Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez made his debut with the manufacturing unit Ducati group within the Barcelona post-season take a look at on Tuesday morning.
Greater than an hour after the monitor motion started, Marquez lastly headed out on monitor to get his first style of subsequent 12 months’s GP25 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Spaniard accomplished a complete of 4 laps in a brief run, posting a time of 1m41.648s on his first flying lap earlier than enhancing to 1m40.783s on his subsequent tour.
He returned to the pits a lap later to offer suggestions to Ducati engineers, who will proceed to hone the bike over the winter earlier than it’s homologated for the 2025 season.
In an interview with Sky Italy, Ducati group supervisor Davide Tardozzi stated: “There are a number of new options, from the engine to the chassis. Marc will exit immediately with the brand new bike, Pecco [Bagnaia[ will have a first taste with the ’24 and then go with the ’25.”
As revealed by Motorsport.com on Monday, Marquez was running a largely unbranded bike painted in red colour. His race suit, also in red, was devoid of any personal sponsorship.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro had already put some laps on the Desmosedici and sat 14th in the classification with 14 laps on the board. Francesco Bagnaia put another four laps on Ducati’s tally.
Just prior to Marquez’s run, newly crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Martin got to test the Aprilia RS-GP for the first time.
Riding an unbranded carbon fibre bike with two stars on the front fairing, Martin hit the track at around 11am local time.
Sporting a golden helmet with the words MotoGP champion emblazoned on it, he completed a longer seven-lap stint, setting an initial lap of 1m45.117s. He managed to shave more than three seconds from that time, clocking 1m41.964s on his final flying lap before returning to the pits.
Jorge Martín, Aprilia Racing
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Martin was running with the #89 on his race suit, but Aprilia clarified in a statement that he is yet to decide the bike number he will be racing with in 2025.
Alex Marquez, who will remain with Gresini after signing a new two-year deal, set the initial pace with a time of 1m40.006s.
The day’s running will end at 5pm local time.
