18:00 - And that folks, is all she wrote! A brilliant late time attack from Ogura sees him claim testing honours, with it being a Trackhouse one-two, and an Aprilia lockout of the top three. The Noale factory are showing no signs of slowing down are they? They are still very much to bike to beat in 2026. Le Mans is up next in a couple weeks time!
17:56 - There is! The Japanese rider was touch and go across the first three sectors but finished brilliantly in the fourth to go P1 and make it a trackhouse one-two in testing! A 1:35.944 for the #79.
17:55 - Is there some late drama yet? Ai Ogura has just lifted himself up to P5 and is on another flyer...
17:50 - Just a few minutes to go now and not much change on the timing sheets at the moment. Still a few riders out on track before we wrap things up!
17:24 - Raul breaks into the 1:35s! A 1:35.949 to be exact. A blistering time, but still about three-tenths shy of Quartararo's all-time lap record set last year.
17:02 - On track, Marco Bezzecchi has broken up the trip of Spaniards in the timesheets. The Italian goes P2.
17:00 - Over at Yamaha, and Jack Miller seemed pretty content with the weekend's effort from the Iwata factory from a development perspective.
16:54 - An hour to go but not too much track activity at the moment. Are we going to see anyone making a late dash for testing honurs in Jerez?
16:27 - And as I was writing that last post, Marc Marquez is the new leader of the Jerez Test! A 1:36.277 the new time to beat...... and it hasn't taken long at all! Raul Fernandez strikes back with a 1:36.232! So your top three as things stand is Fernandez, Marquez and Acosta.
16:25 - 2024 World Champion Jorge Martin has already spoken about the work done today with his team, and it seems like he's more than content with the day's action.
16:20 - Jack Miller has unfortunately crashed at Turn 2, though the Aussie is ok. No such problems for Pedro Acosta though! The KTM star has just rocketed his way to the top of the timesheets - 1:36.299 the new benchmark!
Marc Marquez is also making moves; the reigning World Champion jumps to second.
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16:00 - So a flurry of times have come in over the last 30 minutes or so, but is still Fernandez who leads the way. Pedro Acosta joins him in the 1:36.3s, while the likes of Marc Marquez, Aii Ogura, Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin have all improved their standing on the timesheets. Just under two hours remain!
15:26 - Scratch that! We have a new session leader! Raul Fernandez flies to a Test P1 with a scorching 1:36.313!. Diggia also upping hte ante and is just 0.161s behind the Trackhouse rider. Looks like we'll have some some time attacks coming in shortly!
15:25 - Your Championship leader Bezzecchi on the charge now! Successive time attacks see him jump to P2 for the session, and just falling 0.007s short of Diggia's time. The Italian splits the Fabios in P2, but it is still Alex Marquez who holds the fastest time of the Test.
15:02 - And now it's a Fabio one-two! Di Giannantonio replacing his namesake at the top of the timesheets with a 1:36.7.
15:00 - Quartararo the first rider to break into the 1:36s in the afternoon, and he's just rattled off a pair of them to go top. Still not quite as quick as your Spanish GP winner Alex Marquez from the morning though. In fact, it's the eighth quickest time of the day
14:45 - 13 riders have set lap times now in the second session after lunch. Once again it is Alex Marquez who is quickest, though he's yet to break into the 1:36s like he did in the morning.
14:35 - Let's recap some of what we have seen on the tech front shall we? At Yamaha, there is a new rear aero on the bike and this seems to be a major focus of their testing down in the south of Spain. Fabio Quartararo has also been spotted with a new black fairing on his M1. At Ducati, Marc Marquez has the GP25 side fairing on his machine. All four GP26's also have a rear aero, first seen in Austin, installed. KTM have also brought plenty of toys to play with in Jerez. Test Rider Dani Pedrosa is working with a new fairing, while Pedro Acosta is focusing on diifferent aero solutions.
14:00 - Lunch well underway then, but a few riders back on track. We've already had an update trackside from our reporter on the ground! The likes of Aki Ajo, Romano Albesiano and Maio Mergealli were among the key figures to join Kiko Giles in Jerez, offering some key insights into how their Tests are going! Catch up on it below!
12:30 - Half an hour to go until we hit the tapas here in Spain - we'll be bringing you a midday round-up with Kiko Giles across our social platforms at 1pm, with insight and interviews to come!
12:00 - Two hours in, 1 hour to go until we all swan off for some lunch - a small change in the leading positions as Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR)
11:42 - Fresh from his Sunday victory, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) has taken over at the front with a 1'36.394.
11:35 - We've had our first crash of the day and it was a big one for Brazilian Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) at Turn 4. He's OK, bike less so.
11:15 - We hope you took a screenshot of the timing screens because it's changed now - Acosta gets himself into P1.
11:11 - I don't think we've ever seen anything quite like this... the top three have set exactly the same time as Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) matches Bez and Diggia! Behind, more of the same as Acosta and Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) set the same time...
11:00 - An hour into proceedings and it's Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Bezzecchi that share top spot, both having set the same lap time - a 1'36.769. Behind, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Quartararo and 2024 World Champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing).
10:40 - Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has moved himself up into P2 with a 1'37.057 - 1.3s quicker than his best Grand Prix time and three tenths off his best time of the weekend in Practice.
10:32 - It's well worth noting the test riders here today: Augusto Fernandez (Yamaha Factory Racing) represents Yamaha whilst in KTM colours, Dani Pedrosa (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) returns to the track! The latter has gone out on track whilst Augusto remains in the pits.
10:25 - 25 minutes into the Jerez test and it's Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) who has set a benchmark 1'36.970 - that's faster than the fastest time in Sunday's Grand Prix. 15 riders have posted a lap time so far!
10:05 - Here we go then, the Jerez Test is up and running!
09:45 - Good morning MotoGP fans!