MotoGP News: Bagnaia tops final day of Sepang Test

The powerful Ducati bikes dominated MotoGP preseason testing at Sepang all week, with Francesco Bagnaia coming out on top at 1m56.682s on the final day.

Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) was 2nd quick, as last year’s gripping rivalry was renewed early in 2024.

Having finished fastest yesterday, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) was forced to settle for third but once again proved he’s back to his best – something his team boss, Davide Tardozzi, also wanted to stress. Fourth and the final man to have broken new ground by posting a 1:56.938 was Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez.

An intense period of work comes to a close for the MotoGP teams as preparations for the season intensify.

Work started early on the final day and at a high intensity, as the outright lap record around the 5.5km circuit was broken early on. After a flurry of fast laps, the MotoGP grid settled into their working rhythm to capitalize on the stable conditions as the three-day test wrapped up.

Yet more reasons to smile down at Ducati with their three 2024 machines occupying the top three places, and six of their seven full-time riders sitting in the top eight.

Marc Marquez finally threw some soft rubber at this Gresini Racing machine today and he closed out his three days in Malaysia within touching distance of the top spots. A 1m57.270s sees the #93 just over half a second behind the World Champion despite being on a year-old Ducati.

The outlier for Ducati was Marco Bezzecchi, who’s had his struggles in Sepang. A third crash in three days won’t have helped his mood as he was unable to improve on his lap from yesterday and, as a result, finished 15th on the combined standings.

Sepang Test – Combined Times