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Gresini Racing’s Enea Bastianini has topped MotoGP’s Sepang Official test after achieving lap-record pace on his 2021-model Ducati.
The second-year MotoGP rider clocked a best time of 1:58.131s around the Malaysian circuit, ending the second and final day 0.026s up on Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro.
Bastianini set that marker in the first hour of the eight-hour day and was still on top at the halfway mark when rain began to set in.
While a number of riders opted for wet-weather mileage, there would be no advances on lap times thereafter, meaning Espargaro finished up second all told on a 1:58.157s after topping Day 1 on a 1:58.371s.
Those two both lapped faster than the All Time Lap Record which Fabio Quartararo set when he qualified on pole position for the 2019 Malaysian Grand Prix with a 1:58.303s, as did the rest of the day’s top six.
Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin took third at 0.112s off the pace on his GP22-spec Desmosedici Ducati, while Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins had a crash on his way to fourth-quickest.
Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Viñales rounded out the top five on exactly the same 1:58.261s time as Rins, and Francesco Bagnaia was first of the factory-entered Ducati Lenovo Team riders in sixth on a 1:58.265s.
Rounding out the top 10 were Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda), Johann Zarco (Pramac Ducati), and Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda).
Jack Miller was 14th on a 1:58.645s on his Ducati Lenovo Team entry, 0.514s off the pace, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira leading the way for the Austrian marque in 15th on a 1:58.701s.
On a Tech3-entered KTM, Remy Gardner finished 23rd on a 1:59.348s, four positions behind team-mate Raul Fernandez.
Gardner fractured a wrist on a motocross bike last month and opted not to ride in the wet as he continues his recovery.
Another official pre-season test will be held from this Friday, with three days of running on the cards at Indonesia’s new Mandalika International Street Circuit.
Day 2: Sepang Official test
| Pos | Num | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time | Gap 1st/Prev | Laps |
| 1 | 23 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1:58.131 | 13/25 | |
| 2 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1:58.157 | 0.026/0.026 | 8/38 |
| 3 | 89 | Jorge MARTIN | ESP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:58.243 | 0.112/0.086 | 8/27 |
| 4 | 42 | Alex RINS | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:58.261 | 0.130/0.018 | 31/37 |
| 5 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1:58.261 | 0.130 | 10/42 |
| 6 | 63 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1:58.265 | 0.134/0.004 | 12/49 |
| 7 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:58.313 | 0.182/0.048 | 12/54 |
| 8 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:58.332 | 0.201/0.019 | 7/49 |
| 9 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:58.413 | 0.282/0.081 | 10/47 |
| 10 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:58.420 | 0.289/0.007 | 9/50 |
| 11 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1:58.430 | 0.299/0.010 | 9/37 |
| 12 | 36 | Joan MIR | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:58.529 | 0.398/0.099 | 26/35 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1:58.607 | 0.476/0.078 | 14/42 |
| 14 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1:58.645 | 0.514/0.038 | 15/38 |
| 15 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:58.701 | 0.570/0.056 | 8/32 |
| 16 | 72 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1:58.710 | 0.579/0.009 | 11/46 |
| 17 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | ESP | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1:58.800 | 0.669/0.090 | 14/57 |
| 18 | 33 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:59.016 | 0.885/0.216 | 13/40 |
| 19 | 25 | Raul FERNANDEZ | ESP | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:59.180 | 1.049/0.164 | 17/24 |
| 20 | 49 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1:59.197 | 1.066/0.017 | 16/39 |
| 21 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Yamaha Factory | Yamaha | 1:59.262 | 1.131/0.065 | 9/31 |
| 22 | 04 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 1:59.284 | 1.153/0.022 | 12/55 |
| 23 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:59.348 | 1.217/0.064 | 34/35 |
| 24 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:59.365 | 1.234/0.017 | 8/38 |
| 25 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 1:59.857 | 1.726/0.492 | 7/55 |
| 26 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | FRA | Suzuki Test Team | Suzuki | 1:59.996 | 1.865/0.139 | 8/44 |
| 27 | 85 | Takuya TSUDA | JPN | Suzuki Test Team | Suzuki | 2:05.678 | 7.547/5.682 | 3/4 |
