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2018 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2018 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2018 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix commentary.
The 2018 Valencia Grand Prix took place on Monday November 19, 2018. Read our MotoGP live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
The official test is over but we are currently being treated to practice starts on the main straight before the engines are turned off for the final time at Valencia.
The chequered flag is out, no improvement for Zarco.
Marquez pits, that means the top 3 - Vinales, Dovizioso and Marquez have now finished testing.
After two falls, Zarco is trying to finish the day with a better lap time to rise above 20th.
5mins to go: Vinales, Dovizioso, Marquez, Miller, Petrucci, Morbidelli, Rins, Rossi, Aleix Espargaro, Bagnaia.
Bradley Smith has fallen from his Aprilia at Turn 1.
Danilo Petrucci is up to 5th.
Marquez heads out on the 'no number' black RCV.
Just over ten minutes to go of the Valencia test and a lot of riders are preparing to push for a late flying lap...
The other black Honda is being prepared for Marquez to make a quick pit stop, the reigning champion has been putting laps on both variations of the 2019 RC213V prototype.
Hafizh Syahrin is the latest rider to fall at Turn 10. Another front end fall, like Folger.
Current top ten: Vinales, Dovizioso, Marquez, Miller, Morbidelli, Petrucci, Rins, Rossi, Aleix Espargaro, Bagnaia.
Two different incidents, both Zarco and Folger walk away unhurt but Folger's bike is heavily damaged at Turn 10.
Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger have fallen.
Vinales goes fastest by 0.133s.
Just over half an hour of testing to go and most riders are out on track (Joan Mir has finished testing, we've just spoken with him and he couldn't stop smiling after his first MotoGP test).
The times are the top are super close, with Dovizioso, Marquez and Vinales all covered by 0.031s!
Pramac Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia is up to 8th and the top rookie.
Wow! Rookie Franco Morbidelli goes second fastest for the new Sepang Yamaha team.
Andrea Iannone has fallen from his new Aprilia for the second time today.