Overview
- Marquez completed his first on-tarmac riding since his October 5 Indonesian GP crash that led to shoulder surgery and a season-ending layoff.
- He turned laps at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia on a Panigale V2, posting that he was “back on the bike and getting the feeling back.”
- Ducati involvement included test rider Michele Pirro at the track alongside Jorge Lorenzo, with separate reporting indicating Davide Tardozzi and Ducati technical staff were set to support the run.
- Alex Marquez was expected to join Friday’s track action, while a late-January opportunity to ride during Ducati’s Portimao WorldSBK test is being considered.
- The official Sepang MotoGP test on February 3–5 is targeted for his first laps on the GP bike since the injury, with Ducati’s team presentation scheduled for January 19.