Qatar MotoGP Test II, Losail - Wednesday lap times (4pm)

Lap times as of 4pm during the opening day of the second and final 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.
Aleix Espargaro Qatar MotoGP test, 6 March 2021
Aleix Espargaro Qatar MotoGP test, 6 March 2021
© Gold and Goose Photography

The second and final 2021 Official MotoGP pre-season test is underway at Losail in Qatar.

After the March 5 Shakedown (led by Stefan Bradl) and then opening Official Test from March 6-7 (which saw new Monster Yamaha signing Fabio Quartararo fastest), riders and teams have had just two days to analyse their data before the final three-day test.

The MotoGP regulars are again joined by Factory test riders Bradl (Honda) - also substituting for the injured Marc Marquez - new Yamaha signing Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) and Michele Pirro (Ducati).

Crutchlow has been sharing M1s with Yamaha's Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane. The three bikes, which appear to include 2019 (A-Spec) plus 2020 and 2021 Factory-spec machines, are labelled '#T1', '#T2' and '#T3'. Official timing only lists the bike, not the rider, although one of Crutchlow's (Factory-spec) bikes is in a special 60th anniversary Yamaha livery for the final test.

Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm each day, followed by ten minutes reserved for practice starts.

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2021 Qatar MotoGP Test II - Wednesday (4pm)
 RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 55.049s6/6
2Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.016s4/7
3Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.673s7/17
4Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.742s9/20
5Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.825s5/5
6Dani PedrosaSPAKTM Test Rider (RC16)+1.373s17/17
7Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.393s6/6
8Iker LecuonaSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.461s4/7
9Danilo PetrucciITAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.526s6/6
10Valentino RossiITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.748s3/3
11Yamaha Test2N/AYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+1.902s4/4
12Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*+2.113s9/9
13Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP21)+2.206s25/29
14Takuya TsudaJPNSuzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)+2.746s25/27
15Yamaha Test1N/AYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+3.857s12/17
16Luca MariniITASky VR46 Avintia (GP19)*+12.156s2/3
 

* Rookie

Fastest Qatar Test 1 Time:
Fabio Quartararo
FRA Yamaha 1m 53.940s

Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)

By Peter McLaren

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