Andrew McLarneyMotoGP Reporter
Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
The first round of the European season kicks off in Jerez this weekend and the first Free Practice sessions have aready taken place.
It was a solid start to the weekend for Ducati, who made up four of the top five spots, with VR46's Di Giannantonio topping the timing sheets in FP1 ahead of Morbidelli.
Championship contenders Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez were down in 4th and 5th respectively, but the real surprise of the session was the performance from Pramac Yamaha.
Jack Miller managed a P7 finish while Turkish rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu finished the session in P15 - both ahead of the factory
There were also appearances for test riders Augusto Fernandez and Lorenzo Savadori who tested out new parts and setups for Yamaha and Aprilia respectively.
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MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix Jerez FP1 Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | 1'36.954 |
| 2. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.288 |
| 3. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +0.378 |
| 4. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.393 |
| 5. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.542 |
| 6. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.556 |
| 7. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.562 |
| 8. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.606 |
| 9. | Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda) | +0.649 |
| 10. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.720 |
| 11. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.730 |
| 12. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.747 |
| 13. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +0.763 |
| 14. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.774 |
| 15. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.877 |
| 16. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +1.010 |
| 17. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +1.053 |
| 18. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +1.199 |
| 19. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +1.255 |
| 20. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.267 |
| 21. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.366 |
| 22. | Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) | +1.566 |
| 23. | Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.625 |
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