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MotoGP Official Test - Sepang - Testing |
| Date : 05/02/2013 |
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Weather : Overcast |
Air : 30°C |
Track : 38°C |
Humidity : 91% |
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Strong start for Repsol Honda Team in Sepang |
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The Repsol Honda Team have begun 2013 in the best possible way, with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Márquez finishing the first day 1st and 3rd respectively.
After a long winter break, Dani and Marc were keen to get out on track on their Honda RC213V machines and begin their testing programme. The predicted rain showers held off and allowed a full day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit where yesterday HRC staff placed flowers at the commemorative plaque in memory of Marco Simoncelli. Both riders spent the day working through their test programmes and working with the Honda engine in preparation for the strict new 2013 rule of five engines for the season.
The top times were exchanged between a handful of riders throughout the day but finally Dani finished on top recording his best time of 2'01.157 on lap 48 of 49. Marc, who was top of the sheets at lunchtime, finished third just 0.044 behind his teammate with a lap time of 2'01.201 set on lap 60 of 62.
Testing will resume tomorrow at 10h00 local time. |
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Dani Pedrosa - 1st - 2'01.157 |
| "It's the first day back testing after the winter break. We've spent three months off the bike and the feeling from the first day testing is positive. The track was in good condition and we were able to put in a lot of laps at a good pace, thanks to it not being especially hot. I haven't ridden since the November test in Valencia, so today has been a first step to getting back on the pace. We didn't play about with the setup today, but we will move onto that in the remaining two days of testing" |
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Marc Marquez - 3rd - 2'01.201 |
| "I'm very happy with how the first day went, because you always have a few nerves after a couple of months out. I thought that I would take a little longer to get back 'on it', but right from the opening laps I felt very comfortable on the bike. We picked up confidence from the start, although obviously we can still improve. I don't think the result today should be used as a reference point, because we are all trying out new things. I focused on simply finding a good setup and getting comfortable on the bike. I tried to put in a good time so that the day's testing had a purpose" |
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| 1 |
Dani Pedrosa |
2'01.157 |
SPA |
HONDA |
Repsol Honda Team |
| 2 |
Jorge Lorenzo |
2'01.165 |
SPA |
YAMAHA |
Yamaha Factory Racing |
| 3 |
Marc Marquez |
2'01.201 |
SPA |
HONDA |
Repsol Honda Team |
| 4 |
Valentino Rossi |
2'01.584 |
ITA |
YAMAHA |
Yamaha Factory Racing |
| 5 |
Stefan Bradl |
2'01.789 |
GER |
HONDA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
| 6 |
Cal Crutchlow |
2'01.881 |
GBR |
YAMAHA |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
| 7 |
Alvaro Bautista |
2'01.981 |
SPA |
HONDA |
Go & Fun Honda Gresini |
| 8 |
Katsayuki Nakasuga |
2'02.968 |
JPN |
YAMAHA |
Yamaha Factory |
| 9 |
Kosuke Akiyoshi |
2'02.972 |
JPN |
HONDA |
HRC Test Team |
| 10 |
Nicky Hayden |
2'03.336 |
USA |
DUCATI |
Ducati Team |
| 11 |
Wataru Yoshikawa |
2'03.456 |
JPN |
YAMAHA |
Yamaha Factory |
| 12 |
Bradley Smith |
2'03.460 |
GBR |
YAMAHA |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
| 13 |
Andrea Dovizioso |
2'03.535 |
ITA |
DUCATI |
Ducati Team |
| 14 |
Aleix Espargaro |
2'03.782 |
ESP |
ART |
Power Electronics Aspar |
| 15 |
Randy De Puniet |
2'04.283 |
FRA |
ART |
Aspar Team MotoGP |
| 16 |
Andrea Iannone |
2'04.500 |
ITA |
DUCATI |
Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team |
| 17 |
Ben Spies |
2'05.086 |
USA |
YAMAHA |
Ignite Pramac Racing Team |
| 18 |
Takumi Takahashi |
2'05.154 |
JPN |
HONDA |
HRC Test Team |
| 19 |
Hector Barbera |
2'05.469 |
SPA |
FTR |
Avintia Blusens |
| 20 |
Yonny Hernandez |
2'05.656 |
COL |
PBM |
Paul Bird Motorsport |
| 21 |
Karel Abraham |
2'05.694 |
CZE |
ART |
Cardion AB Motoracing |
| 22 |
Danillo Petrucci |
2'05.753 |
ITA |
IODA-SUTER |
Came IodaRacing Project |
| 23 |
Hiroshi Aoyama |
2'05.919 |
JPN |
FTR |
Avintia Blusens |
| 24 |
Claudio Corti |
2'06.426 |
ITA |
FTR-KAWASAKI |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing |
| 25 |
Michael Laverty |
2'06.507 |
GBR |
PBM |
Paul Bird Motorsport |
| 26 |
Lukas Pesek |
2'07.015 |
CZE |
IODA-SUTER |
Came IodaRacing Project |
| 27 |
Bryan Staring |
2'07.044 |
AUS |
HONDA & FTR |
Go & Fun Honda Gresini |
| 28 |
Colin Edwards |
2'08.206 |
USA |
FTR-KAWASAKI |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing |
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Circuit information |
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| First race |
1999 |
| GPs held |
13 |
| Laps |
20 |
| Race distance |
116.508km / 72.387 miles |
| Track length |
5.548km / 3.447 miles |
| Track width |
25m |
| Longest straight |
0.920km / 0.572 miles |
| Corners |
15 (10 right, 5 left) |
| Pole position |
Left |
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Circuit records |
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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 |
41m 03.448s (162.153km/h) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha, 2010) |
| 2012 Winner |
Dani Pedrosa (Honda) |
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