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After the customary hour or more of silence, as the riders waited for the sun to set, testing is currently in full swing on the second day at Qatar. Marc Marquez is fastest, and faster than the time set by Andrea Iannone on the first day. Jorge Lorenzo is not far off the time of the Honda, while Andrea Dovizioso follows in third. Track conditions are improved over the first day, the on-track activity having cleared much of the dust from the racing line.
Times at 7pm:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:55.242 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.500 | 0.258 | 0.258 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP15 | 1:55.545 | 0.303 | 0.045 |
| 4 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda RC213V | 1:55.606 | 0.364 | 0.061 |
| 5 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.648 | 0.406 | 0.042 |
| 6 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.983 | 0.741 | 0.335 |
| 7 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.984 | 0.742 | 0.001 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:56.026 | 0.784 | 0.042 |
| 9 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:56.084 | 0.842 | 0.058 |
| 10 | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:56.136 | 0.894 | 0.052 |
| 11 | 45 | Scott Redding | Honda RC213V | 1:56.473 | 1.231 | 0.337 |
| 12 | 25 | Maverick Viñales | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:56.711 | 1.469 | 0.238 |
| 13 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP14.2 | 1:56.716 | 1.474 | 0.005 |
| 14 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Forward Yamaha | 1:56.724 | 1.482 | 0.008 |
| 15 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP14 | 1:56.762 | 1.520 | 0.038 |
| 16 | 76 | Loris Baz | Forward Yamaha | 1:56.936 | 1.694 | 0.174 |
| 17 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati GP15 | 1:56.948 | 1.706 | 0.012 |
| 18 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | Honda RC213V-RS | 1:57.145 | 1.903 | 0.197 |
| 19 | 19 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia | 1:57.489 | 2.247 | 0.344 |
| 20 | 8 | Hector Barbera | Ducati GP14 Open | 1:57.566 | 2.324 | 0.077 |
| 21 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda RC213V-RS | 1:57.627 | 2.385 | 0.061 |
| 22 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | Aprilia ART | 1:57.663 | 2.421 | 0.036 |
| 23 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Honda RC213V-RS | 1:57.884 | 2.642 | 0.221 |
| 24 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Honda RC213V-RS | 1:58.253 | 3.011 | 0.369 |
| 25 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | Ducati GP14 Open | 1:58.473 | 3.231 | 0.220 |
| 26 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Aprilia | 1:59.415 | 4.173 | 0.942 |
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Reality sets in.
Unlike the testing results we saw previously, these results are much more likely to reflect an actual starting grid.
I doubt Iannone will be in
I doubt Iannone will be in 17th after qualifying on a Grand Prix weekend. Also, Karel Abraham managed a creditable 15th yesterday, and he's a fair bit further down today (which, with all due respect, is a bit more likely).
In order of riders, maybe.
I have to believe there's more to be seen yet from this test. The riders are arranging themselves in a more familiar order, sure, but the results have been unremarkable.
The top nine qualifiers in 2014 broke into the 1'54"s. At this rate, I'd still expect plenty of improvement before they wrap up.