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Practice report

Aragon MotoGP: Vinales fastest in damp warm-up

Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales led the way in a damp Sunday morning warm-up session for the Aragon Grand Prix, a little under three tenths up on Cal Crutchlow.

Maverick Vinales, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Although a dry line quickly emerged during the 20-minute session, no riders used slick tyre, with the medium-compound wet tyre proving the rubber of choice for most riders.

Vinales became the first rider to breach the two-minute barrier with a little over a minute to go when he posted a 1m59.524s, knocking KTM's Mika Kallio off the top spot.

Crutchlow then grabbed the top spot with a 1m59.400s aboard the LCR Honda, before Vinales responded with a final effort of 1m59.111s to go 0.289s clear.

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Joan Mir was third for Suzuki, 0.403s off the pace, ahead of another rookie, Francesco Bagnaia on the Pramac Ducati, while Valentino Rossi was the only other rider to set a time in the 1m59s in fifth on the second works Yamaha.

Kallio was sixth ahead of Crutchlow's teammate Takaaki Nakagami and Alex Rins' Suzuki.

Front-row starter Fabio Quartararo ended up down in 17th, more than four seconds off the pace, while poleman Marc Marquez was one of four riders not to set a timed lap.

Session results:

Cla # Rider Bike Time Gap
1 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'59.111  
2 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'59.40 0.289
3 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 1'59.514 0.403
4 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1'59.711 0.60
5 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'59.975 0.864
6 82 Finland Mika Kallio KTM 2'00.014 0.903
7 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2'00.20 1.089
8 42 Spain Alex Rins Suzuki 2'00.284 1.173
9 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia 2'00.483 1.372
10 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2'00.594 1.483
11 99 Spain Jorge Lorenzo Honda 2'00.654 1.543
12 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 2'00.661 1.550
13 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati 2'01.154 2.043
14 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 2'01.181 2.070
15 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin KTM 2'02.593 3.482
16 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 2'03.191 4.080
17 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 2'03.421 4.310
18 29 Italy Andrea Iannone Aprilia 2'08.271 9.160
  17 Czech Republic Karel Abraham Ducati    
  41 Spain Aleix Espargaro Aprilia    
  53 Spain Tito Rabat Ducati    
  93 Spain Marc Marquez Honda    

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