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Takaaki Nakagami made the fastest lap time on the Jerez circuit Thursday on the second and final day of the Jerez Trials. The Japanese were fastest for Marc Marquez and Maverick Viñales. The best time of LCR rider Honda Idemitsu was also good for the last lap of this last test in 2018.
Thursday morning in Jerez, unlike the day before, at 9:30, the lights went green for the last day of 2018 test but only at 10:00. Due to the new conditions, the schedule has been slightly modified to be tested from 10:00 to 18:00.
Despite the fire turning green half an hour later, there was no action on the track during the first hour. Matteo Baiocco, Aprilia's test pilot, was the first to go out. The Italian was followed by Jack Miller, Sylvain Guintoli, MotoGP test rider for Suzuki, Aleix Espargaró and Jorge Lorenzo, among others.
By noon, Marc Marquez was leading after a few seconds in his first laps. fast times at the clock. Danilo Petrucci followed Marquez at the same time with the second time while
It was visible at noon that the test pilot Aprilia MotoGP was found on the track of the machine Aleix Espargaró, which was in turn visible in no field or on any road. Shortly after, it became clear why Aleix Espargaró felt far from his form and had been left at the hotel to get sick. The Spaniard just arrived after noon on the circuit, but it soon became clear that the No. 41 would not do a lot of tricks.
While Marquez was not on the track long after noon. first find Maverick Viñales for the second time, a position that was picked up shortly after by Alex Rins, the Suzuki rider, and then again Petrucci.
In the middle of the day (14:00), Marquez remained at the top of the standings. best time in 1 & 38.452, followed by Petrucci, Francesco Bagnaia, Rins and Miller
For a long time however, the fastest time of Marquez was not so long, Andrea Dovizioso and Viñales both appeared under the time of the Repsol Honda driver.
Lorenzo, who did not seem to be very busy during the first hours of the second day, ran a lot of long races and even started a few times at the end of the pit lane. Repeated for the new Honda Repsol for him, she arrived twenty-four hours a day in the top ten in the sixth round while Fabio Quartararo debuting in MotoGP followed the example of Lorenzo and ranked seventh
Miller was around 4 pm the next driver who was placed at the top of the list. Shortly after, the Australian stopped, his machine parked in the Alma Pramac Racing booth, after which the canvas examined him to show that his work was there for 2018.
While Miller was watching from the booth, he saw his own time the fastest time of the day already improved by Petrucci. Shortly afterwards, it is still Marquez who attacked, and successfully, because the Repsol Honda rider scored a time under the limit of 1 – 38 at the first of the second day. This time was still the fastest of the day, but still a little slower than the fastest lap of the first day driven by Petrucci.
While many pilots were inside, it was Viñales who arrived just before 5pm. went into the attack. The Yamaha rider did not succeed, despite some fast times in the sector, just to improve Marquez's fastest lap time. With a difference of only 0.096 sec. Viñales scored the second round of the day at that time.
A few minutes later, Japanese Takaaki Nakagami, LCR Honda Idemitsu rider with a quick lap of 1: 37.945, clocked the fastest time of the day on the clock but also the first driver to dive under the best lap of the Petrucci's turn of the first day.
An hour and a half of the twenty-five pilots present their suit on the coat rack. It was Nakagami who led the list for Marquez, Viñales, Petrucci, Morbidelli, Miller, Dovizioso, Bagnaia, Rins and Lorenzo.
Valentino Rossi was not ready yet. The Italian, whose rumors circulate in Jerez about the end of the collaboration with Luca Cadalora as coach of his driver, took the tenth place after the fifth of the thirteenth. For a long time, however, the Italian could not be in the top ten, because he had just sent Lorenzo to the 11th place of the ranking, it is the same Lorenzo who just registered his fastest time of the day and with a quick turn. 1 & # 39; 38.105 in the fourth place of the list managed to climb.
Despite some attempts in the last hour, KTM's newcomer, Johann Zarco, improved his lap time again – but despite that he does not have his own position on the list – at the end of the pit lane, in particular, several tests were carried out.
Nakagami's best time of the day was therefore no longer in danger and at the end of the finishflag, the LCR Honda Idemitsu driver led the list of the day, but also of the two MotoGP days.
Marc Marquez scored the second round on the last day. by Viñales, Lorenzo and the fastest man of the first day Petrucci. Morbidelli had another good day and Thursday was sixth, followed by Miller, Dovizioso, Bagnaia and Rins.
Composite list after two days
On this list, Nakagami also lists Petrucci, Marquez, Viñales and Lorenzo.
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