Three MotoGP rookies got their first taste of the firebreathing literbikes that make up the series’ premier class racebikes, and several riders got their first outings on new machines and in new livery at the first post-2024 MotoGP test in Barcelona.

It was a tough start for the rookies, as all three crashed early in the day as they started to come to grips with racebikes that were heavier, much more complicated and made twice the horsepower of the Moto2 machines they raced in 2024.

At mid-day, the three were lumped together at the bottom of the time sheet, with Fermin Aldeguer just ahead of Somkiat Chantra and Ai Ogura.