Sepang MotoGP test times - Tuesday 1pm

Sepang MotoGP test times as of 1pm on Tuesday, during day one of the first test session of 2012.

31 Jan 2012

A damp track caused by overnight rain meant that although the track opened at 10am, all bikes remained in the pits until 11:15am.

World champion Casey Stoner is not testing today after aggravating an old back injury. The Australian is now resting and aims to return tomorrow. The four laps credited as Stoner's were by test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi.

Note that some of the times listed for Ducati riders were actually shakedown laps, on their bikes, completed by factory test rider Franco Battaini.

However, Valentino Rossi has made his debut on the all-new (and all-black) Desmosedici GP12, with which he moved to the top of the timesheets at 1pm.

All twelve manufacturer riders are present for the three-day test, plus the Forward Racing and BQR 'Claiming Rule Team' teams.

1.Valentino RossiITA Ducati Team2m 2.905s(12 laps)
2.Ben SpiesUSA Yamaha Factory Racing2m 2.930s(10)
3.Jorge LorenzoESP Yamaha Factory Racing2m 3.044s(7)
4.Alvaro BautistaESP San Carlo Honda Gresini2m 4.110s(7)
5.Katsuyuki NakasugaJPN Yamaha Test Rider2m 4.577s(6)
6.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda2m 4.971s(11)
7.Casey StonerAUS Repsol Honda2m 7.163s(2)
8.Andrea DoviziosoITA Monster Yamaha Tech 32m 8.375s(4)
9.Cal CrutchlowGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 32m 10.993s(1)
10.Ivan SilvaESP BQR (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)2m 11.280s(10)
11.Nicky HaydenUSA Ducati Team2m 11.759s(3)
12.Stefan BradlGER LCR Honda2m 11.887s(1)
13.Karel AbrahamCZE Cardion AB Motoracing2m 15.563s(1)
14.Jordi TorresESP BQR (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)2m 16.565s(5)
15.Hector BarberaESP Pramac Racing2m 17.372s(1)

Official Sepang MotoGP lap records:Pole position: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 2m 0.518s (2009)Fastest race lap:Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 2m 2.108s (2007)

Fastest 2011 Sepang test time:Casey Stoner AUS Honda 1m 59.665s (February 24)