Jerez MotoGP: Vinales, Lorenzo top warm-up with identical times

Vinales matched but couldn't better Lorenzo's early-session benchmark of 1m39.433s, the Ducati rider setting the pace in a session for the first time since his switch from Yamaha.

Lorenzo, who will start the race from the middle of the third row, was quickest from the off in the warm-up run, heading the pack with a 1m39.579s after his first effort.

That became a 1m39.433s a lap later, while his third effort ended up 0.011s slower.

The Ducati man's benchmark was unmatched until the halfway point in the 20-minute session, although Vinales got close, first lapping 0.035s slower and then closing the gap to just 0.006s.

The Yamaha rider's final improvement came with nine minutes to go, as he equalled Lorenzo's effort - and while he looked on pace to go faster on several occasions after that, he couldn't find more laptime.

Behind Vinales and Lorenzo was the lead Honda of LCR privateer Cal Crutchlow, 0.140s off, as the Japanese marque missed out on the top spot in a practice session for the first time this weekend.

Fellow Honda privateer Jack Miller (Marc VDS) was just 0.008s off former teammate Crutchlow, with Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro and Aspar Ducati's Alvaro Bautista making up the top six.

Honda works riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, who decided pole between themselves on Saturday, were seventh and eighth respectively, followed by the Pramac Ducati of Scott Redding and the factory Yamaha of Valentino Rossi.

Warm-up results

Pos.	#	Driver	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap
1	25	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	12	1'39.433
2	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	10	1'39.433	0.000
3	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	12	1'39.573	0.140
4	43	Jack Miller	Honda	12	1'39.581	0.148
5	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	10	1'39.733	0.300
6	19	Alvaro Bautista	Ducati	12	1'39.741	0.308
7	26	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	11	1'39.837	0.404
8	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	12	1'39.852	0.419
9	45	Scott Redding	Ducati	12	1'39.867	0.434
10	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	12	1'39.935	0.502
11	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	11	1'40.118	0.685
12	94	Jonas Folger	Yamaha	12	1'40.179	0.746
13	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati	12	1'40.207	0.774
14	53	Tito Rabat	Honda	12	1'40.209	0.776
15	29	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	11	1'40.257	0.824
16	5	Johann Zarco	Yamaha	12	1'40.283	0.850
17	38	Bradley Smith	KTM	12	1'40.335	0.902
18	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	11	1'40.414	0.981
19	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	12	1'40.541	1.108
20	76	Loris Baz	Ducati	12	1'40.872	1.439
21	8	Hector Barbera	Ducati	12	1'40.985	1.552
22	22	Sam Lowes	Aprilia	12	1'41.054	1.621
23	12	Takuya Tsuda	Suzuki	12	1'42.009	2.576