MotoGP Testing at the Jerez Circuit

The Jerez circuit is still roaring, since many riders from the top category have decided to stay for the test sessions held today, which will continue tomorrow.

These tests help the riders and the whole team improve the bike and keep testing tyres, since during the Grand Prix weekends they don’t have time to try new materials.

During the first session held today, the rider who set the best time was Jorge Lorenzo, dipping under 1’39.

Behind the young Spaniard was his teammate Valentino Rossi, who posted a 1’39.117, and behind the Italian, the current World Champion Casey Stoner with a 1’39.218.

For his part, the winner of the Jerez Grand Prix, Dani Pedrosa, achieved the eighth-best time with a 1’40.166, as the Honda rider is mainly focused on carrying out many tyre tests that he couldn’t do during pre-season due to the injury he suffered to his hand.

The only serious scare of the entire session was the crash of Marco Melandri at the last corner of the track, after losing front-end stability on his Ducati. It seems the Italian is not quite adapting to his new mount yet.

Tomorrow the tests will continue at the Andalusian track, so we’ll be keeping an eye on them.

Source | MotoGP Official website