Times are tumbling on the last day of the Buriram preseason MotoGP test, as riders get close to their final setup and start to prepare the race here in just over two weeks' time. Marc Marquez is currently fastest, the Ducati Lenovo rider putting in a lap that puts him within two tenths of the outright lap record held by his teammate Pecco Bagnaia, and currently the only rider inside the 1'28s.
Brother Alex is second fastest at the moment, the Gresini Ducati rider confirming his preseason speed. Behind Alex Marquez is Pedro Acosta, the Red Bull KTM rider less than a tenth slower than the Gresini rider, and a tenth ahead of Marco Bezzecchi on the Aprilia. Pecco Bagnaia is currently fifth fastest, and half a second off his teammate but still not completely comfortable with this particular iteration of the Ducati GP24/25.
After a brief pause for practice starts, and an unofficial break for lunch, the riders head into the second half of the day and the final part of testing for 2025.
Times:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Ducati | 1'28.855 | ||
2 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Ducati | 1'29.034 | 0.179 | 0.179 |
3 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | 1'29.133 | 0.278 | 0.099 |
4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia | 1'29.244 | 0.389 | 0.111 |
5 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1'29.378 | 0.523 | 0.134 |
6 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Ducati | 1'29.454 | 0.599 | 0.076 |
7 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Aprilia | 1'29.636 | 0.781 | 0.182 |
8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 1'29.730 | 0.875 | 0.094 |
9 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1'29.732 | 0.877 | 0.002 |
10 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1'29.818 | 0.963 | 0.086 |
11 | 43 | Jack Miller | Yamaha | 1'29.830 | 0.975 | 0.012 |
12 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Honda | 1'29.882 | 1.027 | 0.052 |
13 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda | 1'29.884 | 1.029 | 0.002 |
14 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | Aprilia | 1'30.013 | 1.158 | 0.129 |
15 | 42 | Alex Rins | Yamaha | 1'30.218 | 1.363 | 0.205 |
16 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | KTM | 1'30.258 | 1.403 | 0.040 |
17 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Honda | 1'30.465 | 1.610 | 0.207 |
18 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | KTM | 1'30.516 | 1.661 | 0.051 |
19 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Yamaha | 1'30.565 | 1.710 | 0.049 |
20 | 54 | Fermin Aldeguer | Ducati | 1'30.597 | 1.742 | 0.032 |
21 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1'31.527 | 2.672 | 0.930 |
Buriram lap records
Year | Session | Rider | Bike | Time |
2023 | Race | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 1:30.896 |
2024 | Q2 | Pecco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:28.700 |
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You can watch the MotoGP…
You can watch the MotoGP lunchtime update on YouTube here. Good to catch up with what's going on.