Oliveira heads day two at Misano
Tech3 KTM's Miguel Oওliveira set the fastest lap time during the second day of private MotoGP testingꦺ at Misano.
Official timing is not available but mahbx.com understands that the Portuguese, riding his RC16 for the first time since February's Q🗹atar test, set a best lap of 1m 32.9s.
That was 0.1s under the fastꦇest day one time, by factory KTM's Pol Espargaro, who managed a 1m 33.1s on Wednesday.
Tech3 🍬KTM's Miguel Oliveira set the fastest lap ✃time during the second day of private MotoGP testing at Misano.
Official timing is not available but mahbx.com unde♒rstands t☂hat the Portuguese, riding his RC16 for the first time since February's Qatar test, set a best lap of 1m 32.9s.
That was 0.1s under the fastest day one time, by factory KTM's Pol Espar🦂garo, who managed a 1m 33.1s on Wednesday.
Oliveira and team-mate Iker Lecuona have the same bike spec as factory riders Espargaro and Brad Binder this season. The ♑lap times of rookies Lec🎉uona and Binder were not available.
Of th💎e others with a known Wednesday time, Ducati test rider Michele Pirro matched Espargaro's 1m 33.1s while Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro improved by half-a-second over yeꦑsterday with a 1m 33.4s on the new RS-GP.
Team-mate Bradley Smith, who will start the season alongside Espargaro, was sli൩ghtly slower than on day one with a 1m 34.2s. The Italian f💃actory seems to have decided on its 2020 engine spec, ahead of the June 29 deadline for Concession teams, but also has plenty of other new parts available this week.
Suzuki test rider Sylvain Guintoli is also present for the first multi-team test since ൲the end of l൩ockdown, but the Frenchman's lap times were not known.
A third day of testing at the San Marino Grand Prix v🌊enue, which was recentl🦹y resurfaced, is available on Thursday.
Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends) | |||||||||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit | ||||||
| 15 July | Official Test | Jerez | ||||||
1 | 19 July | Spain | Jerez | ||||||
2 | 26 July | Andalusia | Jerez | ||||||
| 2 August |
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3 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno | ||||||
4 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
5 | 23 August | Styria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
30 August | |||||||||
6 September | |||||||||
6 | 13 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
7 | 20 September | Emilia Romagna e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
8 | 27 September | Catalunya | Barcelona | ||||||
4 October | |||||||||
9 | 11 October | France | Le Mans | ||||||
10 | 18 October | Aragon | Aragon | ||||||
11 | 25 October | Teruel | Aragon | ||||||
1 November | |||||||||
12 | 8 November | Europe | Ricardo Tormo | ||||||
13 | 15 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo (Final European race) | ||||||
22 November | |||||||||
29 November | |||||||||
| 6 December |
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| 13 December |
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MotoGP 2020: List of 'To Be Confirmed' events | |||||||||
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| Thailand | Buriram | ||||||
2 |
| Malaysia | Sepang | ||||||
3 |
| Americas | COTA | ||||||
4 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events | |||||||||
1 |
| Qatar (MotoGP class) | Losail | ||||||
2 |
| Italy | Mugello | ||||||
3 |
| Germany | Sachsenring | ||||||
4 |
| Netherlands | Assen | ||||||
5 |
| Finland | KymiRing | ||||||
6 |
| Great Britain | Silverstone | ||||||
7 |
| Japan | Motegi | ||||||
8 |
| Australia | Phillip Island | ||||||
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