2020 Sepang MotoGP Tests

Had everything gone to plan, Jorge Lorenzo would have spent the recent Sepang test preparing for his second MotoGP season at Repsol Honda.

Ducati didn't set the world alight in terms of race pace at the opening Sepang MotoGP test.

Satellite Yamaha star Fabio Quartararo may have won the timesheet battle on each day of the Sepang MotoGP test, but Monster Yamaha's Maverick Vinales was most impressive in terms of a race simulation.

Having not ridden any kind of motorbike since last November's Jerez test, Cal Crutchlow couldn’t help but smile after setting the second fastest lap time, just 0.082s from Fabio Quartararo, at the Sepang MotoGP test.

Suzuki and Yamaha were regarded as the bikes to beat for pace by the end of the opening 2020 MotoGP test, at Sepang.

Alex Rins has confirmed rumours that Suzuki is set to join MotoGP rivals Ducati, Aprilia and now Yamaha in using a holeshot device to help with race starts. But the Spaniard added it might no longer be enough just to lower the bike on the grid.

If Valentino Rossi, who set the fifth fastest lap time at the Sepang MotoGP Test, is considering retirement, then surely the 20 riders behind him should be as well?

How impressed is Aleix Espargaro with the all-new 2020 Aprilia RS-GP? After finishing the opening test of the season at Sepang, the Spaniard thought he'd be able to fight for the podium if the Malaysian MotoGP took place tomorrow.

Factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci struggled to hide their disappointment at the end of the opening 2020 MotoGP test at Sepang. The pair were ranked sixth (Petrucci) and 14th (Dovizioso) on the ultra-close timesheets, but their biggest worry was race pace.

Pol Espargaro says he’s “never felt so ready and never been so close” since joining KTM and has confidence the updated RC16 can be competitive from the off in 2020.

Francesco Bagnaia believes upgrading to the Ducati GP20 will not only benefit his weaknesses but is also an improvement on the Italian manufacturer’s own key areas.

Takaaki Nakagami concedes he’s struggled for fitness throughout the Sepang test on his comeback from shoulder surgery which restrained his workload for LCR Honda.

Whatever he rode at Sepang, the 2019 and then 2020 Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo finished top of the timesheets on all three days. But the rider with 13 front-row starts during his rookie season already had little to prove in terms of raw speed.

Johann Zarco has left the Sepang pre-season test in an upbeat frame of mind following his three-day debut on the Avintia Ducati.

When a MotoGP rider says they need more power, they are usually talking about the engine. But in world champion Marc Marquez's case, it's a healing shoulder that is holding him back.

Out of a potential six days at Sepang, during the Shakedown and then Official MotoGP test, Jorge Lorenzo only appeared on track for two days during his much-anticipated debut as a Yamaha test rider.

As rumoured, Yamaha gave its version of a MotoGP holeshot device a public debut at the Sepang Test.

Fabio Quartararo set the quickest lap time on each of the three days at the 2020 Sepang MotoGP Test. As such, if the Malaysian Grand Prix was held tomorrow the young Petronas Yamaha star would surely be favourite for pole position.

Combined 2020 Sepang MotoGP test times Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Day 1 Fabio Quartararo

The third and final day of the official 2020 Sepang MotoGP Test took place on Sunday.

The third day of official 2020 MotoGP action is underway at Sepang in Malaysia. Quartararo was quickest for Petronas Yamaha on day one, using a 2019 bike, repeated the feat on day two during his debut on the 2020 Factory-Spec M1 and is again leading the way on day three.

Following a Shakedown for test riders, concession manufacturers KTM and Aprilia, plus rookies, the full 2020 MotoGP grid is on the track for the first time this year at Sepang in Malaysia.

The third day of official 2020 MotoGP action is underway at Sepang in Malaysia. Quartararo was quickest for Petronas Yamaha on day one, using a 2019 bike, repeated the feat on day two during his debut on the 2020 Factory-Spec M1 and is again leading the way on day three.

The third day of official 2020 MotoGP action is underway at Sepang in Malaysia. Quartararo was quickest for Petronas Yamaha on day one, using a 2019 bike, repeated the feat on day two during his debut on the 2020 Factory-Spec M1 and is again leading the way on day three.