Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo was quickest on day two of testing in sizzling temperatures at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit on Thursday, with Honda’s double MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez third-fastest.
Lorenzo, riding a Yamaha, clocked 1min 59.963sec, 0.052 seconds quicker than Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso.
Marquez, who pipped Yamaha rider Italian Valentino Rossi at the top of the timings in Wednesday’s first testing session, was third on the timesheets at 2min 0.146sec.
Honda’s Dani Pedrosa was fourth, 0.297sec behind Lorenzo, and nine-time world champion Rossi was sixth fastest, 0.713sec off the pace.
Testing wraps up on Friday, but the riders will return to Sepang for another three-day session on February 24.
The new season kicks off in Qatar on March 29. Malaysia will host the penultimate leg of the championship on October 25.