After another absolutely spectacular MotoGP™ Grand Prix weekend in Spain, it’s time to put racing aside to focus on testing with the official Jerez Test.
As always, we accompany you throughout the day to provide you with the various information that reaches us from Andalusia:
Thank you everyone for following this live! See you in two weeks at Le Mans for the French GP!
6:00 p.m. – It’s over in Jerez! Fabio Di Giannantonio ends the day with the best time in 1’36.405. The VR46 driver is ahead of Maverick Viñales as well as Franco Morbidelli, who completes the top 3. Our French Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco rank 18th and 20th in this Test.
5:56 p.m. – Maverick Viñales accelerates! In the final moments, the Catalan set the second time in 1’36.492, just 87 thousandths behind Fabio Di Giannantonio who should finish at the top of the hierarchy.
5:50 p.m. – Augusto Fernández crashed 10 minutes from the end of the session in turn 7. Let’s hope it’s nothing serious for the GASGAS driver.
5:30 p.m. – We enter the last half hour in Jerez. Not much to report at the moment, we’ll see if things get carried away in the last minutes!
5:26 p.m. – Enjoy a new tech post! Jack Gorst gives us a final tour of the different elements tested today in Andalusia. Click on the link to discover his analyzes and photos!
5:18 p.m. – With just over 40 minutes to go, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) improved their respective personal bests. The rookie is 11th, four tenths behind the leader while the Yamaha rider is 14th. Better from Yamaha?
17:10 – Pol Espargaró completed no less than 68 laps today and the Spaniard is only a little over a second behind leader Fabio Di Giannantonio. What a pleasure to see the No. 44 back on track today!
5:05 p.m. – As we enter the last hour of driving of the day, Franco Morbidelli reduces the gap with Diggia, who is now 122 thousandths ahead of his compatriot. Will we see a change of leader in the final moments?
4:52 p.m. – After an engine problem earlier in the day, Jorge Martín has just fallen at turn 9 but the Spaniard gets up.
4:34 p.m. – There are 90 minutes left before the end of the day in Spain. Very few improvements are to be noted apart from that of Takaaki Nakagami, who probably read our live stream. Now 17th, the Japanese is the best Honda driver.
4:14 p.m. – Takaaki Nakagami was in a very fast lap but the Japanese returned to the box.
4:00 p.m. – Only two hours left before the checkered flag in Jerez. Fabio Di Giannantonio is still in the leader’s chair while some drivers have completed more than 60 laps (more than double the race distance). Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) is currently the most active on the track with no less than 67 loops completed.
3:15 p.m. – We enter the last hours of driving at the Jerez circuit, once again occupied by the drivers. Who will end the day at the top of the timesheet?
2:50 p.m. – Maio Meregalli gave us some information regarding the priorities of the Iwata factory during the Jerez Test:
The two most important elements to test and evaluate are the chassis and the aerodynamic package which we want to homologate as soon as possible based on the riders’ feelings.
2:34 p.m. – Just before the break, Marco Bezzecchi made a mistake at turn 5. Fortunately, the Italian was fine despite the speed he left the track.
2:27 p.m. – Here is the recap. mid-day in Jerez!
1:44 p.m. – It’s lunch time in Spain! Most drivers are in the pitlane after several hours of work, making it the ideal time to get the first reactions of the morning. Simon Crafar and Jack Gorst will tell us about everything they saw on track this morning and they will be joined by Yamaha team manager Maio Meregalli, who will tell us about Yamaha’s new machine.
1:25 p.m. – Raúl Fernández is out with the factory Aprilia. We can’t wait to hear what the Spaniard has to say about the differences between the 2023 and 2024 versions of the RS-GP.
1:00 p.m. – Three hours have passed in Jerez! Fabio Di Giannantonio is leader thanks to a lap completed in 1’36.405 ahead of Franco Morbidelli. Pecco Bagnaia, Marc Márquez and Brad Binder complete the top 5.
12:43 p.m. – New tech post to discover! If you haven’t yet seen the photos of Yamaha’s new package, click on this link without further delay!
12:28 p.m. – Yamaha has put together a nice montage of Fabio Quartararo’s first laps. We’re still waiting to see the new bike on the track!
12:11 p.m. – Engine problem for Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac Racing) on his GP24.
12:00 – The second hour of driving ends in Jerez! For the moment, it is the winner of yesterday’s GP Francesco Bagnaia who dominates with a time of 1’36.589 ahead of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Marc Márquez.
11:45 a.m. – After almost two hours of driving here in Jerez, let’s take a first look at what we observed on the track and in the different garages:
APRILIA: Aleix Espargaró has the new ride height device used by Lorenzo Savadori this weekend, while Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Racing) tries the 2024 RS-GP as planned.
DUCATI: Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) plays with different settings while his compatriot Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) focuses on ergonomics.
HONDA: Stefan Bradl’s brand new RC213 is in the LCR team box. Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Castrol) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) each have one available. For his part, Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) was entrusted with the new version of the chassis, while his teammate Joan Mir has two 2024 machines in the garage.
KTM/GASGAS: Nothing particular to report at the moment.
YAMAHA: Major change in aerodynamics. The Iwata factory designed a three-piece front wing in a similar style to the one they already have. Head over to social media for everything photo-related!
11:16 a.m. – Pol Espargaró makes his return to the track today during this Test for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team!
11:15 a.m. – In an hour and a quarter, be there for our first MotoGP™ Tech Group post.
11:06 a.m. – A little over an hour of driving already in Jerez! Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) is second behind the eight-time World Champion while Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) and Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia Racing) have relegated Alex Márquez to fifth.
10:45 a.m. – Second in the Grand Prix on Sunday, Marc Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) climbs to the top of the timesheet this Monday morning. The No. 93 has just completed a lap in 1’36.826, six tenths better than his teammate Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™).
10:30 a.m. – Other drivers have just left the pitlane. They are Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™, Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing), Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3), Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
10:13 a.m. – Nobody would like to receive this kind of look from Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team), but everyone would like to be in the Repsol Honda box for you which is happening. It’s an important day for HRC and Yamaha, who came with many developments to test.
10:05 a.m. – Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Castrol) are the first riders to take to the track. According to our sources on site, the weather conditions are “perfect”.
10:00 a.m. – Let’s go to Andalusia for this Jerez Test!
09:45 – In addition to our live broadcast, take advantage of Live Timing throughout the day to find out absolutely everything about the Jerez Test. As if all this were not enough, Simon Crafar and Jack Gorst will be live at 2:00 p.m. on our social networks to tell us about all the innovations observed during the morning.
09:30 – Hello everyone and welcome to the Jerez-Ángel Nieto circuit! Having barely recovered from the Spanish GP, we are already back on track for a once again very important Jerez Test. Find out what the drivers expect from this day of driving.
