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Valentino Rossi has paid credit to Fabio Quartararo on his historic MotoGP pole position as the Petronas Yamaha squad swept to a qualifying 1-2 with Franco Morbidelli and feels “they are faster than me, they rider in a better way” at Jerez.

Jorge Lorenzo says an experiment with “completely different settings” on one of his Repsol Hondas failed to provide breakthroughs as he continues to adapt to the RC213V at the Spanish MotoGP.

Having languished in 15th place and 'unable to ride' during Saturday morning's FP3 at the Spanish MotoGP, Maverick Vinales and the Monster Yamaha team had little choice but to make big changes for final practice.

Valentino Rossi says he can be confident in the gains he’s found with his Monster Yamaha after a “quite desperate” Friday at Jerez but felt he was unlucky to miss out on Q2 in qualifying for the Spanish MotoGP.

MotoGP riders will continue to receive a pit lane ride-though penalty for any movement on the starting grid as the red lights go out. There had been calls to reduce the roughly 30-second punishment for marginal jump starts to the lesser Long Lap penalty (2-3 seconds).

Jorge Navarro regained his Friday form to ease to pole position ahead of the Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez.

Full qualifying results for the Spanish MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has bolted clear of the MotoGP world title fighters to take a maiden premier class pole position, as Petronas Yamaha seals&nbs

Qualifying results from the 2019 Spanish Moto2 Grand Prix, round 4 of 19.

Vinales leads Qualifying 1 with rookie Bagnaia beating VR46 Academy boss Rossi for the final Qualifying 2 place at the Spanish MotoGP. A late fall for Miller means he will start just 15th.

Marquez leads final practice at the Spanish MotoGP, while Vinales makes progress for Yamaha with a close second place.

Lorenzo Dalla Porta put in a perfectly timed lap at the end of the session to secure pole ahead of the Moto3 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.

Qualifying results from the 2019 Spanish Moto3 Grand Prix, round 4 of 19.

Petrucci defends P1 during a thrilling FP3 for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, which saw the all-time circuit record repeatedly broken. The pace of change meant Rossi went from fastest to eleventh in the space of a few minutes and will join factory Yamaha team-mate Vinales in Qualifying 1.

Full FP3 results for the Spanish MotoGP Danilo Petrucci has set the fastest-ever lap of Jerez to top FP3 and beat Marc Marquez ahead of the Spanish MotoGP, while Valentino Rossi was shuffled

Free Practice (3) results from the 2019 Spanish Moto2 Grand Prix, round 4 of 19.

Free Practice (3) results from the 2019 Spanish Moto3 Grand Prix, round 4 of 19.

Cal Crutchlow rounded out a close top five dominated by Ducati and Honda during Friday practice at the Spanish MotoGP.

Valentino Rossi concedes he’s fighting on the backfoot following a difficult Friday practice ahead of the Spanish MotoGP as he struggled to find a strong “marriage” between the resurfaced Jerez circuit, the Michelin tyres and his Monster Yamaha.

If MotoGP champion Marc Marquez sticks in the wheeltracks of another rider in free practice, it usually means they are on his radar as a potential race-day threat.

From the outside, the Honda and KTM look the most physical bikes to ride on the MotoGP grid.

Maverick Vinales endured a rollercoaster Friday at Jerez with his Monster Yamaha after his positive feeling from the opening practice disappeared into “being a disaster” in the afternoon session as grip and conditions changed.

Alex Rins says he didn’t use the soft Michelin tyres in a late lap attack during Friday practice as he preferred to focus on his own Suzuki programme heading into the Spanish MotoGP.

Friday at the Spanish MotoGP saw a Honda one-two in the morning, followed by a Ducati one-two in the afternoon.

Petrucci heads Ducati team-mate Dovizioso during free practice two at a sunny Jerez for the Spanish MotoGP. The session was briefly red-flagged with two minutes to go after accidents for Abraham and Smith in quick succession at Turn 5 meant there were suspicions of fluid on the track.