Marquez quickest in opening Misano session

World Champion Marc Marquez set the quickest time as riders sampled a newly resurfaced Misano circuit during the opening practice session for the San Marino Grand Prix.

Marquez moved to the top of the times early on and lowered his benchmark to end the session with a 1:33.328, 0.094s clear of Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo.

Wild card rider Michele Pirro was the highest-placed Ducati rider as he clocked the third best time during the closing stages to demote Honda's Dani Pedrosa.

Regular Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso was fifth, with Championship leader Valentino Rossi in sixth, 0.758s down on Marquez.

Tech 3 secured seventh and eighth courtesy of Pol Espargar¢ and Bradley Smith as Cal Crutchlow finished in ninth for LCR Honda.

Andrea Iannone completed the top 10 for Ducati in a session where the only rider to encounter trouble was Claudio Corti, who suffered a high-speed crash at Turn 9.

Results

Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. M. Marquez Repsol Honda 01:33.328 21
2. J. Lorenzo Yamaha 01:33.422 18
3. M. Pirro Ducati 01:33.797 13
4. D. Pedrosa Repsol Honda 01:33.930 19
5. A. Dovizioso Ducati 01:34.015 16
6. V. Rossi Yamaha 01:34.086 21
7. P. Espargaro Tech 3 01:34.094 24
8. B. Smith Tech 3 01:34.266 23
9. C. Crutchlow LCR 01:34.282 19
10. A. Iannone Ducati 01:34.319 20
11. S. Redding Marc VDS 01:34.482 19
12. H. Barbera Avintia 01:34.590 19
13. D. Petrucci Pramac 01:34.748 19
14. M. Vinales Suzuki 01:34.869 17
15. E. Laverty Aspar 01:34.885 21
16. Y. Hernandez Pramac 01:34.931 18
17. A. Bautista Aprilia 01:34.988 20
18. L. Baz Forward 01:35.048 19
19. A. Espargaro Suzuki 01:35.063 16
20. M. Di Meglio Avintia 01:35.226 17
21. J. Miller LCR 01:35.421 20
22. N. Hayden Aspar 01:35.427 19
23. K. Abraham Cardion AB 01:35.628 18
24. S. Bradl Aprilia 01:35.992 18
25. A. de Angelis Ioda 01:36.239 19
26. C. Corti Forward 01:38.358 10