Here are the full 2026 MotoGP Sepang Shakedown Test Day 1 Results
Honda test rider Aleix Espargaro set the pace on Sepang Day 1 ahead of his brother Pol Espargaro and MotoGP legend Dani Pedrosa, both on the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16.
Yamaha’s efforts centered on integrating new talent, with three-time WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu making his highly anticipated MotoGP bow for Prima Pramac on the Yamaha YZR-M1 V4.
Despite teething issues like minor gremlins in the opening hour, the Turkish star posted the fifth-fastest time—impressively enough for pole on the corresponding 2025 shakedown day—while Yamaha’s test riders, including Augusto Fernandez and Andrea Dovizioso, hovered nearby.
Fernandez, pivotal in developing Yamaha’s V4 engine from inception, notched the squad’s top speed of 327.3 km/h, trailing Honda’s day-high by a mere 8 km/h, hinting at potential straight-line parity once full rider lineups like Fabio Quartararo and Jack Miller join later.
Six Yamaha bikes were on hand, though two failed to register times, prioritizing engine bedding over lap counts.
Ducati Lenovo Team representative Michele Pirro delivered solid feedback in seventh on the Desmosedici as the Italian factory focused on debuting intriguing new aerodynamic packages spotted in pitlane.
Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori undertook a marathon workload run-in eight bikes including Trackhouse machinery and even a KTM variant, with his best Aprilia RS-GP effort in eighth.
Honda LCR rookie Diogo Moreira navigated a mechanical hiccup early but recovered to twelfth overall on his second bike.
Full 2026 MotoGP Sepang Shakedown Test Day 1 Results
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | Honda RC213V | 1:58.091 |
| 2 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:58.615 |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM RC16 | 1:59.143 |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro 2 | Honda RC213V | 1:59.199 |
| 5 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:59.647 |
| 6 | Yamaha Test Riders 2 | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:59.758 |
| 7 | Michele Pirro 4 | Ducati Desmosedici | 1:59.803 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Savadori C | Aprilia RS-GP | 2:00.303 |
| 9 | Dani Pedrosa 2 | KTM RC16 | 2:00.509 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Savadori D | KTM RC16 | 2:00.636 |
| 11 | Yamaha Test Riders | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 2:00.818 |
| 12 | Diogo Moreira 2 | Honda RC213V | 2:00.894 |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro 2 | KTM RC16 | 2:02.173 |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | Honda RC213V | 2:02.660 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Savadori A | Aprilia RS-GP | 2:03.005 |
| 16 | Mika Kallio | KTM RC16 | 2:03.203 |
| 17 | Michele Pirro 2 | Ducati Desmosedici | 2:03.380 |
| 18 | Yamaha Test Riders 4 | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 2:06.766 |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori B | Aprilia RS-GP | 2:08.541 |
| 20 | Yamaha Test Riders 5 | Yamaha YZR-M1 | No Time Set |
| 21 | Yamaha Test Riders 6 | Yamaha YZR-M1 | No Time Set |
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