Mandalika MotoGP Test Results, Indonesia - Saturday, Day 2 (FINAL)

Lap times as of 5pm, the end of the second day of the 2022 Mandalika MotoGP test, in Indonesia.
Luca Marini, MotoGP, Sepang MotoGP test 6 February 2022
Luca Marini, MotoGP, Sepang MotoGP test 6 February 2022
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A late flurry of time attacks ended with Luca Marini and VR46 Ducati as the surprise leaders on day two of the inaugural MotoGP test at Indonesia's new Mandalika circuit.

Improving track conditons had seen Alex Rins's beat Pol Espargaro's day one best of 1m 32.466s within the opening hour of Saturday's action. 

Yamaha's world champion Fabio Quartararo and KTM's Brad Binder then edged ahead of the Suzuki rider as the top five broke into the 1m 31s by 11am.

The leading positions remained static for much of the day as riders focussed on working with used tyres, and dark clouds gathered overhead.

The last hour saw much of the field take part in time attacks, with Quartararo finally dislodging Binder from the top with half-an-hour to go.

But the Frenchman's reign lasted less than ten minutes before Marini put his GP22 0.275s clear.

Marc Marquez and later Maverick Vinales pushed Quartararo to fourth, with Joan Mir the top Suzuki in fifth (tied on lap time with Johann Zarco) after being one of numerous riders to fall, many caught out by the narrow clean line.

Brad Binder thus dropped from first to eleventh, but if rain stays away on Sunday some riders predict a 1m '29 could be possible. Rins and Aleix Espargaro were the only riders like Binder not to improve on their morning time.

The three-day Indonesian outing, which follows hot on the heels of a two-day Sepang test, marks the final chance for official MotoGP testing before next month's Qatar season-opener. The Mandalika race, Indonesia's first grand prix since 1997, is then schedule for March 18-20.

Testing at Mandalika takes place from 9am to 5pm, followed by practice starts…

2022 Official Mandalika MotoGP Test - Saturday (FINAL)
  RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1^10Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)1m 31.289s57/59
2^10Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.192s73/74
3^4Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.227s66/68
4˅2Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.275s66/68
5^14Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.297s46/47
6^3Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.297s68/74
7˅3Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+0.310s47/49
8=Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.316s75/76
9˅3Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.376s65/68
10^8Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.436s81/83
11˅10Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.525s15/53
12^5Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.560s63/64
13˅10Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.595s15/73
14˅9Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.617s10/49
15˅5Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.629s63/65
16˅1Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+0.691s68/77
17^7Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+0.758s52/55
18˅2Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.911s77/84
19^2Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)+1.014s59/70
20˅7Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+1.029s77/85
21˅7Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.112s31/52
22˅2Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*+1.182s62/63
23˅1Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.309s66/69
24˅1Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*+1.764s54/54
 

*Rookie

Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than previous hour.

Fastest Day 1 Time:
Pol Espargaro SPA Honda 1m 32.466s

2021 Mandalika WorldSBK lap records:
Best lap:
Toprak Razgatlioglu
TUR Yamaha 1m 32.877s
Fastest race lap:
Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha 1m 34.288s

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