MotoGP Preseason Day 2: Rins top

Alex Rins

Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) went one better on Sunday as the Spaniard put in a 1:54.593 to go fastest on Day 2, but it remained tight at the top as the tables turned and Maverick ViÃ±ales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) ended the day just 0.057 in arrears. That made some headlines in itself, but the man in third stole some too: rookie Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) stormed to third overall.

47 laps was the final number for Rins as the Suzuki man continued to look like a serious 2019 contender. His teammate, rookie Joan Mir, also impressed and put in a 1:55.280 to end Sunday in P11 and less than seven tenths off his teammate – as well as the second quickest rookie. Team Manager Davide Brivio said Mir was also testing some things, as well as adapting to the bike, but that he’d like to “race tomorrow" looking at Rins’ pace. That bodes well, and the Hamamatsu factory man also said everything “visible" on the bike is decided.

Qatar Test Day Two

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	Team	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	RINS Alex	42	SPA	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	1'54.593
2	VINALES Maverick	12	SPA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	0.057
3	QUARTARARO Fabio	20	FRA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	0.315
4	PETRUCCI Danilo	9	ITA	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati	0.360
5	MARQUEZ Marc	93	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	0.411
6	ESPARGARO Aleix	41	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	0.580
7	NAKAGAMI Takaaki	30	JPN	LCR Honda	Honda	0.582
8	DOVIZIOSO Andrea	4	ITA	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati	0.612
9	CRUTCHLOW Cal	35	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	0.654
10	ESPARGARO Pol	44	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	0.662
11	MIR Joan	36	SPA	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	0.687
12	MILLER Jack	43	AUS	Alma Pramac Racing	Ducati	0.787
13	MORBIDELLI Franco	21	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	0.963
14	ROSSI Valentino	46	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1.011
15	RABAT Tito	53	SPA	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1.068
16	BAGNAIA Francesco	63	ITA	Alma Pramac Racing	Ducati	1.087
17	IANNONE Andrea	29	ITA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1.105
18	ZARCO Johann	5	FRA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1.123
19	LORENZO Jorge	99	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1.149
20	ABRAHAM Karel	17	CZE	Reale Avintia Racing	Ducati	1.358
21	OLIVEIRA Miguel	88	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1.681
22	SMITH Bradley	38	GBR	Aprilia Racing Test Team	Aprilia	2.273
23	SYAHRIN Hafizh	55	MAL	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	2.390