First official MotoGP test of the 2011 has been completed after three intensive days in Sepang with Marco Simoncelli setting the fastest time, edging best time previously set by Dani Pedrosa by just 0.013 seconds. Sepang test shown large improvements made by Honda as their riders constantly occupied top spots of the timesheets through three days of testing. Despite not setting fastest times of the test, factory Yamaha bikes of Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies were constantly close to top, demonstrating high level of performance that we may expect from Yamaha in this season. Ducati on the other side, partly due to recovering Rossi, partly due to still ongoing development work, demonstrated solid progress in three days of testing, constantly closing gap to leading bikes.

Sepang test - day 3 results:
1 Marco Simoncelli 2:00.757
2 Casey Stoner 2:00.811
3 Jorge Lorenzo 2:00.845
4 Andrea Dovizioso 2:00.945
5 Ben Spies 2:01.002
6 Dani Pedrosa 2:01.241
7 Hiroshi Aoyama 2:01.353
8 Nicky Hayden 2:01.534
9 Colin Edwards 2:01.651
10 Valentino Rossi 2:01.842
11 Hector Barbera 2:02.030
12 Loris Capirossi 2:02.057
13 Randy De Puniet 2:02.159
14 Karel Abraham 2:02.645
15 Cal Crutchlow 2:02.717
16 Toni Elias 2:02.916