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MotoGP Jerez testing: Marc Marquez fastest for Honda

Marc Marquez topped MotoGP's post-Spanish Grand Prix test at Jerez, as Honda elevated winglet development

During Monday's running, the year's first in-season test, Honda evaluated a triple-stack of small winglets along the front of the the fairing of Marquez's RC213V.

He finished the day at the top of the times with a lap of 1m39.313s, set early in morning.

With only the satellite Avintia Ducati team absent, work up and down pitlane included evaluating Michelin front tyres.

The French supplier is looking to select one speficiation to use for the rest of the year, with two used during the race weekend and a third in the test.

Jorge Lorenzo set the second-fastest time on his Yamaha, 0.019 seconds behind Marquez, with Maverick Vinales third, trying winglets on his Suzuki for the first time.

Sunday's winner, Valentino Rossi sat out the bulk of the day, only riding in the final three hours, finishing fourth with a lap of 1m39.532s set during the final hour.

Both Yamaha riders completed runs on the version of the M1 with the further-rear-mounted fuel tank, while Lorenzo tried Rossi's preferred exhaust set-up.

Dani Pedrosa was fifth for Honda, ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow.

Having struggled with power delivery during the first European race of the season, Ducati's Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso were eighth and 11th.

MONDAY TEST TIMES

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike          Time       Gap
 1.  Marc Marquez      Honda              1m39.313s
 2.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha             1m39.332s  +0.019s
 3.  Maverick Vinales  Suzuki             1m39.536s  +0.223s
 4.  Valentino Rossi   Yamaha             1m39.632s  +0.319s
 5.  Dani Pedrosa      Honda              1m39.646s  +0.333s
 6.  Aleix Espargaro   Suzuki             1m39.682s  +0.369s
 7.  Cal Crutchlow     LCR Honda          1m39.812s  +0.499s
 8.  Andrea Iannone    Ducati             1m39.879s  +0.566s
 9.  Pol Espargaro     Tech 3 Yamaha      1m39.942s  +0.629s
10.  Andrea Dovizioso  Ducati             1m40.027s  +0.714s
11.  Bradley Smith     Tech 3 Yamaha      1m40.335s  +1.022s
12.  Yonny Hernandez   Aspar Ducati       1m40.351s  +1.038s
13.  Stefan Bradl      Aprilia (Gresini)  1m40.674s  +1.361s
14.  Jack Miller       Marc VDS Honda     1m40.681s  +1.368s
15.  Scott Redding     Pramac Ducati      1m40.844s  +1.531s
16.  Tito Rabat        Marc VDS Honda     1m40.919s  +1.606s
17.  Alvaro Bautista   Aprilia (Gresini)  1m40.960s  +1.647s
18.  Michele Pirro     Ducati             1m41.442s  +2.129s
19.  Eugene Laverty    Aspar Ducati       1m41.462s  +2.149s

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