Overview
- Raul Fernandez set the day’s benchmark at 1:29.373, edging Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi by 0.027s after a wet morning cut running to a single extended afternoon session.
- Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (#7) made his official debut on Pramac’s Yamaha V4 and finished as Yamaha’s second-fastest, while Moto2 champion Diogo Moreira (#11) completed his first outing with LCR Honda.
- Marc Marquez missed the test through injury and was replaced at Ducati by Nicolo Bulega; Franco Morbidelli’s broken hand sidelined him as VR46 drafted in Celestino Vietti for a late MotoGP debut.
- Yamaha began its shift to a V4 configuration, with factory riders also comparing the outgoing inline-four; the manufacturer continues with a private Valencia run permitted under its concessions.
- Organizers now pivot to the 2026 pre-season: Sepang shakedown on Jan 29–31, official Sepang test on Feb 3–5, and the final Buriram test on Feb 21–22 ahead of the season opener in Thailand.