#ValenciaTest MotoGP J.1: Viñales, twelve months later!

The lanterns of the 2017 season have barely cooled down when the first lights of the 2018 representation are already coming on. New faces, changes in the teams and a dominant question: will the Yamaha factory see the end of the tunnel after a disastrous last part of the campaign? Apparently yes !

In the Yamaha stand, there was a choice on this first of two days of testing in Valencia. An M1 in 2016 version, a 2017 in Malaysian Grand Prix configuration and a 2016 chassis with a 2018 engine to be validated... And the day started badly with a violent fall of Valentino Rossi, fortunately without seriousness, while Marc Márquez came first at lunchtime.

But what followed was more reassuring. On balance, Casa Particular in Viñales, twelve months later, put his Winter Soldier uniform back on to camp at the top of the timesheet with a 2016 chassis equipped with the 2018 engine. And like John Zarco follows and that the Doctor, despite his morning setbacks, is fourth behind the inevitable Márquez, we say to ourselves that the smile can return to the stand struck by the tuning fork.

Miller seems to be getting used to the Ducati very quickly since he is fifth ahead of a Aleix Espargaro which already keeps the promise announced at the end of the Valencia Grand Prix: to subscribe to sixth place with the Aprilia. Dovizioso et Lorenzo follow while Pol Espargaro et Cal Crutchlow close the top 10 Dani Pedrosa, winner on this route last Sunday.

The Suzukis did not run because both riders are suffering from a virus. Takahashi was there in place of Lüthi, convalescent, while Baptist, who had also fallen in the morning was able to resume his office. In the last four places, we note the presence of the three beginners whileAlex Marquez should run tomorrow on the Marc VDS Honda.

#ValenciaTest MotoGP J.1: Chronos

1	25	Maverick Vinales	Yamaha M1	1:30.189
2	5	Johann zarco	Yamaha M1	1:30.389	0.200	0.200
3	93	Marc Marquez	Honda RC213V	1:30.501	0.312	0.112
4	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha M1	1:30.519	0.330	0.018
5	43	Jack Miller	Ducati GP17	1:30.635	0.446	0.116
6	41	Alex Espargaro	Aprilia RS-GP	1:30.756	0.567	0.121
7	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati GP18	1:30.850	0.661	0.094
8	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati GP18	1:31.059	0.870	0.209
9	44	Espargaro Pol	KTM RC16	1:31.166	0.977	0.107
10	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda RC213V	1:31.259	1.070	0.093
11	26	Dani Pedrosa	Honda RC213V	1:31.328	1.139	0.069
12	38	Bradley Smith	KTM RC16	1:31.415	1.226	0.087
13	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati GP17	1:31.673	1.484	0.258
14	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati GP18	1:31.721	1.532	0.048
15	45	Scott Redding	Aprilia RS-GP	1:32.075	1.886	0.354
16	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati GP16	1:32.445	2.256	0.370
17	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda RC213V	1:32.723	2.534	0.278
18	21	Franco Morbidelli	Honda RC213V	1:32.762	2.573	0.039
19	72	Takumi Takahashi	Honda RC213V	1:33.569	3.380	0.807
20	10	Xavier Simeon	Ducati GP16	1:34.242	4.053	0.673