2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test results - Day 3

Final lap times from Thursday’s third and last day of the Official 2024 Sepang MotoGP test

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After a Shakedown - featuring test riders, Honda and Yamaha race riders, plus KTM rookie Pedro Acosta - three days of Official MotoGP testing at Sepang concludes on Thursday evening.

Pramac Ducati’s 2023 title runner-up Jorge Martin was fastest from Acosta on day one, before Ducati Lenovo’s Enea Bastianini moved to the top with a new all-time unofficial lap record of 1m 57.134s late on day two.

A 'cool', overcast start to day three helped produce the first ever 1m 56s two-wheeled laps of the Malaysian Grand Prix circuit by reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia, title runner-up Jorge Martin and then Gresini's Alex Marquez on the older GP23.

Enea Bastianini also joined the 1m 56s club shortly after 11am. With the temperature rising, teams then switched to testing with used tyres and some longer race simulation runs.

UPDATE - Average lap time during long runs today:

  1. di Giannantonio (Ducati) 1m 58.237s (over 10 laps)*
  2. Martin  (Ducati) 1m 58.390s (over 10 laps)
  3. Bastianini (Ducati) 1m 58.437s (over 10 laps)
  4. Bagnaia (Ducati) 1m 58.457s  (over 10 laps)
  5. A. Espargaro (Aprilia) 1m 58.499s (over 9 laps)
  6. Vinales (Aprilia) 1m 58.545s (over 9 laps)*
  7. M. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.556s (over 10 laps)*
  8. Binder (KTM) 1m 58.639s (over 9 laps)*
  9. Acosta (KTM) 1m 58.644s (over 10 laps)
  10. A. Marquez (Ducati) 1m 58.811s (over 10 laps)*
  11. Marini (Honda) 1m 59.083s (over 6 laps)
  12. Mir (Honda) 1m 59.234 (over 10 laps)
  13. Rins (Yamaha) 1m 59.288s (over 9 laps)*
  14. Zarco (Honda) 2m 0.079s (over 10 laps)

* Set late in the afternoon, cooler temps.

While Bagnaia and team-mate Enea Bastianini liked the new Ducati fairing on day two, Martin still preferred the older design. However Martin said he was able to make the new fairing work on the final day.

Two full-time riders were missing. Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez was ruled out after a big highside early on the opening day while Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli will be absent from both the Sepang and Qatar tests after being knocked unconscious in a Superbike training accident at Portimao.

Morbidelli was replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro and Fernandez by Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori.

Track action took place from 10am to 6pm, followed by practice starts.

The final 2024 pre-season test takes place in Qatar from February 19-20…

2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (FINAL)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/47
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/49
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/54
7^3Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.625s55/57
8˅1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/55
9˅1Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/41
10˅1Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/56
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/57
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/60
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/52
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/41
17^2Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+1.313s56/56
18˅1Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/55
19˅1Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.326s42/43
20=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/60
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/64
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (5pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/47
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/49
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/49
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/53
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/41
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/41
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/42
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/46
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/47
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/41
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/40
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/43
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19^1Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+1.848s40/46
20˅1Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/52
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/53
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (4pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/46
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/33
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/49
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/36
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/30
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/32
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/40
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/36
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/32
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/31
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/36
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/39
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (3pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/31
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/48
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/32
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/28
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/27
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/40
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/34
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/27
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/36
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/45
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/36
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/38
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (2pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/37
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/47
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/35
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/31
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/45
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/32
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/21
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/27
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/32
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/34
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/27
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/37
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/34
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/35
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/27
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/39
20=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/32
21=Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/42
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/38
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/43
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (1pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/25
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/37
3=Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/29
4=Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/25
5=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/36
6=Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/27
7=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/32
8=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/26
9=Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/13
10=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/22
11=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/24
12=Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/30
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/21
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/36
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/29
16=Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/28
17=Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/25
18=Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/24
19=Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/30
20^1Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.003s24/25
21˅1Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/31
22=Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/29
23=Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/32
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (12pm)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s8/18
2=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s9/29
3^1Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.233s11/18
4˅1Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s13/20
5^4Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.409s16/28
6˅1Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s13/18
7^1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.661s18/23
8˅2Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s12/23
9˅2Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s8/13
10^2Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.780s10/12
11˅1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s12/17
12˅1Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.846s16/22
13=Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.083s15/18
14=Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s8/26
15=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s13/19
16^1Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.260s13/20
17^2Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+1.318s19/20
18˅2Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s10/20
19^4Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.991s18/19
20˅2Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.058s26/27
21=Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+2.061s19/20
22˅2Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.132s12/19
23˅1Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+2.183s21/22
2024 Official Sepang MotoGP Test - Day 3 (11am)
 RiderNatTeamTime
1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP24)1m 56.682s
2Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP24)+0.172s
3Alex MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.256s
4Enea BastianiniITADucati Lenovo (GP24)+0.554s
5Marc MarquezSPAGresini Ducati (GP23)+0.588s
6Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)*+0.683s
7Joan MirSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.692s
8Fabio Di GiannantonioITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+0.805s
9Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.830s
10Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.843s
11Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP24)+0.890s
12Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.975s
13Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.151s
14Jack MillerAUSRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.169s
15Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.197s
16Luca MariniITARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.344s
17Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.948s
18Augusto FernandezSPARed Bull GASGAS Tech3 (RC16)+2.085s
19Miguel OliveiraPORTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP24)+2.261s
20Lorenzo SavadoriITATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP)+2.462s
21Marco BezzecchiITAVR46 Ducati (GP23)+3.134s
22Michele PirroITAPramac Ducati (GP24)+3.694s
23Cal CrutchlowGBRYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+4.878s

Fastest Day 2 lap time:

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo) 1m 57.134s

Fastest Day 1 lap time:

Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati) 1m 57.951s

Fastest Shakedown lap:

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) 1m 58.189s

Official Sepang MotoGP records

Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) 1m 57.491s (2023)

Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) 1m 58.979s (2022)

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