(FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 2m 29.973s Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) No Time The main three-day MotoGP test, open to all teams and riders, starts tomorrow (February 5th).

Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 2m 1.369s (5/31)7. Alvaro Bautista ESP Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 1.729s (18/46)8. Bradley Smith GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 1.931s (32/40)9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 2.110s (30/51)10. Andrea Dovizioso

's time is just a second slower than Jorge Lorenzo recorded to get pole position at the last Malaysian GP. On the first dry day at Sepang since testing began, the 2012 Moto2 World Champion completed 60 laps, having been frustrated by wet conditions

VALENTINO ROSSI still can't resist a dig at former rival Casey Stoner. In an interview with Dainese's new digital magazine, Legends, Rossi expressed the view that recently-retired Stoner has never recovered his pride after taking second at Laguna

BRADLEY Smith will race an R1 this weekend in the QMMF national championship.Smith steps up to MotoGP this season to partner Cal Crutchlow and in doing so replaces Andrea Dovizioso who replaces Valentino Rossi at Ducati. Smith has spent two seasons

, victory? I do not know.' The MotoGP world is waiting eagerly to discover how Rossi will fare on the Yamaha on his return after two bleak years at Ducati.In the same interview, he was also quick to recognize the challenge presented by team mate Jorge

, but not by much. The battle at the top of the leaderboard raged throughout the day - with Marquez holding onto the top spot until late afternoon.Marquez's fellow youngsters Bradley Smith and Andrea Iannone were 12th and 17th respectively, 2.3s and 3.7s seconds off

it was exactly the same bike that we raced in Valencia last year.'Crutchlow finished seventh in the 2012 season, but now believes the field is more open than ever: 'This year I think seven or eight guys could win a race. We sat down as a team and said it's going

,'There is not one big, big problem and if we fix that [our problems] we can fight for victory.'At the end of the Sepang tests, Ducati found themselves with two seconds to make up on leading Honda and Yamaha riders - at the moment Ducati's 'evolution not revolution

of April and the round that was due run in Argentina has been scrapped. Despite speculation there is no round in India or Russia but the second round will run in Texas at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).MotoGP - motorbikes races calendar 2013Round 1 - 07