Andrea Iannone has finished on top of Day 2 of MotoGP testing in Qatar thanks to a flyer late in the evening.
Suzuki Ecstar’s Iannone edged Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso by just 0.041s, while Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez moved up the order relative to the opening day to finish up third-fastest.
Dovizioso took the lead prior to the halfway mark before Iannone, who was third-fastest on the opening day, had his first spell in the lead.
The 2017 world championship runner-up moved back to the front after a red flag period and stayed there until Iannone’s final lap.
Marquez crashed with an hour remaining but subsequently came out to set a time good enough for third-fastest, while Tech3’s Johann Zarco was the fastest of the Yamahas in fourth.
Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) and Cal Crutchlow were fifth and sixth respectively, with Thursday fast man Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha) the last of those on the timesheets to improve on his Day 1 benchmark in seventh.
Pramac Ducati pair Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller ended up eighth and ninth, both of whom had a hand in causing the red flag when they and Zarco crashed at Turn 1.
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) rounded out the top 10, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) was 11th, and Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) 14th.
The test wraps up with the final day from late tonight (AEDT), during which time there will be 30 minutes of compulsory wet track running to test the feasibility of racing in the rain under lights at the Losail International Circuit.
Pre-season testing: Losail: Day 2
| Pos | Num | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time | Gap 1st/prev |
| 1 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:54.586 | |
| 2 | 04 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:54.627 | 0.041/0.041 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:54.753 | 0.167/0.126 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1:54.874 | 0.288/0.121 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex RINS | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:54.967 | 0.381/0.093 |
| 6 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1:54.992 | 0.406/0.025 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | ESP | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:55.051 | 0.465/0.059 |
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:55.188 | 0.602/0.137 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:55.236 | 0.650/0.048 |
| 10 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:55.282 | 0.696/0.046 |
| 11 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:55.316 | 0.730/0.034 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ESP | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:55.460 | 0.874/0.144 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1:55.539 | 0.953/0.079 |
| 14 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | ESP | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:55.562 | 0.976/0.023 |
| 15 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:55.708 | 1.122/0.146 |
| 16 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:55.798 | 1.212/0.090 |
| 17 | 53 | Tito RABAT | ESP | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:55.875 | 1.289/0.077 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:55.876 | 1.290/0.001 |
| 19 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:56.074 | 1.488/0.198 |
| 20 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | ESP | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:56.104 | 1.518/0.030 |
| 21 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1:56.263 | 1.677/0.159 |
| 22 | 12 | Tom LUTHI | SWI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:56.295 | 1.709/0.032 |
| 23 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:56.795 | 2.209/0.500 |
| 24 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:57.218 | 2.632/0.423 |
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