Marc Marquez fastest on rain-affected final test day

Marc Marquez was fastest on the final day of MotoGP testing for 2019 at Jerez, which saw limited running due to rain.

The Repsol Honda rider’s third lap was his fastest of the day at 1:37.820s, which left him just ahead of Suzuki Ecstar riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir respectively.

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales was fourth on the day having set the fastest time of the test during the afternoon prior, with satellite counterpart Fabio Quartararo (Petronas SRT Yamaha) fifth.

The Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci, who were working with the Bologna factory’s new chassis, ended Day 2 in sixth and 12th respectively.

Franco Morbidelli (Petronas SRT Yamaha) was seventh and Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller eighth with just four laps on a single run on a Ducati.

Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory) and Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha) rounded out the top 10, while Gresini Aprilia’s Andrea Iannone took 11th.

Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda) was 17th with a 1:39.224s on his fourth lap of 36, the second greatest mileage of the day.

Official track activity resumes in 2020 with a three-day shakedown at Sepang from February 2-4, before a full test at the same circuit from February 7-9.

Post-season testing: Jerez: Day 2

Pos	Num	Rider	Team	Bike	Time	Gap 1st/prev	Laps
1	93	Marc MARQUEZ	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:37.820		3 / 14
2	42	Alex RINS	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:37.837	0.017 / 0.017	3 / 24
3	36	Joan MIR	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:37.959	0.139 / 0.122	9 / 12
4	12	Maverick VIÑALES	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:37.964	0.144 / 0.005	9 / 15
5	20	Fabio QUARTARARO	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:37.973	0.153 / 0.009	19 / 26
6	04	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati Team	Ducati	1:37.986	0.166 / 0.013	5 / 5
7	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:38.100	0.280 / 0.114	5 / 19
8	43	Jack MILLER	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:38.113	0.293 / 0.013	3 / 4
9	44	Pol ESPARGARO	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:38.211	0.391 / 0.098	10 / 10
10	46	Valentino ROSSI	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:38.352	0.532 / 0.141	10 / 33
11	29	Andrea IANNONE	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:38.442	0.622 / 0.090	4 / 4
12	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati Team	Ducati	1:38.452	0.632 / 0.010	3 / 10
13	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	LCR Honda CASTROL	Honda	1:38.674	0.854 / 0.222	11 / 14
14	53	Tito RABAT	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1:38.813	0.993 / 0.139	18 / 24
15	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:38.940	1.120 / 0.127	8 / 24
16	50	Sylvain GUINTOLI	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:38.962	1.142 / 0.022	5 / 14
17	73	Alex MARQUEZ	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:39.224	1.404 / 0.262	4 / 36
18	26	Dani PEDROSA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1:39.594	1.774 / 0.370	11 / 11
19	51	Michele PIRRO	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:39.845	2.025 / 0.251	2 / 15
20	27	Iker LECUONA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1:39.880	2.060 / 0.035	7 / 26
21	38	Bradley SMITH	Aprilia Factory Racing	Aprilia	1:39.884	2.064 / 0.004	4 / 43
22	33	Brad BINDER	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:39.943	2.123 / 0.059	12 / 35
23	15	Eric GRANADO	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1:49.921	12.101 / 9.978	2 / 3