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Alex Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) went quickest overall in the official Moto2 Test at the Circuito de Jerez, furthest below the pole lap record as five riders bettered the previous qualifying quickest.

Teammate Franco Morbidelli ended the three days just a tenth off Marquez as EG 0,0 Marc VDS took a 1-2, with Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) flying the flag for the new KTM chassis in P3.

Marquez came out swinging throughout the test, and the former world champion blitzed the field on day three to top the time-sheets with a stunning 1m41.989s. The lap was quickest on the combined time-sheets of the three days.

Oliveira had a solid test and topped day one, with that lap-time leaving him third on the overall time-sheets. Dominique Aegerter (Kiefer Racing) was another below the pole lap record in fourth overall, as Jorge Navarro (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) was the quickest rookie in P5. Remy Gardner (Tech 3) was 27th.

Last year’s Rookie of the Year contender Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) kept his top spot in the first official test of the year for the Moto3 field, heading the time-sheets from Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Aron Canet and Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini) on combined times.