Jerez MotoGP test times - Session 2

Ahead of this weekend's Spanish MotoGP season-opener, Official testing was held at the Jerez circuit on Wednesday, marking the first time most riders have been on their MotoGP bikes since Qatar in February.

Reigning champion Marc Marquez was quickest in the 90-minute morning session, his best lap time of 1m 37.941s remaining unbeaten until the closing stages of the afternoon session, when Petronas Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo joined the Honda rider in breaking the 1m 38s barrier.

Peter McLaren

15 Jul 2020

But Monster Yamaha's Maverick Vinales then leapfrogged them both to finish the day on top, having been just 13th this morning.

The afternoon session was halted for 45-minutes due to an early oil leak from Espargaro's Aprilia, which caused accidents for both Alex Marquez and Danilo Petrucci at Turn 11.

The Italian, just 20th fastest in the morning, required a visit the medical centre and was said by the team to be 'okay' despite not returning to the track. Around the same time as the oil spill, there was also a power cut at the circuit, perhaps due to the roasting 50-degree track temperatures.

Opening practice for the Spanish MotoGP will start on Friday morning...

Jerez MotoGP test times - Session 2
Pos		Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	^12	Maverick Vinales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	1m 37.793s
2	^3	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.118s
3	˅2	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.228s
4	˅2	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.524s
5	^6	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.587s
6	^4	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Pramac Ducati (GP20)	+0.624s
7	^10	Johann Zarco	FRA	Reale Avintia (GP19)	+0.720s
8	˅4	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+0.756s
9	^3	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.799s
10	˅1	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.853s
11	˅4	Jack Miller	AUS	Pramac Ducati (GP20)	+0.883s
12	^7	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)	+0.986s
13	^8	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)*	+1.223s
14	˅8	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.262s
15	˅1	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.270s
16	˅13	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.509s
17	˅1	Iker Lecuona	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+1.556s
18	˅10	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+1.571s
19	˅1	Alex Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)*	+1.585s
20	^2	Tito Rabat	SPA	Reale Avintia (GP19)	+1.614s
21	˅6	Bradley Smith	GBR	Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+1.663s
22	˅2	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Ducati Team (GP20)	+2.569s

*Rookie
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than Session 1.
= Rider is same position as Session 1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than Session 1.

Fastest Session 1 time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 37.941s

Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 36.880s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 38.051s (2019)