Repsol Honda Reports on Testing at Valencia Where 2013 MotoGP World Champion Marquez Sets Fast Time

 

World Champion Marquez fastest in Valencia Test

The Repsol Honda Team were back on track in Valencia today in preparation for the 2014 season. Newly crowned World Champion, Marc Marquez, was fastest on this second day (the team did not test yesterday), with teammate Dani Pedrosa in third. HRC had two different prototypes for the riders to test side by side, one from mid-season and an evolution machine. Marc had a busy day testing, completing 77 laps in total with his fastest lap of 1'30.536 coming on lap 75. Dani also had a busy programme completing 72 laps and recording his fastest lap on lap 67 with 1'30.948. Marc Marquez       1st       1'30.536 “After the celebrations, we were back on the bike today and I felt comfortable from the beginning. Today's testing was important, because we gathered a lot of data and tried out two different bikes: the prototype that we had already ridden at Misano, and a new one brought in especially for this test. They are fairly similar and we were able to make a few improvements, but we still have some changes to configure. We set good times with both bikes and were consistent with our pace. Tomorrow we will focus on just one machine and work on setting it up in more detail”

Dani Pedrosa       3rd       1'30.948

“Today we mixed our testing between the 2013 and 2014 bikes. The track conditions were good and there was a lot of grip, so we were able to put in a lot of laps. In general it was a good day of testing and we pushed every part to the limit to try and see the pros and cons of each one. We found some references with the new bike, as there are already a few changes: For example, the ECU, which is the same for everyone. We have also worked on some other aspects of the bike and are trying to adapt to them. There is still a lot to be done and tomorrow we will continue working to carry on progressing”

Testing Results   1 Marc Marquez 1'30.536 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team 2 Jorge Lorenzo 1'30.768 SPA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing 3 Dani Pedrosa 1'30.948 SPA HONDA Repsol Honda Team 4 Stefan Bradl 1'30.990 GER HONDA LCR Honda MotoGP 5 Alvaro Bautista 1'31.208 SPA HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini 6 Bradley Smith 1'31.397 GBR YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 7 Valentino Rossi 1'31.414 ITA YAMAHA Yamaha Factory Racing 8 Andrea Dovizioso 1'31.661 ITA DUCATI Ducati Team 9 Pol Espargaro 1'31.836 SPA YAMAHA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 10 Andrea Iannone 1'31.844 ITA DUCATI Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team 11 Cal Crutchlow 1'32.114 GBR DUCATI Ducati Team 12 Michele Pirro 1'32.473 ITA DUCATI Ducati Test Team 13 Nicky Hayden 1'32.576 USA HONDA Power Electronics Aspar 14 Yonny Hernandez 1'32.800 COL DUCATI Ignite Pramac Racing Team 15 Aleix Espargaro 1'32.847 SPA FTR-YAMAHA NGM Mobile Forward Racing 16 Colin Edwards 1'33.149 USA FTR-YAMAHA NGM Mobile Forward Racing 17 Michael Laverty 1'33.672 GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 18 Randy De Puniet 1'33.833 FRA PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 19 Scott Redding 1'34.541 GBR FTR-HONDA Go & Fun Honda Gresini 20 Michael Laverty 1'34.618 GBR PBM Paul Bird Motorsport 21 Hiroshi Aoyama NO TIME JAP HONDA Power Electronics Aspar 22 Hector Barbera NO TIME SPA FTR Avintia Blusens 23 Hector Barbera NO TIME SPA FTR Avintia Blusens

Circuit information       First race 1999 GPs held 15 Laps 30 Race distance 120.150km / 74.670 miles Track length 4.005km / 2.489 miles Track width 12m Longest straight 0.876km / 0.544 miles Corners 14 (5 right, 9 left) Pole position Right Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Autovía A3 Valencia-Madrid Salida 334. 46380 - Cheste (Valencia) SPAIN T: +34 96 252 52 20   www.circuitvalencia.com

Circuit records       Pole position 1m 30.237s (159.7km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2012) Race lap 1m 31.628s (157.3km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2013) Race time 46m 10.302s (156.1km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2013) 2013 Winner Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)