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Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta led the way on the opening day of collective MotoGP testing at Sepang, with Marc Marquez ninth.
On the opening day of the MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang, Jorge Martin led the way, with Pedro Acosta close behind in second place. Martin, who finished second in the championship last year, set the fastest lap time of the day, with Acosta impressively securing second place. Fabio Quartararo took third place, just 0.008 seconds behind Acosta. In the fourth spot was Fabio Di Giannantonio piloting the best-placed 2023-spec Desmosedici. Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, and Marc Marquez also secured top 10 positions. Zarco was the highest-ranked Honda rider in 10th. Reigning champion Bagnaia had a tip-off and finished in 16th place. Raul Fernandez had a high-side crash and his bike caught fire, and he was taken to the hospital for checks. The tests will continue at Sepang for two more days before the season-opening race in Qatar.
