Marquez leads in Sepang

The first day of the 2014 MotoGP test season has kicked off at the Sepang circuit with Marc Marquez starting where he left off... Leading from the front. He leads Rossi by 0.5s with Pedrosa jumping ahead of Lorenzo 0.1s further behind.

The talking point running up to the first test was the split between the Factory and Open bikes. With only 5 engines, 20 litres of fuel and a control ECU against the open class' 12 engines and 24 litres the gap is rapidly closing between the two, Espagaro posted a 2:01.419 which is only 1.1s off Marquez's time.

Eyes will be firmly fixed on Ducati who are once again lagging far behind the other factory bikes and have reportedly made a move towards switching to the open class. We should probably hang off any judgment just yet, it's day one and there's plenty of time for a Ducati resurgence, but I won't be holding my breath!

Full Timings can be found here:

Sepang Test - Day 1