The Repsol Hondas of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have gone one-two on Day 2 of the MotoGP test at Buriram as Jack Miller ended the hit-out third-fastest.
Marquez clocked up 97 laps during the eight-hour session, the second-highest total of the day, including time spent testing aerodynamic devices.
Having lost top spot to Pedrosa earlier in the day, Marquez went fastest again on his 91st lap and became the first and so far only man to lap the future grand prix venue in under 90 seconds.
Pedrosa’s best just before the halfway mark stood up for second, while Miller set his fastest lap in a late run on his Pramac Ducati GP17.
Yamaha riders Maverick Viñales (factory team) and Johann Zarco (Tech3) were next on the order, followed by Miller’s team-mate Danilo Petrucci, who did not go after a hot lap.
Friday fast man Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) went faster again on Day 2 as he ended up eighth on the timesheets, one position behind the man who shadowed him the day before, Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar).
The Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo rounded out the top 10, while Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) was 14th.
The test concludes tomorrow.
Pre-season testing: Buriram: Day 2
| Pos | Num | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time | Gap 1st/prev |
| 1 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:29.969 | |
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:30.127 | 0.158/0.158 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:30.185 | 0.216/0.058 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | ESP | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:30.274 | 0.305/0.089 |
| 5 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1:30.360 | 0.391/0.086 |
| 6 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:30.367 | 0.398/0.007 |
| 7 | 42 | Alex RINS | ESP | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:30.446 | 0.477/0.079 |
| 8 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1:30.490 | 0.521/0.044 |
| 9 | 04 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:30.494 | 0.525/0.004 |
| 10 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | ESP | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:30.729 | 0.760/0.235 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1:30.775 | 0.806/0.046 |
| 12 | 53 | Tito RABAT | ESP | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:30.855 | 0.886/0.080 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | ESP | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:30.883 | 0.914/0.028 |
| 14 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:30.888 | 0.919/0.005 |
| 15 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1:30.901 | 0.932/0.013 |
| 16 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:31.113 | 1.144/0.212 |
| 17 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ESP | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:31.130 | 1.161/0.017 |
| 18 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:31.185 | 1.216/0.055 |
| 19 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:31.598 | 1.629/0.413 |
| 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:31.637 | 1.668/0.039 |
| 21 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:31.661 | 1.692/0.024 |
| 22 | 12 | Tom LUTHI | SWI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:31.994 | 2.025/0.333 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1:31.998 | 2.029/0.004 |
| 24 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:32.267 | 2.298/0.269 |
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