LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow enjoyed a productive second day aboard the new 2018 Honda prototype, as the official Valencia test came to an end on Wednesday. Along with Repsol Honda duo Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, Crutchlow was given the chance to put the latest version of the Japanese manufacturer’s RC213V. Briton completed 70 laps on Wednesday – the vast majority on board the 2018 prototype – and finished the day in sixth position on the timesheets.
#35 Cal Crutchlow (6th – 1’30.654)
“We’re happy with what we’ve worked on today. I was quite fast on my normal bike yesterday and today I was quicker on the newer one so we’re pleased with that and pleased with the way we worked. We did a lot of laps today and a lot of runs, I did two runs on my old bike and the rest on the new prototype bike, so we’ve worked hard and I believe we’ve done a good job for HRC. We’re happy as a team, I think we had a good last race of the year and now we have to look at the positives of working on the new bike and going into next year comfortable and happy.”
Results day 2 Valencia test
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | MARQUEZ, Marc | Repsol Honda Team | 1:30.033 |
| 2 | PEDROSA, Dani | Repsol Honda Team | 1:30.436 |
| 3 | ZARCO, Johann | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1:30.439 |
| 4 | LORENZO, Jorge | Ducati Team | 1:30.534 |
| 5 | VIÑALES, Maverick | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1:30.640 |
| 6 | CRUTCHLOW, Cal | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1:30.654 |
| 7 | ROSSI, Valentino | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1:30.724 |
| 8 | MILLER, Jack | OCTO Pramac Racing | 1:30.860 |
| 9 | IANNONE, Andrea | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1:30.877 |
| 10 | ESPARGARO, Aleix | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1:30.889 |
| 11 | ESPARGARO, Pol | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:31.100 |
| 12 | SMITH, Bradley | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:31.202 |
| 13 | RABAT, Tito | Reale Avintia Racing | 1:31.386 |
| 14 | RINS, Alex | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1:31.516 |
| 15 | DOVIZIOSO, Andrea | Ducati Team | 1:31.758 |
| 16 | MORBIDELLI, Franco | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1:31.786 |
| 17 | NAKAGAMI, Takaaki | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1:31.867 |
| 18 | PETRUCCI, Danilo | OCTO Pramac Racing | 1:31.874 |
| 19 | REDDING, Scott | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1:32.358 |
| 20 | SIMEON, Xavier | Reale Avintia Racing | 1:32.698 |
| 21 | TAKAHASHI, Takumi | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1:33.870 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc