Repsol Honda MotoGP Riders Marquez & Pedrosa Top the Charts in Day Two Testing at Sepang

Sepang 1 Testing

Wednesday, February 5th 2014

Malaysia - Testing Report

Repsol Honda duo top the time sheets on day two

Marc Marquez was once again the fastest man on track today in Sepang and the only rider to record a sub-two minute lap time with 1’59.926 on lap 38 of 65. Teammate Dani Pedrosa finished the day in second place with a time of 2’00.336 on lap 12 of 62.

It was a gruelling second day at the Sepang International Circuit for both riders. Marc worked on geometry settings, improving his braking stability, some general set up work and a chassis comparison which produced valuable feedback for the HRC engineers. He also spoke positively about the new hard compound Bridgestone rear tyre.

Dani tested the new soft Bridgestone rear tyre, which he set his fastest lap on, and will try the harder compound tomorrow. He also did general set up work and a chassis comparison, looking to confirm his feelings tomorrow and focus on the direction for the season.

This first three-day test of 2014 will conclude tomorrow.

1st - 1'59.926

"We continued with our work schedule today, with a focus on trying out parts. We carried out various tests, including a chassis comparison, and found some positive points and some negative. As for the setup, we have improved stability under braking, which is something that I have been finding a little difficult, but in the end we have found a good compromise. I hope that tomorrow we can continue in the same way, because we are consistent and fast -which is important”








2nd - 2'00.336

"Today we've been trying out the new chassis and comparing it to the previous version, but tomorrow we shall continue working with both because it isn't clear which is best. I felt good with both of them, but I have to put in more laps in order to be able to make a clear decision. We also tried out the new Bridgestone tyres, using the soft tyre today and leaving the hard compound for tomorrow. We have been going pretty well here, but the season takes place at many different tracks and you have to prepare for each one of them”

testing results   Sepang 1 Testing Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 1 Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'59.926 2 26 Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2'00.336 3 6 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 2'00.339 4 46 Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory YAMAHA 2'00.464 5 41 Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 2'00.547 6 99 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 2'00.573 7 38 Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 2'00.603 8 29 Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 2'00.855 9 19 Alvaro Bautista ESP Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 2'00.897 10 44 Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 2'01.061 11 4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 2'01.146 12 35 Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team DUCATI 2'01.396 13 51 Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Team DUCATI 2'02.177 14 69 Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 2'02.287 15 5 Colin Edwards USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 2'02.545 16 68 Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 2'02.675 17 72 Kosuke Akiyoshi JPN HRC Test Team HONDA 2'02.692 18 7 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 2'02.825 19 T1 Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Test Team YAMAHA 2'02.970 20 14 Randy De Puniet FRA Suzuki Test Team SUZUKI 2'03.064 21 45 Scott Redding GBR Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 2'03.117 22 70 Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART & PBM 2'03.528 23 8 Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 2'04.551 24 23 Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 2'04.619 25 17 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing HONDA 2'05.261 26 63 Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 2'05.355

Circuit Information

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Length 5.548 m / 3.447 miles Width 25m Left corners 5 Right corners 10 Longest straight 920 m / 0.572 miles Constructed 1998 Modified Sepang International Circuit Sdn. Bhd. Jalan Pekeliling 64000 KLIA Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia

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Pole Position	2m 00.334s (165.978km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2012)
Race lap	2m 02.108s (163.566km/h) Casey Stoner (Ducati, 2007)
Race time	40m 45.191s (163.3 km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2013)
2012 Winner	Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
2013 Winner	Dani Pedrosa (Honda)