MotoGP Test in Qatar day 1

23.02.2019
Two weeks after a successful debut on track at the first official MotoGP tests at Sepang (Malaysia), the Mission Winnow Ducati team resumed action at Losail (Qatar) for the second and final pre-season test. The opening session, characterized by outside temperatures around 20 degrees, allowed the team to resume its all-around development program on engine, chassis, electronics, aerodynamics and tyres to further define the base ahead of the fast approaching season opener.

Both Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci were able to show their speed right from the start, constantly riding within the top five and posting their fastest laps at the time scheduled for the race, without using the softer tyre compound available. Dovizioso clocked 29 laps, the fastest of which in 1:55.550, finishing the session in third position. Just 44 thousandths of a second behind his teammate, Petrucci was fourth with a personal best of 1:55.594 and 37 laps to his tally.

Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Mission Winnow Ducati) – 1:55.550 (3rd)
"I'm happy with our progress on this opening day. We immediately found a good feeling with the track, which didn't have much rubber on it but was quite clean, and we managed to post competitive lap times right from the start. We're all quite close, so the rankings should not be taken into too much account, but what matters is that the feeling with the bike is good. We ticked all the boxes in our program, trying a couple of new solutions and giving a clear feedback to our engineers. Tomorrow we'll evaluate different things, but in the meantime we can be happy with the work done today."

Danilo Petrucci (#9 Mission Winnow Ducati) – 1:55.594 (4th)
"For sure we faced different conditions compared with the ones we had found in Malaysia. Here the humidity peaked after sundown, so we decided not to put on a new tyre for our last stints out on track. We focused on the medium compound, with which we found good pace. The track is still not in perfect conditions, but I felt comfortable riding the bike. We tried a few setup changes and we managed to be fast both with new and used tyres. I'm happy, we need to keep working in this direction and tomorrow we'll try the soft tyre to improve also in terms of pure performance."

Pos		Rider	Team	Fastest lap	Lead. Gap	Prev. Gap	Laps
1		RINS, Alex	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	1:54.593			44 / 47
2		VIÑALES, Maverick	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1:54.650	0.057	0.057	33 / 52
3		QUARTARARO, Fabio	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1:54.908	0.315	0.258	46 / 54
4		PETRUCCI, Danilo	Mission Winnow Ducati	1:54.953	0.360	0.045	29 / 48
5		MARQUEZ, Marc	Repsol Honda Team	1:55.004	0.411	0.051	35 / 57
6		ESPARGARO, Aleix	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1:55.173	0.580	0.169	41 / 55
7		NAKAGAMI, Takaaki	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	1:55.175	0.582	0.002	45 / 47
8		DOVIZIOSO, Andrea	Mission Winnow Ducati	1:55.205	0.612	0.030	28 / 53
9		CRUTCHLOW, Cal	LCR Honda CASTROL	1:55.247	0.654	0.042	29 / 35
10		ESPARGARO, Pol	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1:55.255	0.662	0.008	30 / 44
11		MIR, Joan	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	1:55.280	0.687	0.025	45 / 48
12		MILLER, Jack	Alma Pramac Racing	1:55.380	0.787	0.100	41 / 42
13		MORBIDELLI, Franco	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1:55.556	0.963	0.176	45 / 52
14		RABAT, Tito	Reale Avintia Racing	1:55.661	1.068	0.105	46 / 51
15		BAGNAIA, Francesco	Alma Pramac Racing	1:55.680	1.087	0.019	29 / 49
16		IANNONE, Andrea	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1:55.698	1.105	0.018	35 / 38
17		ZARCO, Johann	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1:55.716	1.123	0.018	42 / 60
18		LORENZO, Jorge	Repsol Honda Team	1:55.742	1.149	0.026	26 / 44
19		ROSSI, Valentino	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1:55.795	1.202	0.053	45 / 51
20		ABRAHAM, Karel	Reale Avintia Racing	1:55.951	1.358	0.156	45 / 51
21		OLIVEIRA, Miguel	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	1:56.274	1.681	0.323	32 / 51
22		SMITH, Bradley	Aprilia Factory Racing	1:56.866	2.273	0.592	29 / 63
23		SYAHRIN, Hafizh	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	1:56.983	2.390	0.117	31 / 42

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