2021 Misano MotoGP Test Results - Wednesday lap times (3pm)
Following's Sunday's San Marino MotoGP, riders and tea♋ms returned to the Misano circuit for the third and final official in-season test of the 2021 season.
Unlike Tuesday's slow s♍tart, due to overnight rain, riders were🌊 able to start work straight away on Wednesday.
Session 1 ended with Aleix Espargaro fastest for Aprilia, ahead of day one leader Francesco Bagnaia🔯 (Ducati) and Joan Mir (Suzuki). Session 2 then bega✃n after lunch, at 2pm.
Marc Marquez debuted an all-new Honda prototype on day one, with team-mate Pol Espargaro due to try the bike on Wednesday. Yamaha also has a prototype available, while Suzuki is due to try a 2022 chassis today after engine work on day one. Ducati and Aprilia had new aerodynamics on Tuesday, with Dani Pedrosa shouldering KTM's day one development for next seaso🐽n.
2022 Tech3 KTM rookies Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez, first and second in the Moto2 world championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo, are completing their first MotoGP laps today.
T💛he day is divided into two testing🌳 sessions. The first session was from 9:30am-1pm, followed by a one-hour lunch break and then a second session from 2-6pm...
| 2021 Misano MotoGP Test - Wednesday (3pm - Session 2) | ||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1m 32.003s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.463s |
| 3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.667s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.673s |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.735s |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.786s |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.805s |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.917s |
| 9 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.024s |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.213s |
| 11 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.252s |
| 12 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.450s |
| 13 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.620s |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.923s |
| 15 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.252s |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.357s |
| 17 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +3.435s |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.372s |
| 2021 Misano MotoGP Test - Wednesday (1pm - End of Session 1) | ||||
| Rider | Nat | Team | Time | |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1m 31.599s |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.065s |
| 3 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.108s |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.199s |
| 5 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.288s |
| 6 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.327s |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.360s |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.403s |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.537s |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.557s |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.576s |
| 12 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.647s |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.679s |
| 14 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.772s |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.813s |
| 16 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.892s |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.036s |
| 18 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.231s |
| 19 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.243s |
| 20 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.376s |
| 21 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.774s |
| 22 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.389s |
| 23 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +2.542s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.768s |
| 25 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +3.042s |
* Rookie
Fastest Day 1 Time:
Best lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 31.524s
Official Misano MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 31.007s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati 1m 32.242s(2021)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valent🐠ino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
