The first 2024 MotoGP test featuring contracted race riders kicked off at Sepang in Malaysia on Thursda🌄y with the starꦬt of a three-day Shakedown.

Following a winter testing ban from December 1st to January 31st, the revised concession rules now allow race riders from Yamaha (168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins) and Honda (Joan Mir, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami) to take part in the Shakedown, as w🌃ell as MotoGP rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASG🥃AS).

However, while Acosta put in a total of 45 laps (GP distance is 20 laps) and was second fastest between KTM test riders Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro, the Honda and Yamaha race riders did not take to the t♊racꦡk.

Both factori♛es said they always planned to use only their test rider today, with their race riders starting from day two.

Test riders from all five manufacturers were ꦐon track today: Stefan Bradl and Takumi Takahashi (Honda), Cal Crutchไlow (Yamaha), Dani Pedrosa and new test rider Pol Espargaro (KTM), plus Michele Pirro (Ducati) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia).

Some new ae🏅ro s▨tarted to appear during the afternoon, .

✨Track action at the Shakedo𓄧wn takes place from 10am to 6pm (local time), from February 1-3.

The Official test, featuring all of the 2024 MotoGP race riders, will then be held from February 6-8, again with practice startsꦆ at the end of eacꦛh day.

Each rider♛ on track at the Shakedown was using at least two different machines - five in the case of Savadori - the times shown are each rider's overall ജbest.

Official Sepang MotoGP records

Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) 1m 57.491s (2023)

Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) 1m 58.979s (2022)