Submitted by David Emmett on
The 2015 season has kicked off at Valencia with the first day of the test. Riders took to the track shortly after noon, with Aleix Espargaro the first man out on track on the Suzuki.
Jorge Lorenzo currently leads a trio of Yamahas, with a brace of Ducatis following. Cal Crutchlow is 0.3 slower on the LCR Honda than he was on the Ducati during the race, but is picking up speed quickly. The man whose place he took, Stefan Bradl, is a tenth slower on the Forward Yamaha than he was on the Honda. Maverick Vinales is adapting to MotoGP quickly, three seconds off the pace of Lorenzo, but still a good time for his first run on a MotoGP bike. Jack Miller is four seconds slower than Lorenzo, but has a lot more to learn.
The test finishes at 5pm on Monday.
Times at 2:55pm:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.975 | ||
| 2 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha M1 | 1:31.204 | 0.229 | 0.229 |
| 3 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | Yamaha M1 | 1:31.341 | 0.366 | 0.137 |
| 4 | 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:31.841 | 0.866 | 0.500 |
| 5 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:32.151 | 1.176 | 0.310 |
| 6 | 8 | Hector Barbera | Ducati Open | 1:32.283 | 1.308 | 0.132 |
| 7 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:32.337 | 1.362 | 0.054 |
| 8 | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:32.374 | 1.399 | 0.037 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:32.393 | 1.418 | 0.019 |
| 10 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Forward Yamaha | 1:32.633 | 1.658 | 0.240 |
| 11 | 51 | Michelle Pirro | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:32.687 | 1.712 | 0.054 |
| 12 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP14 | 1:32.871 | 1.896 | 0.184 |
| 13 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | ART | 1:33.192 | 2.217 | 0.321 |
| 14 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Honda RC213V-RS | 1:33.699 | 2.724 | 0.507 |
| 15 | 25 | Maverick Viñales | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:34.031 | 3.056 | 0.332 |
| 16 | 45 | Scott Redding | Honda RC213V | 1:34.324 | 3.349 | 0.293 |
| 17 | 76 | Loris Baz | Forward Yamaha | 1:34.721 | 3.746 | 0.397 |
| 18 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda RCV1000R | 1:35.122 | 4.147 | 0.401 |
| 19 | 66 | Alex Hofmann | Aprilia | 1:35.646 | 4.671 | 0.524 |
| 20 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | Honda RCV1000R | 1:36.281 | 5.306 | 0.635 |
Comments
Pedrosa v Crutchlow
I imagine Dani hadn't started lapping when this was written up. Live timing as of 15:35 local shows him having posted a 1:31.6, about three tenths clear of Cal. That's the gap I'm eying closest today. Are there any acknowledged differences between the two bikes?
Yes. Crutchlow's bike has had
Yes. Crutchlow's bike has had about 8 hours of set-up time, Pedrosa's has had about 8 years. ;-)
On a more serious note,
On a more serious note, where's Nicky Hayden? Not participating in this test?