Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was the quickest of 19 riders from the intermediate class on track for Day 1 of a two-day test in Valencia on Monday, putting in 33 laps and ahead of second quickest Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) by two tenths. Luca Marini, Bagnaia’s new teammate, was the third quickest man on track. Behind the three Kalex machines at the top of the timesheets was Iker Lecuona (CGBM Evolution) on the first KTM, with new teammate Sam Lowes – returning to the class from MotoGP™ – taking sixth behind Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP 40). Just behind him was fellow Brit Danny Kent (Speed Up Racing), also back on track after some time away from Moto2™. Joan Mir (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was fastest rookie once again and took P8, nine tenths off the top, ahead of another rookie of a different nature as Hector Barbera (Pons HP 40) ended the day in P9. Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Intact GP) was the fastest Suter to lock out the top ten. For the Tech3 Racing duo Gardner en Bendsneyder the day started not that well. Both had trouble to get on the pace, and had both a minor crash. But in the afternoon the experienced crew of the Tech 3 Team managed to get the setup of the bikes were they wanted it to be. Bo Bendsneyder was immediately fast and put in a 1’36.491. That meant 13th on the timesheets and even faster than his more experienced teammate Remi Gardner ( 15th, 1.36,727). Steven Odendaal and Joe Roberts (RW Racing GP) were both on track with their NTS machines as they prepare to debut the new chassis full time next season – taking P14 and P17 respectively.
Results day 1 Valencia test:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1.35,088 |
| 2 | Francesco BAGNAIA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1.35,284 |
| 3 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1.35,676 |
| 4 | Iker LECUONA | Garage Plus Interwetten | 1.35,726 |
| 5 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Pons HP40 | 1.35,794 |
| 6 | Sam LOWES | CGBM Evolution | 1.35,807 |
| 7 | Dany KENT | Speed Up Racing | 1.35,874 |
| 8 | Joan MIR | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1.35,937 |
| 9 | Héctor BARBERA | Pons HP40 | 1.36,0,34 |
| 10 | Xavi VIERGE | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1.36,096 |
| 11 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Speed Up Racing | 1.36,212 |
| 12 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1.36,230 |
| 13 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Tech 3 Racing | 1.36,491 |
| 14 | Steven Odendaal | RW Racing GP NTS | 1.36,538 |
| 15 | Remi Gardner | Tech 3 Racing | 1.36,727 |
| 16 | Romano FENATI | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | 1.36,816 |
| 17 | Joe Roberts | RW Racing GP NTS | 1.36,881 |
| 18 | Jules DANILO | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | 1.38,376 |
| 19 | Andi Farid | Astra Honda Racing Team | 1.39,426 |
Source: motogp.com, racesport.nl, circuit.cronometrajes.es
