Jack Miller during the third day of MotoGP testing at Sepang.
Razgatlioglu was the fastest of the two rookie riders by the end of the three-day Sepang test, eclipsing Honda rider Diogo Moreira by just over a tenth.
The Turkish rider sat out the second day of testing alongside Miller and factory Yamaha rider Alex Rins amid safety concerns over the bike’s new V4 engine.
With that seemingly resolved, the trio resumed testing alongside Fabio Quartararo’s replacement Augusto Fernandez.
At the end of Day 3, it was Rins who was the quickest of the trio in 12th on a 1:57.580s that he set in the morning.
Miller was 17th with a 1:58.156s in the afternoon while Razgatlioglu put a 1:58.326s to his name to be 18th.
“It‘s still difficult for me and the learning curve is steep, but the feedback we‘re getting is positive and we‘re making progress,” said Razgatlioglu.
“I‘m trying to understand where I need to improve and also how much I need to adapt my riding style to this bike.
“Jack helped me a lot today — I followed him for a few laps to understand how to approach some corners that are still tricky for me.
“I was hoping to get into the 1‘57s and even though I felt fast, the lap time didn‘t come yet.
“But I‘m pushing every day to learn and improve, and I‘m already looking forward to continuing this work at the next test in Buriram.”
Miller, meanwhile, was happy to get back on track after a day sat on the sidelines.
“It wasn‘t an easy day, but these things are part of the process,” the Australian explained.
“If you expect everything to run smoothly, you‘re being naïve — we‘re pushing the most high-performance machines in the world to their limits.
“Sometimes you need to pause, reassess what‘s needed and then get back to work.
“Of course I would have liked a bit more from this test, but I really believe the bike still has plenty of potential.
“The last few days were busy, with a lot of parts going on and off the bike.
“The key is not just trying things, but properly analysing what works, what doesn‘t and where you can find a compromise for the future.”
Alex Marquez topped the third day of testing for Gresini on the satellite Ducati Desmosedici. He put 0.124s on factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi.
Five Ducati riders occupied the top six, with Fabio Di Giannantonio third for VR46, factory Ducati riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia fourth and fifth, while Franco Morbidelli was sixth.
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez was seventh on his Arpilia, Pedro Acosta the leading KTM in eighth, Joan Mir ninth for Honda, and Enea Bastianini the last of the top 10 runners for KTM satellite Tech3.
Yamaha team director Massimo Mergali said discussions with the Japanese and Italian arms of the MotoGP squad determined the issue.
“It has been a productive test,” he said.
“We have been able to evaluate most of the items that we had scheduled to try here.
“We chose the main topics for this test, like chassis, rear arm, and aerodynamics, with which we will start the Buriram test – and this was the priority.
“Even though we were forced to temporarily halt the test due to a technical issue that occurred on Day 1, we were able to understand the cause and could finish today‘s test thanks to the big effort of the engineers here in Malaysia as well as in Japan and Italy.
“What we didn‘t have time for was fine-tuning the set-ups, which we will, of course, move to the Buriram Test.”
Results: MotoGP Sepang Test, Session 5
Pos
Num
Rider
Team
Bike
Lap
Diff
Gap
1
73
Alex Marquez
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
Ducati
1:56.402
2
49
Fabio Di Giannantonio
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Ducati
1:56.785
0.383
0.383
3
93
Marc Marquez
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
1:56.789
0.387
0.004
4
63
Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
1:56.929
0.527
0.14
5
72
Marco Bezzecchi
Aprilia Racing
Aprilia
1:57.026
0.624
0.097
6
21
Franco Morbidelli
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Ducati
1:57.130
0.728
0.104
7
25
Raul Fernandez
Trackhouse MotoGP Team
Aprilia
1:57.245
0.843
0.115
8
37
Pedro Acosta
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
1:57.253
0.851
0.008
9
36
Joan Mir
Honda HRC Castrol
Honda
1:57.268
0.866
0.015
10
23
Enea Bastianini
Red Bull KTM Tech3
KTM
1:57.290
0.888
0.022
11
79
Ai Ogura
Trackhouse MotoGP Team
Aprilia
1:57.540
1.138
0.250
12
42
Alex Rins
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Yamaha
1:57.580
1.178
0.040
13
12
Maverick Viñales
Red Bull KTM Tech3
KTM
1:57.599
1.197
0.019
14
5
Johann Zarco
Castrol Honda LCR
Honda
1:57.601
1.199
0.002
15
33
Brad Binder
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
1:57.858
1.456
0.257
16
43
Jack Miller
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
1:58.166
1.764
0.308
17
11
Diogo Moreira
Pro Honda LCR
Honda
1:58.790
2.388
0.624
18
32
Lorenzo Savadori
Aprilia Racing
Aprilia
1:58.902
2.500
0.112
19
10
Luca Marini
Honda HRC Castrol
Honda
1:59.173
2.771
0.271
20
47
Augusto Fernandez
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Yamaha
1:59.278
2.876
0.105
21
7
Toprak Razgatlioglu
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
1:59.314
2.912
0.036
4
Andrea Dovizioso
Yamaha Factory Racing
Yamaha
No Time
51
Michele Pirro
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
No Time
Results: MotoGP Sepang Test, Session 6
Pos
Num
Rider
Team
Bike
Lap
Diff
Gap
1
72
Marco Bezzecchi
Aprilia Racing
Aprilia
1:56.526
2
49
Fabio Di Giannantonio
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Ducati
1:57.093
0.567
0.567
3
73
Alex Marquez
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
Ducati
1:57.295
0.769
0.202
4
79
Ai Ogura
Trackhouse MotoGP Team
Aprilia
1:57.326
0.800
0.031
5
23
Enea Bastianini
Red Bull KTM Tech3
KTM
1:57.440
0.914
0.114
6
33
Brad Binder
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
1:57.590
1.064
0.150
7
93
Marc Marquez
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
1:57.602
1.076
0.012
8
25
Raul Fernandez
Trackhouse MotoGP Team
Aprilia
1:57.612
1.086
0.010
9
37
Pedro Acosta
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
KTM
1:57.661
1.135
0.049
10
63
Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
1:57.726
1.200
0.065
11
10
Luca Marini
Honda HRC Castrol
Honda
1:57.805
1.279
0.079
12
21
Franco Morbidelli
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
Ducati
1:57.945
1.419
0.140
13
43
Jack Miller
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
1:58.156
1.630
0.211
14
36
Joan Mir
Honda HRC Castrol
Honda
1:58.297
1.771
0.141
15
7
Toprak Razgatlioglu
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
1:58.326
1.800
0.029
16
12
Maverick Viñales
Red Bull KTM Tech3
KTM
1:58.361
1.835
0.035
17
5
Johann Zarco
Castrol Honda LCR
Honda
1:58.377
1.851
0.016
18
11
Diogo Moreira
Pro Honda LCR
Honda
1:58.476
1.950
0.099
19
42
Alex Rins
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Yamaha
1:58.585
2.059
0.109
20
32
Lorenzo Savadori
Aprilia Racing
Aprilia
1:59.898
3.372
1.313
51
Michele Pirro
Ducati Lenovo Team
Ducati
No Time
47
Augusto Fernandez
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Yamaha
No Time
4
Andrea Dovizioso
No Time
