{"id":4517,"date":"2026-04-30T06:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:34:12","slug":"ogura-fastest-as-aprilia-sweep-top-three-in-motogp-jerez-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/ogura-fastest-as-aprilia-sweep-top-three-in-motogp-jerez-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogura fastest as Aprilia sweep top three in MotoGP Jerez test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aprilia dominated MotoGP\u2019s post-race test at Jerez on Monday, locking out the top three positions on the combined timesheets.<\/p>\n<p>The full day of in-season testing followed the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, which saw \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez take the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; 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padding: 4px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Johann Zarco<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Castrol Honda LCR<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.658<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Francesco Bagnaia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati Lenovo Team<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Ducati<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.671<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Jorge Martin<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Aprilia Racing<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Aprilia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.683<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Enea Bastianini<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">KTM<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.687<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Diogo Moreira<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Pro Honda LCR<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.878<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.934<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Luca Marini<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda HRC Castrol<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.896<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">0.952<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Joan Mir<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda HRC Castrol<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Honda<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1:36.977<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">1.033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Brad Binder<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; padding: 4px;\">Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #fff; 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