Vinales tops opening practice at Misano

Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales set the pace by half a second in the opening practice session for the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.

Fabio Quartararo made it a Yamaha 1-2.

Aleix Espargaro was in third for Aprilia, having followed Vinales on his fastest lap, while Johann Zarco (Avintia Ducati) was the final rider within a second of Vinales in fourth.

Bradley Smith rounded out the top-5.

MotoGP Practice 1 Results

Pos Name Team Bike Time Behind Gap
1 Maverick Viñales Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1m32.198s 0.000s 0.000s
2 Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1m32.748s +0.55s +0.55s
3 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1m32.949s +0.751s +0.201s
4 Johann Zarco Avintia Racing Ducati 1m33.181s +0.983s +0.232s
5 Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1m33.244s +1.046s +0.063s
6 Joan Mir Team Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1m33.497s +1.299s +0.253s
7 Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 1m33.502s +1.304s +0.005s
8 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 1m33.538s +1.34s +0.036s
9 Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1m33.569s +1.371s +0.031s
10 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Honda 1m33.654s +1.456s +0.085s
11 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1m33.693s +1.495s +0.039s
12 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1m33.694s +1.496s +0.001s
13 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1m33.828s +1.63s +0.134s
14 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 1m33.868s +1.67s +0.04s
15 Alex Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 1m33.921s +1.723s +0.053s
16 Alex Rins Team Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 1m34.04s +1.842s +0.119s
17 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 1m34.101s +1.903s +0.061s
18 Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 1m34.154s +1.956s +0.053s
19 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 1m34.323s +2.125s +0.169s
20 Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1m34.553s +2.355s +0.23s
21 Tito Rabat Avintia Racing Ducati 1m34.619s +2.421s +0.066s
22 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1m34.645s +2.447s +0.026s