Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo On Top, Rossi 4th in Day 1 of MotoGP Off Season Testing in Valencia

	Grand Prix of Valencia - MotoGP IRTA Test - Day 1 Lorenzo Leads First Day of Valencia MotoGP Testing 10.11.2014 17:00 Local time GMT+1 Sunny Air 18°C Track 19°C Humidity 34%
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	Valencia (Spain), 10th November 2014 After having closed the 2014 season only yesterday, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were back on the track less than 24 hours later to successfully test the 2015 YZR-M1 machines for the upcoming season. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team made the most of the beautiful weather at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit by starting the session with the 2014 machine. The data derived from this year's bike was used as a point of reference once they switched to the 2015 M1 at half point. Forty-five minutes into the five-hour long test session, Lorenzo entered the track as the eighth rider and immediately set the pace. After setting multiple fastest laps he led for most of the session with a 1’31.501. After completing seven laps he returned to the pits, but soon increased his lead further to a 1’31.421 when he returned to the track. Upon return to the pits he was pushed back by Pol Espargaro, but 2 hours and 20 minutes into the session Lorenzo retook the lead and soon improved his time to an impressive 1’30.975, making him the only rider to go under the 1’31 mark. With two hours of the session remaining, teammate Valentino Rossi also joined his rivals on the track to have a go on the 2015 bike. It only took the nine-time World Champion five laps to reach the top five and he soon further improved his time to a 1’31.312. This was enough to shoot him up the rankings to third, just behind Lorenzo and Smith, but in front of Pol Espargarò. The Yamaha top four was leading the standings into the final hour of the first day of testing. Back in the pits Rossi got pushed back to fourth as Pol Espargarò improved. Rossi was determined to regain his position and headed back out to post some more flying laps. He was unable to improve in place, but further improved his time to a 1’31.250, just 0.275s behind his teammate.
	Jorge Lorenzo 1st / 1'30.975 / 45 laps "I was very happy to do this test because the weather was very stable all day. There was no wind and this was good because we were able to do all the things we needed try. We tried a lot of things to reduce the weight, especially with the chassis, but it’s important to have the same feeling despite decreasing the weight. Other than that we worked on the setting and some other little things. I am satisfied because I rode the fastest lap time, even better than the times set this weekend during the Grand Prix. I didn’t ride a 1’30 before, so this means the bike is working well.”
	Valentino Rossi 4th / 1'31.250 / 42 laps “Today the biggest news was the chassis. We tried a chassis that’s a little bit different and we didn’t expect a lot of difference, but in reality the bike is better. I felt good and it helped me with braking and entering the corners. Yamaha did a good job and I already was able to go faster than the 2014 race bike, so that’s not bad. Later we tried some other things: a different pipe, some electronics and some other things. It’s been a good day. We have to work on all the areas of the bike but especially we have to try to stress the rear tyre less and keep a better pace when the tyre has done a lot of laps.”
	Massimo Meregalli “After the end of a successful season, today we had a positive first day of testing. We used this session to get a feeling for the bike and to test some small things. Though the differences between the new 2015 bike and the 2014 one are minimal, there were some changes made on the frame and piping. We can be very satisfied with today’s results because Jorge rode an impressive lap in the 1’30’s, which is better than the times ridden this weekend. Valentino also showed a good pace and closed an all-Yamaha top four. This shows that the bike is working well.”
	NOTES
	The extended imagery from today's MotoGP IRTA Test Session at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit (Valencia, Spain), is available on www.yamahamotogp.com.
	TEST RESULTS
	1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'30.975 2. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'31.118 3. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 1'31.204 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'31.250 5. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Ducati Team 1'31.465 6. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'31.602 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 1'31.644 8. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) CWM LCR Honda 1'31.847 9. Michele Pirro (ITA) Ducati Test Team 1'32.054 10. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 1'32.146 11. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 1'32.190 12. Stefan Bradl (GER) NGM Forward Racing 1'32.209 13. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Pramac Racing 1'32.314 14. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) Team Suzuki MotoGP 1'32.315 15. Scott Redding (GBR) Marc VDS Racing Team 1'32.998 16. Alex De Angelis (RSM) Octo IodaRacing Team 1'33.132 17. Maverick Viñales (SPA) Team Suzuki MotoGP 1'33.268 18. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 1'33.446 19. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 1'33.594 20. Loris Baz (FRA) NGM Forward Racing 1'33.834 21. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Drive M7 Aspar 1'34.320 22. Jack Miller (AUS) CWM LCR Honda 1'34.633 23. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Factory Aprilia Gresini 1'34.919 24. Alex Hofmann (GER) Aprilia Test Team 1'35.646 25. Marco Melandri (ITA) Factory Aprilia Gresini 1'35.959 26. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1'36.181
	CIRCUIT INFORMATION
	Technical Informations Circuit Ricardo Tormo Valencia Location Valencia, Spain Length (m) 4005 Width (m) 12 Turns 14 Turns righ 5 Turns left 9 Pole position right Record Lap Time 1'31.515 Rider M.Marquez Bike Honda Year 2014 Best Lap Time 1'30.237 Rider M.Marquez Bike Honda Year 2013 2013 Results 1st J.Lorenzo (Yamaha): 46'10.302 2nd D.Pedrosa (Honda): +3.934 3rd M.Marquez (Honda): +7.357
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