Surprises were aplenty during testing, as was confirmation that some of laཧst season’s big hitters will again be in contention throughout the 2023 MotoGP campaign.

But when looking at which manufact🅷urers have set their riders up for success, two stand out in particular…

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5 - Honda

Afte🎐r ending the 2022 season needing significant upgrades to be a consistent challenger, the Japanese manufacturer has struggled to close the gap despite making such changes.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and Joan Mir both struggled in Portimao, while the three-day Sepang test was slightly better albeit the gaps remained large compared to🎃 Ducati and Aprilia.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins has adapted well to the RC213V, althoug𒉰h replicating his end-of-ꦇseason form with Suzuki also appears to be a stretch at this stage.

Marquez 🅷has never been one for topping the timingsheets in testing, however, the eight-time world champion has also been able to claw his way up the grid on a race weekend.

But with MotoGP now closer than ever, fighting for a꧙nything higher than a top six finish ꦆat the moment looks to be unrealistic. 

4 -  KTM 

Like Honda, KTM have struggled to show consistent pace during pre-season testing, as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller get set for their first season as teammates.

Binder found a breakthrough on the final day of testing as he closed to within half a seꦓ🦩cond of the fastest time.

However, race pace in the Sprint format especially re🔯mained a concern for the South African, while Miller’s adaptation to the RC16 continues to be a slow burner.

One of the highlights for KTM, particularly in Sepang, was the pace of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro who se𒅌emed to gel with t🎀he RC16 on his return to the Austrian manufacturer.

Espargaro endured a t🌺ougher outing in Portimao, although enough performance over winter testing has been there to suggest he can cause problems throughout this season.

3 - Yamaha

After a dismal test at Sepang, which was followed up by another uninspiring day-one in Portugal, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha made a big step.

Just in the ni🏅ck of time, Quartararo and Yamaha ended the two-day test looking like contenders once again, however, proving it was not a one-off 𒀰will be key.

Quartararo has won the last two races at Portimao🔜 which makes him an immediate contender, despite two other manufacturers showcasing more speed throughout testing. 

Given his record and Yamaha seemingly making a breakthrough in terms of performance over one lap, we’ve decided to put them ♓ahead of KTM.

2 - Aprilia

A clear second is Aprilia after the Noale-based manufacturer made further steps forward🔥  throughout testing.

The new 2023 bike for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro has been a positive improvement compared to the already competitive RS-GP22, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Raul Fernandez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira have adapted very well to last season’s package.

Vinales has been the most consistent Aprilia rider and looks ready to challenge for podiums, while Espargaro’s pac꧙e has been in theꦫ ballpark of where he wants and needs to be.

Fernandez and Oliveira were strong contenders for the top six in te🐼sting, and although race weekends tend to throw up different results, the two RN🐎F riders appear set for a very good start to the year. 

1 - Ducati

Undisputed in terms of being the fastest manufacturer, Ducati 🍨have had as good a pre-season as you cou🍸ld wish to have.

All eight of their rider🎉s have shown potential, while all six test days have seen a Ducati rider finish fastest.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini have been the pick of the bunch, however, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Enea Bastianini can’t be taken lightly after sh🌃owing speed in S🍎epang.

Another revelation for Ducati has been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez, with the Gresini rider in the best shape to s🌳tart a season since joining the premier class in 2020 with Honda.