It’s boiling hot at Sepang for day 2 of MotoGP testing, and currently leading the charts at 3pm local time is Ben Spies, closely followed by team mate Jorge Lorenzo.
Reigning World champion Casey Stoner is back on track after being forced to sit out day one due to a pulled muscle in his back and is now chasing the Yamaha duo.
Repsol Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa who is testing a slightly revised chassis is in fourth.
Cal Crutchlow continues to impress on the 1000cc, while Alvaro Bautista has made a big jump forward in the timesheets.
Ducati test rider Franco Battaini is now riding Nicky Hayden’s GP12 as the American has been forced to withdrawfor the rest day due shoulder pain.
The lap times listed for Battaini are actually Hayden’s first laps.
After yesterday’s probably premature excitement regarding the Ducati Phoenix, Valentino Rossi has dropped down into eighth and losing over 1.
3 seconds from the top of the charts.
MotoGP rookie Stefan Bradl binned his RC213V earlier in the day, but didn’t suffer any consequences.
Test MotoGP Sepang Day 2 – Test times at 3pm01 Ben Spies 2:01.
052 – – 2002 Jorge Lorenzo 2:01.
144 +0.
092 +0.
092 2603 Casey Stoner 2:01.
245 +0.
101 +0.
193 1604 Dani Pedrosa 2:01.
638 +0.
393 +0.
586 1905 Cal Crutchlow 2:01.
710 +0.
072 +0.
658 2406 Alvaro Bautista 2:02.
065 +0.
355 +1.
013 2307 Franco Battaini 2:02.
354 +0.
289 +1.
302 6308 Valentino Rossi 2:02.
400 +0.
046 +1.
348 2309 Stefan Bradl 2:02.
414 +0.
014 +1.
362 2510 Andrea Dovizioso 2:02.
506 +0.
092 +1.
454 2411 Hector Barbera 2:02.
597 +0.
091 +1.
545 2712 Karel Abraham 2:03.
050 +0.
453 +1.
998 3913 Katsuyuki Nakasuga 2:03.
323 +0.
273 +2.
271 2214 Colin Edwards 2:06.
819 +3.
496 +5.
767 1815 Ivan Silva 2:10.
297 +3.
478 +9.
245 916 Robertino Pietri 2:12.
546 +2.
249 +11.
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