MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

The next stop for the MotoGP circus is at Phillip Island in Australia for the second Official Test of 2017.

By Sreejith

The final day of the Official MotoGP test of 2017 saw Maverick Vinales on top of the timesheets. Reigning champion Marc Marquez ended the session on a positive note in second place. Vinales put in a 1m59.368s to set the fastest lap of the 2017 official test.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Andrea Dovizioso put his Ducati in third place and posted a lap of 1m59.578s, which is only 0.185s slower than the leader's pace. Following the Ducati was Dani Pedrosa's Honda, who for the first time in official test finished in the top 4.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Italian legend Valentino Rossi ended the day in 5th position and was only 0.221s behind his team-mate Vinales. Rossi put in 62 laps and also tested the 'concealed winglets' yet again on day 3.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Aspar Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista yet again impressed everyone on a GP16 and ended the session in the sixth position by posting a lap time of 1m59.628s after 64 laps. The top independent rider was followed by day 1 pacesetter Casey Stoner, who did a 1m59.639s.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Cal Crutchlow was eighth fastest rider for the day ahead of Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo and reigning Moto2 champion Johann Zarco. The Frenchman was the last rider to post a sub 2m lap on day 3. His team-mate Jonas Folger put in a lap time of 2m00.312s to finish in 15th position.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Day 2's pacesetter Andrea Iannone was 11th fastest as he fell a couple time on the final day. Iannone lost the front of his Suzuki at Turn 1, then later at Turn 15. Other riders who also fell include Pol Espargaro, Hector Barbera and Aleix Espargaro.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

Iannone's team-mate and rookie Alex Rins was 12th fastest for the day followed by Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro and Pramac Ducati's Danilo Petrucci in 13th and 14th place respectively.

MotoGP Official Test 2017: Vinales Tops The Last Day As Rossi Finishes Fifth

The next stop for the MotoGP circus is at Phillip Island in Australia for the second Official Test of 2017. After the Australian test, riders and teams will get one more chance to fine tune the race bikes before the season opener at Qatar.

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Article Published On: Wednesday, February 1, 2017, 17:30 [IST]
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