The 2017 MotoGP season began at the Valencia circuit today during the first test of the off-season. The opportunity to see the newcomers on their new machine. A field still technically heterogeneous but it was essential to mark your territory. In this game, Vinales impressed.
Jorge Lorenzo left but Valentino Rossi found a great new teammate in the person of Maverick Vinales, 21 years old. For 20 thousandths, the one who comes from Suzuki with a victory taken this season has gained the upper hand over his illustrious elder who fell without seriousness. Both men are at the top of the timesheet. The Spaniard set the benchmark for the day at 1'30.930.
The third man is none other than Jorge Lorenzo, now a Ducati rider and who achieved his performance on a GP16. The Mallorcan is a little more than a tenth behind the two Yamahas and ahead Marc Márquez to the suspected new Honda engine. Dovizioso closes the top 5 and is therefore beaten by his new teammate. That said, everything is relative because the Italian used the new GP17.
Crutchlow is sixth with an RC213V which has nothing to envy of the HRC machines. It precedes a Iannone who does better than getting his bearings at Suzuki. The two pilots also fell without damage. Redding Barbera et Pedrosa close the top 10.
Miller is the first to appear in the second part of the ranking ahead of Baptist who discovers the Ducati by meeting the Aspar team. Pirro which replaces Petrucci absent for personal reasons is thirteenth and does better thanAleix Espargaró who meets his new Aprilia. His brother Pol who does the same with the KTM is nineteenth, just in front of his teammate Smith.
Among the rookies, it is Folger who leads by nothing in front of his partner zarco, both men clocking sixteenth and seventeenth. The Tech3 duo is doing better than Kidneys twenty-first on my Suzuki and that Sam Lowes, twenty-fourth on the Aprilia. Testing will continue tomorrow.
Valencia Test J.1: Chronos compilation crash.net
1. Vinales, Maverick SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
1m 30.930s
2. Rossi, Valentino ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
1m 30.950s +0.020s
3. Lorenzo, Jorge SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.052s +0.122s
4. Marquez, Marc SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 31.102s +0.172s
5. Dovizioso, Andrea ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16/17) 1m 31.131s +0.201s
6. Crutchlow, Cal GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.156s +0.226s
7. Iannone, Andrea ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.165s +0.235s
8. Redding, Scott GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15/16) 1m 31.242s +0.312s
9. Barbera, Hector SPA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2/16) 1m 31.286s +0.356s
10. Pedrosa, Dani SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 31.306s +0.376s
11. Miller, Jack AUS Estrella Galica 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 31.477s +0.547s
12. Bautista, Alvaro SPA Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.674s +0.744s
13. Pirro, Michele
ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16/17) 1m 32.068s +1.138s
14. Espargaro, Aleix SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.177s +1.247s
15. Baz, Loris
FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 32.315s +1.385s
16. Folger, Jonas GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 32.450s +1.520s
17. Zarco, Johann FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 32.462s +1.532s
18. Rabat, Tito
GBR Estrella Galica 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 32.578s +1.648s
19. Espargaro, Pol SPA KTM MotoGP Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.613s +1.683s
20. Smith, Bradley GBR KTM MotoGP Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.806s +1.876s
21. Rins, Alex
SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 32.811s +1.881s
22. Laverty, Eugene IRL Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) 1m 32.935s +2.005s
23. Abraham, Karel CZE Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP14.2/15) 1m 33.231s +2.301s
24. Lowes, Sam GBR
Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 33.359s +2.429s
25. Tsuda, Takuya JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 1m 34.110s +3.180s
26. Bagnaia, Francesco ITA Aspar Ducati (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 36.940s +6.010s
