2021 Official MotoGP Test, Jerez - Lap Times (5pm)
Follow♓ing's Sunday's Spanisཧh MotoGP, riders and teams have returned to Jerez for a day of Official testing.
Rins stopped testing in the early afternoon while on top of the timesheets, with Vinales - who had been fastest in the mor🧜ning - moving back on top just after 4pm.
Rin༒s and Suzuki team-mate Mir spent part of the day trying the 2022 engine prototype first seen💃 in the Qatar Test as well as settings for the upcoming races.
Fabio Quartararo is missing the test as he undergoes a medical check following Sunday's arm pump problems, which saw him drop from the race lead to 13th place.
Testing began at 10am and concludes at 6pm…
| 2021 Jerez MotoGP Test - Monday (5pm) | ||||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | ^1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 36.879s | 83/101 |
| 2 | ˅1 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.034s | 50/59 |
| 3 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.431s | 54/64 |
| 4 | = | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.556s | 41/75 |
| 5 | = | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.561s | 43/60 |
| 6 | = | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.627s | 40/75 |
| 7 | = | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.629s | 27/70 |
| 8 | ^5 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.680s | 65/66 |
| 9 | ˅1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.748s | 25/47 |
| 10 | ˅1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.811s | 32/40 |
| 11 | ^1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.838s | 48/54 |
| 12 | ˅2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.006s | 8/12 |
| 13 | ˅2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.045s | 38/52 |
| 14 | = | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.279s | 48/65 |
| 15 | ^2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.291s | 60/70 |
| 16 | ˅1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.424s | 4/7 |
| 17 | ^3 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.495s | 54/63 |
| 18 | ˅2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.576s | 26/44 |
| 19 | ˅1 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.729s | 47/63 |
| 20 | ˅1 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.947s | 23/65 |
| 21 | = | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.145s | 34/54 |
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)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the 🤡forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s⭕ injury issues.
