Barcelona MotoGP: Marquez and Pedrosa one-two for Honda in practice
Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa gave the upgraded Honda a one-two result in opening practice for MotoGP's Catalunya Grand Prix at Barcelona
Suzuki had been fastest for much of the session with Aleix Espargaro, before first Pedrosa then Marquez went quicker in the closing minutes.
Marquez ended up on top with a 1m41.808s, 0.210 seconds up on Pedrosa and 0.375s ahead of Espargaro.
Jorge Lorenzo was second to Espargaro for a long while before the Hondas improved and he fell to fourth on the best of Yamahas.
Suzuki had two bikes in the top five, with Maverick Vinales using the softer tyre to go fifth late on.
It was a quiet start to the weekend for Valentino Rossi. Despite his determination to get on the pace quicker in practice, the championship leader was only eighth, behind Yonny Hernandez and Nicky Hayden.
The works Ducatis started slowly too - Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone back in ninth and 11th, either side of Cal Crutchlow.
PRACTICE ONE TIMES:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m41.808s | - | 17 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m42.018s | 0.210s | 21 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m42.183s | 0.375s | 16 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m42.458s | 0.650s | 17 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m42.555s | 0.747s | 18 |
| 6 | Yonny Hernandez | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m42.594s | 0.786s | 17 |
| 7 | Nicky Hayden | Aspar | Honda | 1m42.623s | 0.815s | 19 |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m42.938s | 1.130s | 19 |
| 9 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m42.945s | 1.137s | 18 |
| 10 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR | Honda | 1m42.957s | 1.149s | 18 |
| 11 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | Ducati | 1m42.981s | 1.173s | 18 |
| 12 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS | Honda | 1m43.002s | 1.194s | 23 |
| 13 | Karel Abraham | AB Motoracing | Honda | 1m43.008s | 1.200s | 18 |
| 14 | Pol Espargaro | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m43.116s | 1.308s | 18 |
| 15 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m43.378s | 1.570s | 21 |
| 16 | Stefan Bradl | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m43.536s | 1.728s | 19 |
| 17 | Hector Barbera | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m44.059s | 2.251s | 14 |
| 18 | Eugene Laverty | Aspar | Honda | 1m44.062s | 2.254s | 21 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | LCR | Honda | 1m44.357s | 2.549s | 19 |
| 20 | Loris Baz | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m44.594s | 2.786s | 16 |
| 21 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m44.603s | 2.795s | 17 |
| 22 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m44.676s | 2.868s | 19 |
| 23 | Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m44.768s | 2.960s | 15 |
| 24 | Alex de Angelis | IodaRacing Project | ART/Aprilia | 1m44.865s | 3.057s | 17 |
| 25 | Marco Melandri | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m45.270s | 3.462s | 17 |
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