Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo started the pre season 2011 with satisfactory results in the test session which took place at the Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Lorenzo recorded the second fastest time with 2 minutes 01.997 seconds.
Lorenzo only lost to Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner, who was sitting in first place with a time of 2 minutes 01.574 seconds. This result was unexpected by Yamaha for Lorenzo's team manager who represented Wilco Zeelenberg.
