Mandalika MotoGP Test Results, Indonesia - Saturday, Day 2 (11am)
The second day of the inaugural MotoGP test at Indonesia's new Mandalika circuit is underway.
After a muddy start on Friday, and some controversial 'compulsory' track cleaning, lap times had tumbled to a day one best of 1m 32.466s by Pol Espargaro.
That time was beaten within the opening hour of Saturday's action by Alex Rins, with Yamaha's world champion Fabio Quartararo and KTM's Brad Binder then edging ahead of the Suzuki rider as the top five broke into the 1m 31s by 11am.
Should rain stay away, some riders predict a 1m 29s will be possible by the close of testing on Sunday evening.
The three-day outing, which follows hot on the heels of a two-day Sepang test, marks the final chance for official MotoGP track time before next month's Qatar season-opener.
The Mandalika race, Indonesia's first grand prix since 1997, is then schedule for March 18-20.
Testing at Mandalika takes place from 9am to 5pm, followed by practice starts…
| 2022 Official Mandalika MotoGP Test - Saturday (11am) | |||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | ||
| 1 | ^4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 1m 31.814s |
| 2 | ^13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.006s |
| 3 | ˅2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.070s |
| 4 | ^8 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +0.073s |
| 5 | ^4 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.092s |
| 6 | ^11 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.266s |
| 7 | ^6 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.300s |
| 8 | ˅6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.413s |
| 9 | ^12 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.486s |
| 10 | ˅7 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.503s |
| 11 | ˅7 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.600s |
| 12 | ^8 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.705s |
| 13 | ^1 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.792s |
| 14 | ˅4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.840s |
| 15 | ˅9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.016s |
| 16 | ˅9 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.044s |
| 17 | ˅9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +1.108s |
| 18 | ˅7 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | +1.188s |
| 19 | ^3 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.296s |
| 20 | ˅2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +1.314s |
| 21 | ˅2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +1.351s |
| 22 | ˅6 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.501s |
| 23 | = | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | +1.845s |
| 24 | = | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | +1.860s |
*Rookie
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.
Fastest Day 1 Time:
Pol Espargaro SPA Honda 1m 32.466s
2021 Mandalika WorldSBK lap records:
Best lap:
Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha 1m 32.877s
Fastest race lap:
Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Yamaha 1m 34.288s
