Pedrosa tops on the final day as Buriram tests conclude

Dani Pedrosa was the fastest on the third day.

Buriram, February 19: The second pre-season winter tests concluded with three different riders topping on each day and it was left to Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa to take the honours on the final day with a time of 1:29.781.

Cal Crutchlow of LCR Honda was on top on Day 1 while world champion and Pedrosa's team-mate Marc Marquez was the fastest on Day 2.

"We leave Thailand with positive feelings. The test was quite tough as the temperatures were high, and we worked really hard over the three days. In the end we didn't have many tyres left, so we had to carefully manage the planning of our work. We worked on many aspects of the bike's setup, and step-by-step we improved our speed and pace," said Pedrosa, who set the fastest time of the day and the best overall on lap 77 of 78.

Marquez suffered a small crash on Day 3 - just outside the realm of a super save - but the six-time champion nevertheless pounded through another huge workload of laps.

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— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93) February 18, 2018

FIM MotoGP World Championship runner-up Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) did not have a good ride on the final day, with the track having proven more useful than expected during the hotter parts of the day and the Italian getting through the programme.

He finished the Thai test with 58 laps on Day 3, P7 on combined timesheets after trying three aero fairings and comparing chassis updates.

Team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was P16 on combined times after a more difficult test than his domination of Sepang with a record lap, comparing the GP18 and GP17 on the final day in Thailand.

Maverick Vinales of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP ended Thailand in eighth overall. Team-mate Valentino Rossi's best was a 1:30.511 and the 'Doctor' set it on lap 69 of 70, but was P12 overall.

Although the test in Buriram, which make its debut as a MotoGP venue later this year is now over, three more days of testing remain in Qatar's Losail circuit. Action begins there on March 1.

The 5.3km floodlit circuit will also host the opening round of the 2018 season on March 18.

(With MotoGP.com inputs)