MotoGP - Sepang Test Times, Combined Times from all 3 days combined, showing rider's top time and overall placing. (think I've got this right, but let me know if anything is wrong!!) 1. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2m 0.757s (Day 3) 2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 2m 0.770s (Day 2) 3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 2m 0.811s (Day 3) 4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 0.845s (Day 3) 5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2m 0.945s (Day 3) 6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 1.002s (Day 3) 7. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 2m 1.353s (Day 3) 8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 2m 1.534s (Day 3) 9. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 1.651s (Day 3) 10. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2m 1.687s (Day 2) 11. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 2m 1.842s (Day 3) 12. Hector Barbera ESP Aspar Team 2m 2.030s (Day 3) 13. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 2m 2.057s (Day 3) 14. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 2m 2.159s (Day 3) 15. Kosuke Akiyoshi JPN Honda Test Rider 2m 2.619s (Day 2) 16. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 2m 2.645s (Day 3) 17. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 2.717s (Day 3) 18. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 2m 2.916s (Day 3) 19. Bike #T1 JPN Yamaha Test Rider 2m 2.965s (Day 3) 20. Bike #T2 JPN Yamaha test Rider 2m 3.621s (Day 3) 21. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Suzuki Test Rider 2m 4.700s (Day 3) * * Replacement for Bautista who retired from Day 3 due to illness. 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix (10th October): Pole position: Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha 2m 1.537s Fastest race lap by manufacturer: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 2m 2.117s Andrea Dovizioso ITA Honda 2m 2.427s Alvaro Bautista ESP Suzuki 2m 2.895s Nicky Hayden USA Ducati 2m 3.062s Fastest 2010 Sepang test lap: Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 2m 0.271s (Day 2) |
A year of Honda domination ahead? Interesting the times are faster than the race weekend last October but slower than the test there this time last year :confused: :confused: |
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It's not unknown for Rossi to sandbag! He may well be working on getting the bike setup right rather than pushing for the fastest time. It's his first proper test of the GP11, so expect to see things improve over the next two tests. Quote:
Yes, you would expect the race times to be slower than test/qualifying as they carry more weight in fuel at the start and have less grip in the tyres at the end, so there's never the right combination of both. As for last year's test times, let's take a look compared to the previous year... (see attachment) ... you can see that it's only Rossi who has not improved on his 2010 Sepang test time! Nicky Hayden has improved by nearly 1 second, which I think tells us that either the bike is getting better or Nicky is improving? Given Nicky's ability, I would say it was the bike. Interestingly, Stoner has "only" improved on his 2010 time by 0.5sec, so not as big a jump as it first appears. Both Pedrosa (1.05sec) and Dovi (1.33sec) have improved by quite a jump, so maybe the Honda was slow last year? The biggest jump is Simoncelli - nearly 2.5sec quicker!! |
The front of the Desmosidici seems to have become more like a 70's smoker than a razor sharp racer for 2011. Aerodynamic is obviously not an obvious science. Make like look like a jet and it sill go faster. It is definitely more upright than in 2006. Race fastest lap Jerez Yam 2002 143.8 Ducati 2003 1.43.8 2004 1.43.8 Rossi 1st year 2005 1.40.596 2006 1.42.6 1.42.2 2007 1.40.9 1.41.4 800's 2008 140.19 1.41.3 2009 140.1 1.394 2010 1.39.7 139.9 143.8 - 139.7. Interesting to see what happens on the Ducati. |
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