After his superb victory on Sunday obtained at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, Dani Pedrosa continued his work on Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for next season. During these two days of testing, he started like his teammate Marc Marquez on the current machine in the morning before switching to the new one.
Both riders made adjustments to the engine, chassis and electronics, and were able to accumulate useful information for the development of the 2018 bike. They also tested a tire Michelin rear with a slightly different rubber.
Dani completed a total of 51 laps finishing in second place in 1'30.436. For comparison, his best time in the race on Sunday was 1'31.823, the fifth time 0.247 behind the fastest lap of Johann zarco in 1'31.576, and on Tuesday he was eleventh in 1'31.328, 1.139 behind the leader Maverick Vinales.
This was the last test of the year for the Repsol Honda team. The next time Marc and Dani will be on the rail track will be in Malaysia at the end of January.
Objective: to celebrate a new victory, like that of Sunday…
My Super # Team26!! THANKS to each and every one of you for your hard work during the whole season 👏🏼👏🏼@MotoGP pic.twitter.com/LtSodcFAMM
— Dani Pedrosa (@26_DaniPedrosa) November 12, 2017
According to Dani Pedrosa, “We started the test by checking the track with the bike I used for the race, then immediately switched to the new bike to analyze the set-up changes we made on Tuesday afternoon.
“We basically tested a different setup with the electronics, suspension and geometry, looking to better understand how the new bike handles.
“We're not just looking at performance, but also trying to understand what the bike is doing on the tires and on this track, and finding out what the positives and the weak points are.
“We also tried a new swingarm and a new Michelin rear tire which has a different compound on one side. So it was a lot of work, with a lot of different things to figure out and put together. “We have made a lot of progress, but of course we do not yet have all the parameters. Overall, it was a very important session, and we gathered a lot of information to work with over the winter break. »
Test results:
1 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:30.033
2 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:30.436 0.403
3 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:30.439 0.406
4 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:30.534 0.501
5 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:30.640 0.607
6 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda CASTROL 1:30.654 0.621
7 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:30.724 0.691
8 MILLER, Jack OCTO Pramac Racing 1:30.860 0.827
9 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:30.877 0.844
10 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:30.889 0.856
11 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.100 1.067
12 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.202 1.169
13 RABAT, Tito Reale Avintia Racing 1:31.386 1.353
14 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:31.516 1.483
15 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:31.758 1.725
16 MORBIDELLI, Franco EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:31.786 1.753
17 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki LCR Honda IDEMITSU 1:31.867 1.834
18 PETRUCCI, Danilo OCTO Pramac Racing 1:31.874 1.841
19 REDDING, Scott Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:32.358 2.325
20 SIMEON, Xavier Reale Avintia Racing 1:32.698 2.665
21 TAKAHASHI, Takumi EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:33.870 3.837
Reference times:
Test record: 1'29.401 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2016
Lap record: 1'31.171 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2016
Best top speed: 335,9 km/h for Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) in 2015
Final ranking of the World Championship:
1 MARQUEZ Marc SPA 298 points
2 DOVIZIOSO Andrea ITA 261
3 VIÑALES Maverick SPA 230
4 PEDROSA Dani SPA 210
5 ROSSI Valentino ITA 208
6 ZARCO Johann FRA 174
7 LORENZO Jorge SPA 137
8 PETRUCCI Danilo ITA 124
9 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 112
10 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
11 MILLER Jack AUS 82
12 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 75
13 IANNONE Andrea ITA 70
14 REDDING Scott GBR 64
15 ESPARGARO Aleix SPA 62
16 RINS Alex SPA 59
17 ESPARGARO Pol SPA 55
18 BAZ Loris FRA 45 253
19 RABAT Tito SPA 35
20 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 32
21 SMITH Bradley GBR 29
22 BARBERA Hector SPA 28
23 PIRRO Michele ITA 25
24 KALLIO Mika END 11
25 LOWES Sam GBR 5
26 NAKASUGA Katsuyuki JPN 4
Ranking of independent drivers:
1 ZARCO Johann FRA 174 points
2 PETRUCCI Danilo ITA 124
3 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 112
4 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
5 MILLER Jack AUS 82
Ranking of the best rookie (beginner):
1 ZARCO Johann FRA 174 points
2 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
3 RINS Alex SPA 59
4 LOWES Sam GBR 5
Classification by manufacturers:
1 HONDA 357 points
2 YAMAHA 321
3 DUCATI 310
4 SUZUKI 100
5 KTM 69
6 APRILIA 64
Team ranking:
1 REPSOL HONDA TEAM 508 points
2 MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 438
3 DUCATI TEAM 398
4 MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 258
5 OCTO PRAMAC RACING 188
6 TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR 130
7 EG 0,0 MARC VDS 117
8 LCR HONDA 112
9 PULL&BEAR ASPAR TEAM 107
10 RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 84
11 REALE AVINTIA RACING 73
12 APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI 67
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