Doha - Jorge Lorenzo became the fastest rider in the first free practice session MotoGP Qatar. Lorenzo outperformed Movistar Yamaha teammate, Valentino Rossi.

Lorenzo clocked a best time of 1 minute 55.440 seconds in free practice at the Losail circuit, on Thursday (17/03/2016). He excelled 0.267 seconds over Rossi, who had to settle for second place.

Ducati rider, Andrea Iannone, was third with a time of slower 0.296 seconds behind Lorenzo. Fourth place belonged to Hector Barbera of Avintia Racing team.

Maverick Vinales finished fourth, followed by Pol Espargaro. Two Repsol Honda rider, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, respectively are seventh and eighth. Scott Redding and Andrea Dovizioso rounded out the top ten.

Results Qatar MotoGP Free Practice I:

Position - Rider - Team - Timekeeping - Gap - Top Speed

1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.440s [Lap 15/15] 335km / h

2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.707s + 0.267s [17/17] 338km / h

3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.736s + 0.296s [8/16] 347km / h

4. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.810s + 0.370s [16/16] 340km / h

5. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.847s + 0.407s [16/16] 336km / h

6. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.051s + 0.611s [18/18] 335km / h

7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.098s + 0.658s [13/16] 336km / h

8. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.258s + 0.818s [15/15] 336km / h

9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.387s + 0.947s [8/14] 344km / h

10. Scott Redding GBR Pramac Octo Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.412s + 0.972s [14/16] 334km / h

11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.524s + 1.084s [13/17] 334km / h

12. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.596s + 1.156s [11/16] 334km / h

13. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.783s + 1.343s [13/14] 331km / h

14. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.939s + 1.499s [9/16] 334km / h

15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Octo Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.981s + 1.541s [17/17] 334km / h

16. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 57.096s + 1.656s [16/16] 328km / h

17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.129s + 1.689s [13/16] 332km / h

18. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar Team MotoGP (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.192s + 1.752s [14/14] 334km / h

19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.421s + 1.981s [11/14] 337km / h

20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) * 1m 57.916s + 2.476s [18/18] 328km / h

21. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.989s + 2.549s [15/15] 327km / h