014 5 / 5 Pit In
20 GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1:40.656 2.204 0.295 20 / 23 1:49.677
21 ABRAHAM, Karel 1:40.689 2.237 0.033 11 / 13 1:52.018
22 SYAHRIN, Hafizh 1:40.855 2.403 0.166 4 / 14 Pit In
23 OLIVEIRA, Miguel 1:41.557 3.105 0.702 14 / 16 Pit In
24 SMITH, Bradley 1:42.238 3.786 0.681 19 / 20 Pit In

12h : After the support at the front with the ailerons, Ducati inaugurates the support at the rear thanks to two spoilers on the saddle of the GP19 of Danilo Petrucci...

 

12:30 p.m.: Alex Rins climbed to 2nd, less than half a second behind Marc Marquez. Andrea Dovizioso took to the track and positioned himself 5th, just ahead Takaaki Nakagami qui confirme son excellent état de forme actuel. On essaie de photographier la moto “bizarre” de Danilo Petrucci…

12h: The official Yamahas are out, as well as the Ducati of Danilo Petrucci (Andrea Dovizioso is taking his time, suffering from pain in his left hand after his fall yesterday). Result, Maverick Vinales 2th to 8 tenths, Danilo Petrucci 3rd (with new aerodynamics) and Valentino Rossi 4th (followed by Franco Morbidelli).
Alex Espargaro getting ready to hit the track...

12:00 p.m.: Provisional ranking:

Pos Pile Chrono 1st gap Difference Tours Status
1 MARCHEZ, Marc 1:38.452 5 / 6 Pit In
2 PETRUCCI, Danilo 1:39.404 0.952 0.952 6 / 6 1:39.404
3 MORBIDELLI, Franco 1:39.637 1.185 0.233 6 / 6 Pit In
4 BAUTISTA, Alvaro 1:39.821 1.369 0.184 5 / 7 Pit In
5 LORENZO, Jorge 1:39.843 1.391 0.022 4 / 11 Pit In
6 MILLER, Jack 1:39.856 1.404 0.013 9 / 9 Pit In
7 QUARTARARO, Fabio 1:39.890 1.438 0.034 4 / 6 15:58.093
8 Rins, Alex 1:39.952 1.500 0.062 5 / 5 Pit In
9 MIR, Joan 1:40.099 1.647 0.147 6 / 6 Pit In
10 ESPARGARÓ, Pol 1:40.196 1.744 0.097 4 / 5 Pit In
11 BAGNAIA, Francis 1:40.232 1.780 0.036 5 / 7 17:37.756
12 ZARCO, Johann 1:40.549 2.097 0.317 6 / 6 Pit In
13 VIÑALES, Maverick 1:40.597 2.145 0.048 2 / 2 1:40.597
14 SYAHRIN, Hafizh 1:41.097 2.645 0.500 3 / 3 1:41.097
15 Espargaro, Aleix 1:41.159 2.707 0.062 11 / 12 Pit In
16 GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1:41.474 3.022 0.315 10 / 10 Pit In
17 OLIVEIRA, Miguel 1:41.699 3.247 0.225 3 / 4 1:41.845
18 SMITH, Bradley 1:42.885 4.433 1.186 12 / 12 Pit In

 

11:47 p.m.: Marc Marquez decided to spoil the party and put more than 1,3 seconds behind everyone in 5 laps: 1'38.452! Before a catch-up which he is used to….

16 motorcycles took to the track, but not yet the official Ducatis, nor the official Yamahas.

11h : fabio quartararo impresses with a 1'39.890 in his 4th lap whileAlvaro Bautista now leads the ranking in 1'39.821! Johann zarco came out...

11h : Boom! Jorge Lorenzo achieves 1'39.843 in his 4th flying lap. Its adaptation to the Honda is impressive. The track is at 22nd.
Johann zarco takes the track but returns without finishing his lap.

11:25 a.m.: Aleix Espargaro will eventually try to ride a development bike but, for the moment, it's Bradley Smith who is riding his motorcycle (and therefore the time currently displayed)…

… whereas Jack Miller recorded the first reference of the day in 1'40.226, in his 7th flying lap, then 1'39.856 in his 9th. The track is now at 21° and the others should not be long...

11:08 a.m.: Matteo Baiocco inaugurates the track aboard the Aprilia… As a reminder, he replaces the test pilot Bradley Smith on the development bike which replaces Alex Espargaro victim of gastroenteritis. First lap launched in 1'46.491.
Jack Miller also comes out...

11h : The track has just passed 19,5°. Jack Miller a bu son café au soleil 🙂  mais en “civil”. Personne ne chauffe encore les moteurs sauf une Honda…

10h : Still no activity on the track. The opportunity to see that the shoulder operation Michele Pirro (due to his crash at Mugello) went well, even if the Italian driver woke up in the middle of the night following it. No doubt he will watch the performanceAlvaro Bautista, who replaces him in Jerez, with attention…

10h : The meeting is open. It's 9° in the air and 15,4° on the track. The sky was a little cloudy this morning but cleared with a nice break from the sun. However, we don’t really expect to ride before 11:00…