Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (3pm)

Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP, riders and teams have returned to the circuit for the start of 2019 testing.

The test marks the debut of Lorenzo at Repsol Honda, Zarco at KTM, Iannone at Aprilia, Petrucci at the factory Ducati team, Abraham at Reale Avintia and Morbidelli at the new Petronas Sepang Yamaha team.

The four 2019 rookies - Bagnaia (Pramac Ducati), Oliveira (Tech3), Mir (Suzuki) and Quartararo (Sepang Yamaha) - are also on track while Tito Rabat makes his return from leg fractures at Silverstone and Tech3 starts its new KTM era.

Valencia MotoGP test times - Wednesday (3pm)

Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP, riders and teams have returned to the circuit for the start of 2019 testing.

The test marks the debut of Lorenzo at Repsol Honda, Zarco at KTM, Iannone at Aprilia, Petrucci at the factory Ducati team, Abraham at Reale Avintia and Morbidelli at the new Petronas Sepang Yamaha team.

The four 2019 rookies - Bagnaia (Pramac Ducati), Oliveira (Tech3), Mir (Suzuki) and Quartararo (Sepang Yamaha) - are also on track while Tito Rabat makes his return from leg fractures at Silverstone and Tech3 starts its new KTM era.

Bradley Smith makes his debut as an Aprilia test rider, while Jonas Folger returns to MotoGP as Yamaha's new test rider.

Testing began at 10am and concludes at 5pm, but a damp track once again kept riders in the pits until midday.

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  1. = Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.019s
  2. = Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 31.145s +0.126s
  3. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosesdici) 1m 31.205s +0.186s
  4. = Maverick Vinales SPA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.395s +0.376s
  5. ^1 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.545s +0.526s
  6. ^5 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 31.714s +0.695s
  7. ^1 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 1m 31.758s +0.739s
  8. ^1 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 31.782s +0.763s
  9. ˅4 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 31.824s +0.805s
  10. ˅3 Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 31.907s +0.888s
  11. ˅1 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.964s +0.945s
  12. = Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.011s +0.992s
  13. ^5 Jonas Folger GER Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 1m 32.265s +1.246s
  14. ˅1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)* 1m 32.287s +1.268s
  15. ˅1 Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici) 1m 32.376s +1.357s
  16. ˅1 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 32.581s +1.562s
  17. ˅1 Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 32.673s +1.654s
  18. ^3 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 1m 32.754s +1.735s
  19. ^4 Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 32.837s +1.818s
  20. ˅3 Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.840s +1.821s
  21. ˅1 Bradley Smith GBR Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) 1m 33.164s +2.145s
  22. ˅3 Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 33.182s +2.163s
  23. ˅1 Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1m 33.533s +2.514s
  24. = Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1m 34.028s +3.009s

* Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than previous hour.
= Rider is same position as previous hour.
˅X Rider is X positions

Fastest Tuesday time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 31.416s

Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 29.401s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 31.171s (2016)

By Peter McLaren

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