Damp session which saw many riders remain in the pits until the final ten minutes, when slick tyres were possible.
Injured Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies is being replaced by test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga.
Former 250cc world champion and
MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama has been drafted into the Avintia Blusens squad in place of the injured Yonny Hernandez.
Also running under the Avintia banner is Claudio Corti, making his
MotoGP debut this weekend as a wild-card on the Inmotec-Kawasaki.
Valencia has been resurfaced for this year's round.
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1.
Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V)
1m 33.033s 2.
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
1m 33.641s 3.
Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
1m 33.672s 4.
Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda
MotoGP (RC213V)
1m 33.751s 5.
Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP12)
1m 34.263s 6.
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)
1m 34.296s 7.
Alvaro Bautista ESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V)
1m 34.764s 8.
Randy De Puniet FRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)
1m 34.915s 9.
Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda (RC213V)
1m 34.991s 10.
Michele Pirro ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT)
1m 35.371s 11.
Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (GP12)
1m 35.824s 12.
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12)
1m 35.919s 13.
Roberto Rolfo ITA Speed Master (ART CRT)
1m 36.149s 14.
Hector Barbera ESP Pramac Racing (GP12)
1m 36.192s 15.
Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)
1m 36.267s 16.
Aleix Espargaro ESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)
1m 36.517s 17.
Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)
1m 36.538s 18.
Ivan Silva ESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)
1m 36.753s 19.
Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)
1m 37.701s 20.
Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT)
1m 37.969s 21.
Claudio Corti ITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT)
1m 38.663s 22.
James Ellison GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT)
1m 46.122s Fastest Friday time:Randy de Puniet FRA ART
1m 36.965s (FP2)
Official Valencia MotoGP records:Best lap: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha
1m 31.002s (2006)
Fastest race lap:Casey Stoner AUS Ducati
1m 32.582s (2008)