Dani Pedrosa's KTMs, featuring the revised 'salad box' and exhaust location, are warmed up ahead of day 3 at the Sepang Shakedown.
Dani Pedrosa's KTMs, featuring the revised 'salad box' and exhaust location, are warmed up…

2025 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test - Day 3: LIVE

Live updates from Sunday’s third and final day of the 2025 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test.

The final day of the 2025 Sepang Shakedown test began at 10am on Sunday in Malaysia, offeri༺ng rookies, test riders and race riders from Yamaha and Honda a last chance for track time ahead of next week’s꧑ Official MotoGP test.

Yamaha’s four race riders joined ꦜthe action on day two, when Alex Rins narrowly edged out ꦕKTM’s day one leader Pol Espargaro with a lap of 1m 58.745s.

Rins’ team-mate Fabio Quaꦚrtararo was third ahead of rookies Ai Ogura and Fermin Aldeguer, while Pramac Yamaha’s Jack Miller and Espargaro test team-mate Dani Pedrosa completed the top six.

Thꦚe official Sepang test, featuring all 2025 race riders, will take place from 🦩February 5-7.

10:41

Final Day 3 results for the Shakedown - Click Here

We'll be back at the track on Monday and Tuesday for some interviews and rider debriefs ahead of the Official test, starting on Wednesd𝓀ay.

10:04

There will now be the usual end of day practice s♛tart𓂃s on the home straight.

10:04

The Sep🐬ang Shakedown ends ꩲwith a Yamaha one-two by Fabio Quartararo and Jack Miller.

Aleix Espargaro is third for Honda, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) is the top rookie in fourth ahead of Pol Espargaro (KT🐬M) and Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati).

10:00

Less tha🍰n a minute to go and Aleix Espargaro puts Honda 🍎into 3rd on the timesheets.

The new HRC 🌱test r💞ider looks to be on the very latest RC213V.

09:58

Just a few minutes to go and some riders are still heading out, with the red and white lig꧟hts flashing.

Aleix Espargaro, Alex Rins, Fermin Aldeguer, Ai Ogura currently on 🍬track.

09:51

And there it is! 

Fabio Quartararo sets the first 1m 57s of theဣ year to fastest with just under ten minutes remaining.

09:50

Some riders are s🧔taying out despite the red and white flags.

09:48

.... Or maybe not! 

"Slight drizzle on track" has just flas𓆉hed up on screen.

09:47

Lots of riders out for what could be the fastest (coolest)🌠 condꦺitions of the day, will we see a 1m 57?

09:46

Into the last 15mins of testing and it's still Jack Miller and Fabi🐭o Quartararo on top, but rookie Ai Ogura is up to 3rd and on another fast lap.

09:06

One hour of the Sepang Shakedown to go and Yamaꩵha are the most active manufacturer on track with Jack Miller, Fabio Quartararo and Augusto Fernandez all on track. 

08:17

Just under two hours remaining and it's still Jack Miller fastest from Pramac Yamaha from Monster Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo then Pol Espargaro (KTM), Fer𝄹min Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati) and Aleix Espargaro (Honda).

Five riders currently on track and, as long as rain stays aw🅰ay, theꦗ circuit should get faster as the temperature drops slightly in the late afternoon.

07:56

Ogura is still going!

As this is not an official test there is no lap by lap breakdown, just best lap time, but the reigning Moto2 champion might looks to be aiܫming for at least a Sprint race distance...

07:46

3:45pm and ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱🔯ᩚᩚᩚit looks like rookie Ai Ogura has been doing a long run/race simulation.

Impressive from the Trackhouse Aprilia rider who's clearly in 🎶good physical shape.

06:43

2:40pm and, while a few rider🧸s have been out, the track is silent again in the middle of the afternoon heat.

05:50

And the track falls silent once again.

05:47

Aleix Espargaro just pitted with what looks like🐻 the new (all-black) Honda. Appears to have more of a pronounced ground-effect style step on the fairing sides.

05:35

To c🐎onfirm, it looks like Augusto Fernandez is going to ride🌊 the M1 all day today. No sign of Dovi, who did the Yamaha test team running on day 1 and all but the closing stages of day 2.

05:33

Jack Miller is on the all-black Pram🅰ac at present, so presumab🦹ly trying the 2025 parts.

05:29

1:30pm and with temperatures rising the fastest laps are not being threatened,꧟ but it'🃏s also the best time to try longer race-pace style runs.

It's probably not a coincidence that the riders currently on track are all Yamahas, Jack Miller (still fastest of all), Alex Rins and tesღt rider Augusto Fernandez.

04:59

Fabio Quartararo pits with a black front fairing, which ꦿlooks like the latest aero evolution.

Yamaha has a new aerodynamic package, chassis, electroꦏnics and൲ 'steps' on the engine to try.

04:43

12:40pm and the track is now silent with some teams and ride♏rs starting their unofficial lunch break.

04:31

A rundown of the maximu﷽m speeds so far today: 

Michele Pirro (Ducati), Miguel Oliveira (Pramac Yamaha) and Fermin Aldeguer (G💖r⛦esini Ducati) are all tied on 333.3km/h.

Alex Rins (Mo🍰nster Yamaha) has a 331.3km/h and top-of-the-timing screens Jack Miller (Pramac ๊Yamaha) a 330.3km/h.

 

04:22

Michele Pirro reꦇturns ඣon the latest Ducati fairing:

Michele Pirro, new Ducati fairing, Sepang shakedown
Michele Pirro, new Ducati fairing, Sepang shakedown
Michele Pirro's new Ducati fairing, Sepang shakedown
Michele Pirro's new Ducati fairing, Sepang shakedown