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Maverick Vinales, Spanish MotoGP, 25 April
Friday practice for the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez: As it happened
MotoGP heads back to Europe for the next rounds of the championship, starting with the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez.
15:05
Session over and Francesco Bagnaia leads the way with his new lap record ahead of Maverick Vinales who is second and Marc Marquez third .
Championship leader Jorge Martin is fifth while Rookie Acosta is the only KTM straight to Q2 in sixth!
15:02
Bagnaia timed it best! The chequered flag is out and the next flying laps could not match his 1m 36.025s lap record.
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15:01
It's another new lap record - this time Bagnaia goes fastest! He was near the limit - as was Marc Marquez who goes third moments later!
14:58
Crash! All those first flying laps will be cancelled as Brad Binder, who was well under with red sectors spins off through the gravel at turn seven - it was big - the bike went all the way to the fence!
14:55
There is a small lull as the bikes get ready for a final time attack as we enter the final five minutes...
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14:51
Not to be outdone - Maverick Vinales is next to go fastest, a superb final sector taking him to a new lap record! Bagnaia moves into second and Bezzecchi third behind.
14:49
Almost straight after there is another crash - this time for Jack Miller!
14:48
it's all change as Martin now goes top with 1m 36.435s!
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14:45
The change to soft tyres has lead to improvements all round - first Franco Morbidelli moved from ninth to second, before Aleix Espargaro went third briefly - he was overtaken by a better lap from Fabio Di Giannantonio, who then goes around again to take second!
14:40
Maverick Vinales is back on track and means business - he's now top with a 1m 36.482s lap - the best of the day so far!
14:38
22 minutes remaining and most riders are back into the pits...
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14:35
There's a LOT of crashes this afternoon, next it's Miguel Oliveira in a fall almost identical to his teammate Raul Fernandez earlier!
14:33
We're over half way through now - Binder still leads the session, with Di Giannantonio now second and Jorge Martin sat in third.
14:32
Another Crash: Pedrosa is over by the air fence . He's off over by turn two!
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14:29
Next to fall is Alex Marquez he's off at the final turn Jorge Lorenzo corner. At the same time Fabio Di Giannantonio moves into second!
14:27
Bezzecchi has a new trye, so puts in a pass on Jack Miller to ensue it's not wasted! He climbs from 11th to ninth at the end of that lap.
14:25
The yellow flags are back out! This time for Fabio Quartararo , he was pushing hard to find something - the Yamaha rider is currently 17th.
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14:24
Franco Morbidelli has also improved - he's up to sixth now
14:21
Bagnaia has made a small improvement on his next lap, searching for improvements he's now seventh quickest.
14:20
Twenty minutes in and Binder remains on top, with Martin now second and Pedro Acosta third.
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14:19
Francseco Bagnaia is eighth and has just crossed the line - to remain eighth. By contrast Jorge Martin has just moved from sixth to second.
14:15
After that drama we're at a quiet moment, with most of the riders back in the pits. Binder still leads the way with Acosta now up in second and Marc Marquez third.
14:10
The crashes are not over! A dangerous one for Maverick Vinales who is left on track with his Aprilia after trying to save his fall using his knee! He's heading back to the pits.
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14:08
A typical turn one crash there for Marco Bezzecchi - he's swiftly followed into the gravel by Raul Fernandez - he's off at the final corner!
