2020 Portimao MotoGP test times - Thursday (Session 2)

While the full-time MotoGP race riders left for Le Mans on Wednesday evening, factory test riders (including Repsol Honda substitute Stefan Bradl) spent a second and final day on track at Portimao.

The action was again divided into two sessions, the first from 9:00-13:00, followed by a lunch break, then a second session from 14:00-17:00.

Ducati's Michele Pirro was fastest in both sessions, setting the best lap of the day in Session 1, when he was less than two tenths from Aleix Espargaro's Wednesday time on an RS-GP.

2020 Portimao MotoGP test times - Thursday (Session 2)

While the full-time MotoGP race riders left for Le Mans on Wednesday evening, factory test riders (including Repsol Honda substitute Stefan Bradl) spent a second and final day on track at Portimao.

The action was again divided into two sessions, the first from 9:00-13:00, followed by a lunch break, then a second session from 14:00-17:00.

Ducati's Michele Pirro was fastest in both sessions, setting the best lap of the day in Session 1, when he was less than two tenths from Aleix Espargaro's Wednesday time on an RS-GP.

Honda's Stefan Bradl did not take part in Session 2 as he had to leave for this weekend's French MotoGP, while Suzuki's Sylvain Guintoli also missed the final afternoon.

Jorge Lorenzo was riding a 2019 Yamaha, all other test riders are thought to have been on 2020 bikes.

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Portimao MotoGP test times - Thursday (Session 2)
 RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP20)1m 41.116s14/23
2Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+0.367s31/37
3Dani PedrosaSPAKTM Test Rider (RC16)+1.014s17/29
4Jorge LorenzoSPAYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+2.047s8/9

 

Portimao MotoGP test times - Thursday (Session 1)
 RiderNatTeamTimeLap
1Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP20)1m 40.435s36/48
2Stefan BradlGERHonda Test Rider (RC213V)+0.398s13/37
3Sylvain GuintoliFRASuzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)+0.718s30/45
4Dani PedrosaSPAKTM Test Rider (RC16)+1.192s24/35
5Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+1.258s39/52
6Jorge LorenzoSPAYamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)+3.343s20/25

Fastest Day 1 Time:
Best lap:
Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia RS-GP 1m 40.170s

Portimao WorldSBK records:
Best lap:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki 1m 40.372s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki 1m 41.272s (2019)

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