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Lap times from Wednesday’s opening day of a private test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.
Following the Aragon Grand Prix and Monday’s official test, Pramac Yamaha riders Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira headed directly to Barcelona for a private test on Wednesday and Thursday.
Yamaha test machines were shared by Andrea Dovizioso and Augusto Fernandez, alongside KTM’s Pol Espargaro and Dani Pedrosa, Honda’s Aleix Espargaro, and Ducati’s Michele Pirro.
The two Yamaha riders did not plan to try the new V4 prototypes during this week’s test in Barcelona.
Manuel Gonzalez, after making his premier class debut at Aragon, switched back to his Triumph-powered Kalex at the Barcelona test.
The private Barcelona test is set to conclude on Thursday evening, with Aleix Espargaro topping the timesheets on Day 1.
Notable attendees at the test include BSB’s Tommy Bridewell, with records like Aleix Espargaro holding the best lap time at 1m 38.190s and Pedro Acosta having the fastest race lap at 1m 39.664s, both from 2024.
