Showers throughout the day saw reduced running on the second day of the MotoGP test in Malaysia, Marc Marquez making the most of dry track time as Joan Mir took the opportunity to find some speed in the wet. Early morning showers left the Sepang circuit damp w View this email in your browser   Testing Report Saturday, Feb 11th 2023 Rain hits Sepang for Day Two of the Sepang Test Showers throughout the day saw reduced running on the second day of the MotoGP test in Malaysia, Marc Marquez making the most of dry track time as Joan Mir took the opportunity to find some speed in the wet. Early morning showers left the Sepang circuit damp when it opened at 10am local time, the majority of the MotoGP field waiting to venture out. After an early lunch, both the Repsol Honda Team riders entered the track to start working through their plan. More rain arrived in the afternoon and ended any chance of dry running in the second half of the day as a persistent drizzle remained. Adding to his 58 laps from the previous day, Marc Marquez did a further 36 laps aboard various configurations of the RC213V. As the track remained completely wet in the afternoon, Marquez used the opportunity to assess the Honda machines in the wet and continue to gather data in a variety of conditions. Ending the day in 13th, the #93 continued through his and Honda HRC's testing plan in order to prepare for the coming season. Despite the weather, Joan Mir continued to make the most of all available track time and completed another 36 laps. A best time of 1'59.631 put the newest Repsol Honda Team rider in 16th place, less than 0.2s behind Marquez on the other Repsol Honda Team machine. The #36 was pleased with the progress he made, able to make a step and continue improving his feeling on the Honda RC213V. Just a final day of running remains in Malaysia before the Repsol Honda Team return to Japan to continue their preparations for the Portimao Test, March 11 – 12, and the start of the season less than two weeks later at the same venue. Marc Marquez  93 13th  1'59.450 "Unfortunately today we couldn't ride a lot and we had to change our schedule as a result. We were able to do about 25 laps in the dry and then in the wet we were able to confirm a few points. I am working a lot and I am trying to get a lot of information for Honda and to be as clear as possible with my comments. Since it rained today we will have to move our plan for the second day to tomorrow where we are aiming to make a step with the lap time." Joan Mir  36 16th  1'59.632 "The rain today was a pity because it meant we had to change our plan completely. We had a lot of things to try but we only got a few laps in the dry. Still we made the most of what we could and got some laps in the rain where the feeling was not so bad. I was able to improve with each lap and each exit which is the really important thing. We were faster than yesterday and I'm feeling more comfortable on the Honda. There's still a lot of work to do so let's hope the weather is good tomorrow and focus on what we have to try." Sepang Test Day Two Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap 1 Martin Jorge 89 SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 1'58.736 2 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 0.103 3 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing KTM 0.145 4 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.161 5 Bagnaia Francesco 62 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.331 6 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 0.376 7 Marini Luca 10 ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.382 8 Rins Alex 42 SPA LCR Honda Honda 0.427 9 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.458 10 Binder Brad 33 RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.494 11 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.553 12 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0.625 13 Marquez Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.714 14 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0.766 15 Zarco Johann 5 FRA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.767 16 Mir Joan 36 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.896 17 Marquez Alex 73 SPA Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 1.011 18 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 1.034 19 Miller Jack 43 AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1.123 20 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Aprilia 1.281 21 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN LCR Honda Honda 1.487 Copyright Free Images For editorial use only, click here to download images. You are receiving this email because you have registered your interest with Honda Racing CorporationIf you no longer want to receive emails from Repsol Honda Team - MotoGP, please click here to unsubscribe .