Lorenzo leads the way on day two at Sepang

Feb. 27, 2013

Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo topped the time sheets today for day two of the second official IRTA test at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. Lorenzo was fast straight out of the box in the morning and remained unchallenged all day. Track conditions had improved from yesterday’s first run, allowing the champion to get down to a lap time of 2’00.282 seconds, nearly 1.5 seconds faster than yesterday’s quickest time set by Dani Pedrosa.

Lorenzo’s teammate Valentino Rossi’s start to the day was delayed slightly whilst the team resolved a small electrical issue with a coil. The Italian was soon out on track, putting in an impressive 63 laps whilst working on improving the YZR-M1’s traction on worn tyres. Rossi completed the day in fifth position, over a second faster than yesterday’s time.

Test Times
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 0.282s (Lap 32/58)
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.651s (24/55)
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 0.907s (29/59)
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.992s (9/64)
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 1.065s (10/63)
6. Alvaro Bautista ESP Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 1.208s (14/58)
7. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.485s (15/54)
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 1.778s (63/69)
9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 1.803s (16/49)
10. Bradley Smith GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 2.023s (62/63)
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 2.608s (23/47)
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 2.905s (44/45)
13. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider (GP13) 2m 2.920s (26/60)
14. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 2.946s (40/43)
15. Wataru Yoshikawa JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 3.354s (15/40)
16. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 3.428s (54/55)
17. Ben Spies USA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 3.460s (34/36)
18. Randy De Puniet FRA Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 3.518s (36/57)
19. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 3.990s (50/57)
20. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)* 2m 4.279s (50/50)
21. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB (ART CRT) 2m 4.350s (55/68)
22. Takumi Takahashi JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 4.512s (55/77)
23. Colin Edwards USA Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 4.656s (18/44)
24. Yonny Hernandez COL Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 2m 4.671s (56/58)
25. Claudio Corti ITA Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 4.709s (19/29)
26. Bryan Staring AUS Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT) 2m 5.439s (37/44)
27. Lukas Pesek CZE IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)* 2m 6.206s (17/45)
28. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM CRT)* 2m 7.721s (18/19)
* Control ECU.

Source: www.yamaha-racing.com