MotoGP Valencia Test J2: Yamaha hat-trick with Viñales, anger and desolation at Aprilia

Work has been completed on the Ricardo Tormo route and the first tests of the off-season in Valencia have been completed. We will now have to study the data from these two days of exercise which delighted Yamaha and kept Honda busy, who called on their champion Marc Márquez and Cal Crutchlow. The latter even made a mistake while the eight-time World Champion showed off a new fairing. On the other side of the hierarchy, there is a crisis at Aprilia…

Let's start with Aprilia. Wednesday revealed a Aleix Espargaró angry to see such a big manufacturer without the slightest new thing to try. This Thursday, it was anger that was added to desolation. Andrea Iannone did not appreciate his engine failure in the middle of a straight line. He returned to his reassembled box shouting that he had warned of this mechanical outcome and that he was done with his day. Later, Bradley Smith, the third RS-GP driver also had a technical problem… Not very good!

Up front, Yamaha is pleased to have monopolized the leading trio, Casa Particular in Viñales ahead of Petronas pilots Quarterly et Morbidely. Despite a fall, Crutchlow follows in front of the Suzuki duo led by Mir before Kidneys who is once again pushed around by his young teammate. Marc Marquez is seventh ahead of a Pol Espargaro who put his KTM at the head of the first sector of the track. The sign of real progress among the Austrians.

Red et Miller close the top 10 Dovizioso. Petrucci did not turn out suffering from tendinitis. Alex Marquez is 20th, 2s3 behind the best time. He is the second beginner since lecuona is 15th and Brad Binder last at 2s5 after a fall. Next meeting in Jerez!

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