At the end of two days of testing on the Valencia track, it is Jack Miller who leaves satisfied on the handlebars of the Ducati GP20. He ranked 10e and finishes once again in front of the Ducati officials, Andrea Dovizioso who finished at 11e rank and Danilo Petrucci who, after 10 laps, went to rub shoulders with the sandbox on the first day...
It was two good days of testing for the Australian who took the opportunity to tame the new Ducati GP20. In addition to working with the new Ducati engine, he also took the opportunity to test a new frame and a new, more specific seat. He closed the second day in 10th place, one second behind Maverick Vinales, the fastest of the day on the Yamaha.
The teammate of a Francis Bagnaia still convalescing, compared his Ducati GP19 with the 2020 prototype. He believes that the progress is notable on the new version, particularly in terms of speed when taking turns. Motorcycle developments which will continue to end with the Sepang test next February
Jack Miller said he was impatient to try the same prototype during next week's Jerez test to better understand the sensations on another track. “Danilo having a little pain in my shoulder, I was able to test the 2020 bike today. I'm quite happy, but it was a busy day", said Miller.
« I am very satisfied with these two days of testing. We worked a lot on some new features and today I was able to try the new 2020 frame which I will test again in Jerez. The feelings are extremely positive and I can't wait to get back on the track next week for the last two days of testing. Then we can enjoy the deserved winter vacation with the whole team " concluded " Jack Dios"
MotoGP Valencia Test J2: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:29.849 | ||
| 2 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.013 | 0.164 | 0.164 |
| 3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.114 | 0.265 | 0.101 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:30.316 | 0.467 | 0.202 |
| 5 | 36 | Joan mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.427 | 0.578 | 0.111 |
| 6 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.503 | 0.654 | 0.076 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:30.556 | 0.707 | 0.053 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:30.685 | 0.836 | 0.129 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.781 | 0.932 | 0.096 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP20 | 1:30.854 | 1.005 | 0.073 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.143 | 1.294 | 0.289 |
| 12 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.258 | 1.409 | 0.115 |
| 13 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.424 | 1.575 | 0.166 |
| 14 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM RC16 | 1:31.470 | 1.621 | 0.046 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM RC16 | 1:31.515 | 1.666 | 0.045 |
| 16 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.526 | 1.677 | 0.011 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.597 | 1.748 | 0.071 |
| 18 | 6 | Stefan bradl | Honda RC213V | 1:31.657 | 1.808 | 0.060 |
| 19 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.800 | 1.951 | 0.143 |
| 20 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:32.235 | 2.386 | 0.435 |
| 21 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.249 | 2.400 | 0.014 |
| 22 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM RC16 | 1:32.367 | 2.518 | 0.118 |
