Honda’s Nakagami Tops Marquez in Jerez MotoGP Test
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| Marquez tests his 2019 bike |
The MotoGP riders completed the second and final day of testing during the last testing session of the year at Jerez de La Frontera in Spain, with Marc Marquez second fastest and just 0.025" off fellow HRC rider Takaaki Nakagami.
It has been a long and successful racing season for the MotoGP teams, and the preparation for next year has got off to a positive start. Testing will resume after the winter break, when the riders are back on the track in Malaysia, on 6-8 February 2019.
Test Times Day 2
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | LCR Honda | Honda | 1:37.945 |
| 2 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:37.970 / 0.025 |
| 3 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1:38.066 / 0.121 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Jorge | 99 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:38.105 / 0.160 |
| 5 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:38.109 / 0.164 |
| 6 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1:38.118 / 0.173 |
| 7 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:38.207 / 0.262 |
| 8 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1:38.292 / 0.347 |
| 9 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:38.333 / 0.388 |
| 10 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1:38.522 / 0.577 |
| 11 | Rossi Valentino | 46 | ITA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1:38.596 / 0.651 |
| 12 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1:38.761 / 0.816 |
| 13 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:38.876 / 0.931 |
| 14 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1:38.931 / 0.986 |
| 15 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:39.144 / 1.199 |
| 16 | Bautista Alvaro | 19 | SPA | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:39.338 / 1.393 |
| 17 | Abraham Karel | 17 | CZE | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:39.744 / 1.799 |
| 18 | Iannone Andrea | 29 | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:39.826 / 1.881 |
| 19 | Zarco Johann | 5 | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:39.864 / 1.919 |
| 20 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1:40.156 / 2.211 |
| 21 | Smith Bradley | 38 | GBR | Aprilia Racing Test Team | Aprilia | 1:40.325 / 2.380 |
| 22 | Guintoli Sylvain | 50 | FRA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1:40.498 / 2.553 |
| 23 | Syahrin Hafizh | 55 | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1:40.520 / 2.575 |
| 24 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1:40.577 / 2.632 |
| 25 | Baiocco Matteo | 15 | ITA | Aprilia Racing Test Team | Aprilia | 1:41.907 / 3.962 |