2026 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test: Results - Day 2 (FINAL)

Day 2 of the 2026 Sepang Shakedown Test ends with Yamaha's new V4 on top of the MotoGP timesheets for the first time, courtesy of Jack Miller.

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Like factory Monster riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, Jack Miller skipped day one, then rose to the top with a 1m 57.908s in the final hour of day two.

The Pramac rider's best lap edged out the only other 1m 57s lap by long-time leader Pol Espargaro (KTM). Pol's brother and day one pace setter Aleix Espargaro was relegated to a close third for Honda (+0.158s).

Quartararo, making his first appearance since a report that he has signed to join Honda in 2027, and Rins made it three Yamahas in the top five.

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Rookie and reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu was 0.897s behind team-mate Miller, in seventh.

LCR Honda rookie Diogo Moreira also improved on his day one best, but remained 2.022s from the top.

Mika Kallio was over six seconds adrift but is suspected of testing with an '850cc' KTM package.

The third and final day of the Shakedown takes place tomorrow, followed by the Official Sepang test from February 3-5.

Final day two lap times:

* Rookie.

** '850cc' KTM package?

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024).
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023).

Pramac's Jack Miller is fastest on day two of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown Test. Practice starts are now underway. Times to follow...

Into the final hour of day two, and although it's still Pol Espargaro ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo, the Yamaha rider has closed the gap to just 0.2s.

Half-a-second behind Quartararo is team-mate Alex Rins, with Toprak Razgatlioglu still +0.9s and Jack Miller +1.0s from Pol Espargaro.

4:30pm times. Fabio Quartararo is on the move and climbs to third place, making the Frenchman the leading Yamaha rider with an hour and a half of testing to go...

* Rookie.

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024).
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023).

Here are pictures of the three Yamaha riders - Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins and Jack Miller - who joined the Shakedown test on day two. 

Like Toprak Razgatlioglu, they are all still using last year's front wing aero, rather than the newer version on display at the team launch:

3:30pm lap times. Most fast laps will be set at the start and end of each day, when the weather is cooler, so we might get some bigger changes later.

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024).
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023).

The order at the top was unchanged during the lunch break. Pol Espargaro is still fastest from Aleix Espargaro, Dani Pedrosa and Toprak Razgatlioglu.

However Jack Miller is now into the 1m 58s and only a few tenths behind Pramac team-mate Razgatlioglu.

Meanwhile, over in Indonesia, Valentino Rossi has finally made his long-awaited Mandalika debut.

1pm and it's still Pol Espargaro and KTM on top of the timesheets, with the only 1m 57s lap so far, keeping him ahead of Aleix Espargaro, Dani Pedrosa and Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Further back, Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori is now splitting the Yamahas of Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo, with LCR rookie Diogo Moreira breaking into the 1m 59s. Lap times:

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Midday and KTM's Pol Espargaro gets the better of brother Aleix to be the first rider into the 1m 57s.

WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu continues his strong start to day two by breaking into the 1m 58s and is now under one second from the top.

Meanwhile, Monster Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins have joined Miller in making their 2026 MotoGP debuts.

Midday lap times:

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024).
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023).

Day two has started with Aleix Espargaro beating his best Thursday time in the opening hour, keeping him half-a-second clear of his younger brother Pol Espargaro (KTM).

Toprak Razgatlioglu is already half-a-second faster than on day one, while Pramac team-mate Jack Miller has completed his first laps of the year.

11am lap times:

Note: Where riders have set lap times on multiple bikes, only their best overall time is given.

Official Sepang MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 56.337s (2024).
Fastest race lap: Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 58.873s (2023).

Fastest 2025 Malaysian MotoGP race laps - by manufacturer:
Ducati: Alex Marquez, 1m 58.873s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 59.293s.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1m 59.311s.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1m 59.494s.
Aprilia: Raul Fernandez, 2m 0.217s.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez, 2m 1.352s.

Fastest 2025 Malaysian MotoGP qualifying laps - by manufacturer:
Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia, 1m 57.001s.
Yamaha: Fabio Quartararo, 1m 57.195s.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1m 57.363s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 57.440s.
Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi, 1m 57.549s.
*Yamaha V4: Augusto Fernandez 1m 59.382s.