2021 Qatar MotoGP Shakedown test times - Friday (5pm)

Lap times as of 5pm during the 2021 Qatar MotoGP Shakedown Test, at Losail.

05 Mar 2021

Stefan Bradl Valencia MotoGP. 14 November 2020
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The Qatar MotoGP Shakedown test - open to test riders, rookies and riders from Concession manufacturer Aprilia - is underway at Losail.

The outing is set to mark the first MotoGP laps for rookies Enea Bastianini, Luca Marini and Jorge Martin, plus the debut of Cal Crutchlow as a Yamaha test rider - the Englishman sharing M1s with the Factory's two Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane.

Earlier today, Crutchlow warned that very strong winds could limit the track action and so far seven bikes have set a lap time, including the first MotoGP laps for Marini (pictured), who has been checking the bike but is yet to record a flying lap:

Luca Marini, Qatar MotoGP test, 5 March 2021
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The first Official 2021 MotoGP test, open to all race riders, begins at the circuit tomorrow (Saturday).

Testing takes place from 2pm to 9pm each day...

Qatar MotoGP Shakedown test times - Friday (5pm)
	Rider	Nat	Team	Time	Lap
1	Stefan Bradl	GER	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	1m 58.427s	20/20
2	Yamaha Test2	N/A	Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)	+1.109s	39/39
3	Yamaha Test1	N/A	Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)	+2.240s	5/8
4	Sylvain Guintoli	FRA	Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)	+2.451s	11/11
5	Dani Pedrosa	SPA	KTM Test Rider (RC16)	+2.728s	19/19
6	Takuya Tsuda	JPN	Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)	+2.963s	22/24
7	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati Test Rider (GP21)	+3.315s	23/23
8	Luca Marini	ITA	Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)*	+14.732s	3/3

Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)