adminWorld champion Marc Marquez finished ahead of his rivals during the first MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang. The Spaniard, 20, posted a fastest lap of one minute 59.533 seconds on his Repsol Honda – 0.194 quicker than six-time champion Valentino Rossi, with two-time winner Jorge Lorenzo in third. England’s Bradley Smith was 11th on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and compatriot Cal Crutchlow was 12th on his Ducati.
The second Sepang test will take place later this month.
Marquez became the youngest MotoGP champion at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix in November, winning the world title in his rookie year.
His test time in session three yesterday beat the previous best mark of 1:59.607, set by former world champion Casey Stoner on the Honda prototype, in 2012. – BBC Sport.
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