Aleix Espargaro Masters Day One Of 2022 MotoGP Pre-Season Test At Sepang

JAKARTA - The 2022 MotoGP pre-season test was completed at the Sepang Circuit, Malaysia. In this first day's session, Aleix Espargaro managed to dominate the race.

The Aprilia factory racer has successfully topped the Sepang 2022 MotoGP pre-season test standings after going through eight race sessions. On the last lap, Espargaro managed to record a time of 1 minute 58,371 seconds.

That record also made Espargaro able to smoke his team-mate, Maverick Vinales, who closed the test in second place in the standings.

In the previous session, Vinales was only able to finish in third place, but this time he succeeded in shifting Enea Bastianini, who is a Gresini Ducati rider.

While last season's world champion, Fabio Quartararo, who was the representative of the Yamaha Monster Energy manufacturer, was able to improve his appearance. Had bounced far to 10th position in the early round, Quartararo then closed the final round in 6th position.

Another racer, Francesco Bagnaia, who represented Ducati Lenovo, was unable to show his class. Bagnaia, who previously sat in 15th place, has now slipped further to 19th in the last session of the race.

Then, Francesco Bagnaia's teammate, Jack Miller, also has not been able to show his slick appearance. Just like Bagnaia who slipped, Miller, who was previously in 15th place, then slumped to 22nd position in the standings in the last session of the race.

Here are the final results of the 2022 MotoGP pre-season test at the Sepang Circuit, Malaysia

1. Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) 1m 58.371s

2. Maverick Vinales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.013s

3. Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.100s

4. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP) +0.267s

5. Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP) +0.575s

6. Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.631s

7. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.696s

8. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.916s

9. Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.982s 10 = Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP)* +1.097s

11. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +1.187s

12. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.263s

13. Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.311s

14. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.413s

15. Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.542s

16. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.574s

17. Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP) +1.578s

18. Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP) +1.595s 19 = Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP) +1.656s 20 = Fabio di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP)* +1.676s

21= Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.736s

22 = Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP) +1.806s

23 = Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) +1.971s

24 = Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +2.099s

25 = Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +2.447s

 26 = Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) +3.019s

27 = Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) +6.014s