MotoGp, Valencia test: Maverick Viñales the fastest, shines Marc Marquez

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MotoGp, Valencia test: Maverick Viñales the fastest, shines Marc Marquez

Maverick Viñales è was the fastest of all on the MotoGP test day in Valencia. The Aprilia centaur set the best time, stopping the clock at 1'29"253, ahead of Brad Binder’s KTM and Marco Bezzecchi’s Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati.

An excellent Marc Marquez, making his debut with the Ducati of the Gresini team, finished in fourth place, ahead of the Aprilia of Raul Fernandez and the other Ducati of the Gresini team of Alex Marquez. Seventh place for Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding the Ducati of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team for the first time, then the Ducati of Enea Bastianini and the KTM of Jack Miller. Completing the Top 10 is an excellent Luca Marini, making his debut on a Honda.

World champion Pecco Bagnaia, who tested the Ducati GP24 with the new engine, è only 11th, ahead of the Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo, who appeared nervous and dissatisfied. Even further back is the Ducati Pramac of Jorge Martin, the protagonist of two crashes, in fifteenth place.

MotoGP, Valencia test, order of finish:

1 12 Maverick VINALES SPA Aprilia Racing
2 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
3 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team
4 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP
5 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Aprila Racing
6 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP
7 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Mooney VIRA6 Racing Team
8 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team 
9 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
10 10 Luca MARINI ITA Repsol Honda Team
11 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team
12 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
13 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team
14 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Techa
16 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing
16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Prima Pramac Racing
17 5 Johann ZARCO FRA CASTROL Honda LCR
18 31 Pedro ACOSTA SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Techa
19 42 Alex RINS SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MoloGP
20 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Factory
21 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN IDEMITSU Honda LCR
22 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing
23 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Apriia Racing

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