Today, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP teammates Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins kicked off the three-day Malaysia MotoGP Official Test. The riders had already made a start to preseason testing at the Sepang Shakedown Test at the same venue last weekend, which helped them get straight to work today evaluating options and collecting data. They secured 1st and 14th place respectively in the Day-1 timesheets.
Eager to make a strong start to the 2025 season, Quartararo began the Sepang Test where he left off during the Shakedown. It only took him 20 laps to dip under the 1'58s mark, and two laps later he set a 1'57.754s that held the top spot until the final stages. Resolutely, the Frenchman soldiered on and rode a total of 54 laps over the course of the first day. He set a best time of 1'57.555s on lap 50 to end the day on top by a 0.051s margin.
Rins had made the most of the Shakedown Test and was fully motivated to do the same again today at the Sepang Test. The Spaniard completed 41 laps in total during the eight hours of test time available at the high-temperature and windy Malaysian track. He was able to draw a comparison between components and set a best time of 1'58.652s on lap 26/41. It had him place 14th in the Day-1 rankings, 1.097s from first.
Today, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP teammates Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins kicked off the three-day Malaysia MotoGP Official Test. The riders had already made a start to preseason testing at the Sepang Shakedown Test at the same venue last weekend, which helped them get straight to work today evaluating options and collecting data. They secured 1st and 14th place respectively in the Day-1 timesheets.
Eager to make a strong start to the 2025 season, Quartararo began the Sepang Test where he left off during the Shakedown. It only took him 20 laps to dip under the 1'58s mark, and two laps later he set a 1'57.754s that held the top spot until the final stages. Resolutely, the Frenchman soldiered on and rode a total of 54 laps over the course of the first day. He set a best time of 1'57.555s on lap 50 to end the day on top by a 0.051s margin.
Rins had made the most of the Shakedown Test and was fully motivated to do the same again today at the Sepang Test. The Spaniard completed 41 laps in total during the eight hours of test time available at the high-temperature and windy Malaysian track. He was able to draw a comparison between components and set a best time of 1'58.652s on lap 26/41. It had him place 14th in the Day-1 rankings, 1.097s from first.