12:32
Looks like Toprak Razgatlioglu's public MotoGP debut is not far away!
Toprak
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Toprak Razgatlioglu, Pramac Yamaha, 2025 Valencia test
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2025 Valencia MotoGP test: LIVE UPDATES!
Live updates from the 2025 post-season Valencia test
Preparations for the 2026 MotoGP season begin on Tuesday 18 November with the one-day Valencia test.
With the curtain coming down on the 2025 MotoGP season last Sunday at the Valencia Grand Prix, the paddock has remained at the venue near Cheste for a day of testing.
The traditional post-season test at Valencia effectively acts as the first day of the new campaign, with riders debuting for the teams they will race with in 2026.
The highlight of this year's Valencia test is the public debut of World Superbbike star Toprak Razgatlioglu, who will race for the Pramac Yamaha squad next season.
The three-time World Superbike champion tested for Yamaha last week in a private outing at Aragon.
Yamaha will also give its race riders their second opportunity to test the V4, following a first outing at the post-race Misano test in September.
Reigning Moto2 world champion Diogo Moreira will also make his MotoGP debut on Tuesday with the LCR Honda squad. The Brazilian penned a three-year deal with HRC this summer, and joins the MotoGP grid as one of the paddock's hottest prospects.
2025 Valencia MotoGP test schedule:
9:00am BST - 12:00pm BST - Session 1
12:20pm BST - 4pm BST - Session 2
18 Nov 2025
12:31
Bezzecchi now down to a 1m33.164s.
12:30
Nicolo Bulega has also headed out on the factory Ducati.
12:29
Pecco Bagnaia is now on track.
It looks like he has two bikes: one with the chassis he finished the season on, and possibly a GP24 version.
12:27
Bezzecchi improves to a 1m35.253s.
12:26
Bezzecchi puts a 1m39.349s on the board. That's about 11 seconds off his pole time from the weekend.
12:24
Bezzecchi carried on for a second lap. So, things are about get real busy in Valencia.
12:23
We have bikes on track!
Marco Bezzecchi, the Valencia Grand Prix winner, is first out this afternoon on his Aprilia.
Bez
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12:22
2025 Valencia test - Green flag
The green flag is waving again in Valencia, so the track is open and hopefully in good enough condition to see some bikes getting out there soon.
The test has also been extended to finish at around 5:30pm local time now.
So, there's just over four hours left on the clock.
12:19
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12:17
According to Danny Aldridge, pitlane will open again in four minutes.
12:05
Brad Binder says he's off to Dublin this week to sample some Guinness and watch rugby. Ideally he'll have a few more laps on his KTM under his belt before that.
12:04
Ducati has its factory bikes out in pitlane being warmed up. Hopefully we're not too far away from the track going green again.
11:59
We're still under red flag conditions here at Valencia with four hours left to go during the day.
11:56
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Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 Valencia test
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11:36
Pedro Acosta says he has to learn longer sentences in English, after crew chief Paul Trevathan uttered the phrase "get the f*** out of Dodge".
Plenty of time for that this morning so far!
11:33
Dani Pedrosa isn't doing any track running today, but he is here with KTM to listen to the rider feedback.
Pedrosa
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11:24
We have marshals on track with leaf blowers trying to dry the damp patches.
The session clock as restarted after a brief pause.
11:11
Red flag - Valencia test
The session is going to be red-flagged so blowers can be sent out to dry the damp patches.
They've lost enough time to waiting for the track to dry on its own.
11:10
And Vinales goes out again, still on rain tyres.
11:10
Vinales is pointing out on a track map where the damp patches are to his team. But tyres are being switched over.
11:06
Vinales does indeed come back in. He was on wet tyres.
11:06
Word from pitlane: Vinales will come straight back in.
11:05
Maverick Vinales does indeed head out on track.
11:01
Hang on a minute. We may be about to get another run here as Maverick Vinales is suited and booted.
