Jerez Test: Quartararo and Yamaha make a strong impression

The day after a Grand Prix that was at least disputed in Jerez, the five manufacturers entered in MotoGP took part in the traditional day of Official Test organized in Spain the day after the event. This day, the first of three test days organized by the discipline during the season, offered them an opportunity to test numerous parts and updates on their motorcycles.

After the remarkable performance of fabio quartararo Last weekend, Yamaha's two factory riders dominated testing at Jerez. During his time on track, Fabio Quartararo held the lead, setting the fastest time of the test with a time of 1:36.353. Both riders concluded their day of testing with just under two hours remaining.

His teammate, Alex Rins, was just behind in second place. The Spaniard was pleased with the improvements made to his inline-four engine, although Jerez is not the most suitable circuit to judge a machine's power, as Paolo Pavesio pointed out at midday.

At Ducati, Marc Márquez was very active during testing, leading the times several times with upgrades to his Desmosedici GP25. His teammate, Francesco Bagnaia, is working to regain the feeling he lost at the start of the season.

Alex Márquez, a Gresini rider on a Ducati, finished the previous Grand Prix as the winner and continued this form during the tests, setting numerous times that placed him in the top five. Franco Morbidelli, who suffered a neck contusion in a crash the day before, did not take part in the tests to rest..

A productive day for other manufacturers

At the very end of the session, Marc Marquez set a time (1:35.876) that put him back in the lead of the standings. Maverick Viñales also improved (1:36.237), and relegated Fabio Quartararo to third place in the final standings of this Official Test.

Aprilia continues to make improvements to its RS-GP, and can count on Marco Bezzecchi to support Lorenzo Savadori, who began working on these tests during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

Johann Zarco ended the day with the fastest time of the Honda riders. The Frenchman finished the day in ninth position, with a time of 1:36.831, one second slower than Marc Marquez's reference time. Honda focused its efforts on "the resolution of its major problems", as Romano Albesiano explained on MotoGP.com.

Brad Binder was fast at the start of the day, holding the lead on the scoreboard before being overtaken by his rivals' attempts. KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa also rode to help with development. Maverick Viñales, on the KTM Tech3, was active throughout the day, before securing a solid second place..

The next Official Test Day will take place on June 9 in Spain, the day after the Aragon Grand Prix.

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