Day 2 of the second 2012 official MotoGP test at Sepang is now over and Yamaha’s Ben Spies posted the fastest time of 2.01.285. His team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was second, with Andrea Dovizioso in third.

None of the Hondas were out on track due to reported technical issues with the electronics package. The issue was cited as a potential cause of Dani Pedrosa’s electronics failure on track yesterday, and Honda is expected to release a full statement on the issue later today.

Full MotoGP test times from day 2 at Sepang:

1. Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing – 2.01.285 (35 laps)
2. Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – 2.01.293 +0.008 (26 laps)
3. Andrea Dovizioso – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 2.01.522 +0.237 (18 laps)
4. Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 2.01.695 +0.410 (22 laps)
5. Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – 2.01.748 +0.463 (39 laps)
6. Hector Barbera – Pramac Racing Team – 2.01.989 +0.704 (26 laps)
7. Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – 2.02.130 +0.845 (18 laps)
8. Franco Battaini – Cardion AB Motoracing – 2.03.566 +2.281 (20 laps)
9. Colin Edwards – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – 2.05.816 +4.531 (14 laps)
10. Ivan Silva – Avintia Racing – 2.07.532 +6.247 (39 laps)
11. Yonny Hernandez – Avintia Racing – 2.08.213 +6.928 (26 laps)

Ben Spies
“Today went well, the rain caught us out again but we got everything we needed to do done before lunch including some different chassis set ups and some electronics which we were pretty happy with. The rain started to come down so we waited until it subsided a little bit but with still a full wet track with standing water which we needed. We haven’t ridden the thousand in the rain and I’ve never ridden this track in the rain so it was good to get some laps in. I had quite a good feeling with the bike in the rain; straight away it felt pretty good so we rode in full wet conditions and stayed on wets when it dried out a little and was greasy. We’ve got a lot of stuff to do tomorrow so we’re hoping for a dry day!”

Jorge Lorenzo
“Today we improved a little the connection with the throttle and the engine, it’s much smoother and easier to ride, a big step forward from yesterday. We were able to try the 1000cc M1 on the wet for the first time and we went very fast so it’s been a positive day and we are very motivated to improve the bike more. We managed to complete everything we wanted to test so it’s been good!”

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