German Stefan Bradl was a surprise guest of LCR Honda at Valencia.

At the request of HRC, LCR Honda MotoGP Team has welcomed new Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl in their garage for a day of testing aboard the RC212V.

The 22-year German racer enjoys his outing aboard the Honda machinery posting the ninth fastest lap time of the day and will be back on track tomorrow for the last testing day at the Spanish surface.

One day after the last round of 2011 season, the preparation for 2012 season got underway today at Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia with premier class riders out on track for the first official test aboard the 1000cc machines.

At the end of the test session, LCR Honda will resume their negotiations with Honda and their own sponsors to settle their racing plan for 2012 season.