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Times at the end of the final day of testing at Jerez:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:37.945 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:37.970 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
| 3 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.066 | 0.121 | 0.096 |
| 4 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda RC213V | 1:38.105 | 0.160 | 0.039 |
| 5 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP19 | 1:38.109 | 0.164 | 0.004 |
| 6 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.118 | 0.173 | 0.009 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP19 | 1:38.207 | 0.262 | 0.089 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP19 | 1:38.292 | 0.347 | 0.085 |
| 9 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati GP18 | 1:38.333 | 0.388 | 0.041 |
| 10 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:38.522 | 0.577 | 0.189 |
| 11 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.596 | 0.651 | 0.074 |
| 12 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.761 | 0.816 | 0.165 |
| 13 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP18 | 1:38.876 | 0.931 | 0.115 |
| 14 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:38.931 | 0.986 | 0.055 |
| 15 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:39.144 | 1.199 | 0.213 |
| 16 | 19 | Alvaro Bautstia | Ducati GP19 | 1:39.338 | 1.393 | 0.194 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP18 | 1:39.744 | 1.799 | 0.406 |
| 18 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.826 | 1.881 | 0.082 |
| 19 | 5 | Johann Zarco | KTM RC16 | 1:39.864 | 1.919 | 0.038 |
| 20 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.156 | 2.211 | 0.292 |
| 21 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:40.325 | 2.380 | 0.169 |
| 22 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:40.498 | 2.553 | 0.173 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | KTM RC16 | 1:40.520 | 2.575 | 0.022 |
| 24 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:40.577 | 2.632 | 0.057 |
| 25 | 15 | Matteo Baiocco | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:41.907 | 3.962 | 1.330 |
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2019
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I'm the first one
To say you can't read anything into testing times, but Nakagami topping the times and being 0.3 off the pole (on his teammates bike!) is a noteworthy accomplishment for the young Japanese rider.
Test times mean something at
Test times mean something at the last test before the season starts. The bikes will be completely different from now until Qatar. And those who aren't testing development parts or software are left to work on setup while factory riders are grinding out. Testing at this stage means little.
Whether or not he got a tow,
Whether or not he got a tow, Nakagami was still sat on the bike and still had to do the time. He may not do it again and it may not translate to much later in the season. But I agree, to top any timesheet in a field with talent this deep is impressive. Full stop.