Jerez MotoGP Test Results - Thursday lap times (3pm)

Lap times as of 3pm during the opening day of the final official 2021 MotoGP test, at Jerez.

18 Nov 2021

Takaaki Nakagami, Valencia MotoGP test, 18 November 2021
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Following's Sunday's Valencia season finale, MotoGP teams have travelled to Jerez for a two-day test and the last official track action of 2021.

Marc Marquez is absent as he continues treatment for double-vision problems, while Repsol Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro is back on track after withdrawing from Valencia due to rib pain from a huge Saturday highside.

The main task for the factory riders is to continue development work on their 2022 prototypes, which in the case of Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and Honda can feature engine upgrades for the first time since the Covid technical freeze at the start of 2020.

KTM's engine was frozen at the start of 2021, when it left Concessions, while Aprilia has been free to develop this year.

The test marks the debut of the new VR46 Ducati team, plus the heavily revised RNF Yamaha (formerly SRT) and Gresini Ducati (formerly partnered with Aprilia) squads.

After finishing the 2021 season on an A-Spec bike, Andrea Dovizioso has a 2022-spec M1 at RNF, with Darryn Binder on the 2021 model.

All five of next year's rookies are in action, reigning Moto2 champion Remy Gardner and Tech3 team-mate Raul Fernandez making their second appearances on the RC16 after some laps at the Misano test, while Binder (RNF), Fabio di Giannantonio (Gresini) and Marco Bezzecchi (VR46) get their first taste of MotoGP.

Testing began at 10m and concludes at 6pm, with Takaaki Nakagami still fastest from his fourth lap of the day on the old Honda before switching to the 2022. Darryn Binder has climbed above fellow rookies Bezzecchi and di Giannantonio, while Suzuki test rider Sylvain Guintoli joins the action...

2021 Jerez MotoGP Test - Thursday (2pm)
Pos		Rider	Nat	Team	Time	Lap
1	=	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	1m 37.713s	4/40
2	=	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP)	+0.084s	22/28
3	=	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.097s	28/42
4	=	Maverick Vinales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)	+0.148s	32/46
5	=	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.307s	46/46
6	=	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP)	+0.329s	34/51
7	=	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP)	+0.372s	6/41
8	=	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.419s	29/53
9	=	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.452s	19/27
10	^6	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.493s	32/36
11	˅1	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)	+0.494s	18/36
12	˅1	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.633s	6/41
13	˅1	Alex Marquez	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.767s	6/45
14	˅1	Luca Marini	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP)	+0.784s	35/41
15	˅1	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP)	+1.036s	22/40
16	˅1	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+1.080s	4/47
17	^2	Jack Miller	AUS	Ducati Lenovo (GP)	+1.202s	30/32
18	˅1	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)	+1.246s	20/27
19	˅1	Mika Kallio	FIN	KTM Test Rider (RC16)	+1.563s	6/37
20	=	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)	+2.121s	5/20
21	NA	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)	+2.164s	9/15
22	˅1	Raul Fernandez	SPA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+2.477s	29/32
23	˅1	Takuya Tsuda	JPN	Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)	+3.223s	22/28
24	˅1	Remy Gardner	AUS	KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+3.685s	13/27
25	^1	Darryn Binder	RSA	WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*	+4.036s	35/35
26	˅1	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	VR46 Ducati (GP)*	+4.555s	28/28
27	˅3	Fabio di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP)*	+4.792s	24/26

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

* Rookie

Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 36.584s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 37.770s (2021)