Concluding the two-day MotoGP test at Misano, Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo stayed under the all-time lap record. Honda star Marc Márquez totaled 100 laps in the MotoGP comeback.
“Who else is driving?” Pecco Bagnaia wondered at 2 p.m. when the fourth and final session of the Misano test began. Most of the drivers had already packed up for lunch, Aleix Espargaró watched with an injured finger. Fabio Quartararo and his brand colleague Darryn Binder, on the other hand, went back out on the track right after the break. The championship leader tested a new disguise all in black.
In addition to LCR Honda driver Alex Márquez and Red Bull KTM works driver Brad Binder, test drivers Stefan Bradl and Dani Pedrosa were also in action for the first hour. A total of only twelve drivers took to the track in the afternoon session, including Marc Márquez.
The Repsol Honda star had cooled his right arm with ice water during the break and then completed 34 laps. After 100 days of compulsory MotoGP break, the eight-time world champion did 61 laps on Wednesday alone. Yesterday, Tuesday, he had already completed 39 and then paused in the afternoon.
Quartermaster, who was very satisfied with the development work done by Yamaha, set a new best time of 1:31.054 minutes at around 4 p.m. In doing so, he stayed below Bagnaia’s official all-time lap record – a 1:31.065 from the 2021 San Marino GP.
Alex Márquez, Brad Binder and Takaaki Nakagami also set personal bests. Other than that, there were no more changes in the combined timesheets.
Misano-Test, Session 4 (7. September):
1. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:31,054 min
2. Vinales, Aprilia, +0.381sec
3. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.660
4. Nakagami, Honda, +0.732
5. Brad Binder, KTM, + 0,749
6. Alex Marquez, Honda, +0.810
7. Marc Marquez, Honda, +1,273
8. Pol Espargaro, Honda, +1,648
9. Pedrosa, KTM, + 1,765
10. Bradl, Honda, +1,894
11. Savadori, Aprilia, + 2,492
12. Darryn Binder, Yamaha, + 2,851
Misano-Test, Session 3 (7. September):
1. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:31,116 min
2. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.056 sec
3. Viñales, Aprilia, + 0.073
4. Bastianini, Ducati, + 0.144
5. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.217
6. Martin, Ducati, +0.323
7. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.469
8. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 0.489
9. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.498
10. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0.526
11. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.725
12. Pol Espargaro, Honda, +0.748
13. Miller, Ducati, +0.811
14. Brad Binder, KTM, + 0,846
15. Pirro, Ducati, + 0.954
16. Alex Marquez, Honda, +1,044
17. Nakagami, Honda, +1.159
18. Pedrosa, KTM, + 1,192
19. Raúl Fernández, KTM, + 1,230
20. Gardner, KTM, + 1,317
21. Darryn Binder, Yamaha, + 1,736
22. Bradl, Honda, +1,921
23. Savadori, Aprilia, + 2,531
Misano Test, combined times (September 6th and 7th):
1. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:31,054 min
2. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.118 sec
3. Viñales, Aprilia, + 0.135
4. Bastianini, Ducati, + 0.206
5. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.279
6. Martin, Ducati, +0.385
7. Marini, Ducati, + 0.419
8. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.531
9. Bezzecchi, Ducati, +0.537
10. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 0.551
11. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.552
12. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.560
13. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0.588
14. Pol Espargaro, Honda, +0.653
15. Nakagami, Honda, +0.732
16. Brad Binder, KTM, + 0,749
17. Alex Marquez, Honda, +0.810
18. Miller, Ducati, +0.873
19. Rins, Suzuki, + 0,882
20. Pirro, Ducati, + 1,016
21. Pedrosa, KTM, + 1,254
22. Raúl Fernández, KTM, + 1,292
23. Gardner, KTM, + 1,379
24. Bradl, Honda, + 1,580
25. Darryn Binder, Yamaha, + 1,766
26. Savadori, Aprilia, + 2,325
27. Aegerter, Suzuki, +2.835
28. Dovizioso, Yamaha, +3,843