MotoGP test: Andrea Iannone fastest at Red Bull Ring, Casey Stoner third

The majority of the field took part in a two-day test at the Austrian Formula 1 venue on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of grand prix motorcycle racing's first event at the track since 1997 next month.

Dovizioso declared after topping day one that the Ducati seemed very well suited to the venue, and the team underlined that form on Wednesday.

Iannone went fastest in the morning session with a 1m23.719s lap, 0.079 seconds ahead of Dovizioso.

Stoner was one of several riders to take a turn in first place during the afternoon, but it was Iannone who ended up in front again with a blistering 1m23.240s effort in the closing stages.

That put him 0.4s clear of Dovizioso, with Stoner a further two tenths back in third, having crashed at the end in what the Australian said was his "first time using a soft tyre in four years".

Hector Barbera completed an all-Ducati top four on his satellite Avintia machine, while Aspar man Yonny Hernandez had placed his Desmosedici third behind Iannone and Dovizioso in the morning.

The works Honda team, which ran roadgoing machinery in a promotional event at the track last month, was among the absentees, leaving Yamaha to challenge Ducati.

Jorge Lorenzo was fourth in the morning, with team-mate Valentino Rossi the best non-Ducati in fifth later on.

COMBINED WEDNESDAY TIMES

Pos  Rider             Team/Bike       Time       Gap
 1.  Andrea Iannone    Ducati          1m23.240s
 2.  Andrea Dovizioso  Ducati          1m23.680s  +0.440s
 3.  Casey Stoner      Ducati          1m23.865s  +0.625s
 4.  Hector Barbera    Avintia Ducati  1m24.091s  +0.851s
 5.  Valentino Rossi   Yamaha          1m24.169s  +0.929s
 6.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha          1m24.194s  +0.954s
 7.  Maverick Vinales  Suzuki          1m24.208s  +0.968s
 8.  Aleix Espargaro   Suzuki          1m24.335s  +1.095s
 9.  Scott Redding     Pramac Ducati   1m24.375s  +1.135s
10.  Yonny Hernandez   Aspar Ducati    1m24.396s  +1.156s
11.  Cal Crutchlow     LCR Honda       1m24.455s  +1.215s
12.  Eugene Laverty    Aspar Ducati    1m24.497s  +1.257s
13.  Jack Miller       Marc VDS Honda  1m24.555s  +1.315s
14.  Danilo Petrucci   Pramac Ducati   1m24.602s  +1.362s
15.  Tito Rabat        Marc VDS Honda  1m24.760s  +1.520s
16.  Michele Pirro     Ducati          1m25.139s  +1.899s
17.  Mika Kallio       KTM             1m25.191s  +1.951s
18.  Tom Luthi         KTM             1m25.705s  +2.465s

* Aprilia also ran at the test, but did not have timing transponders fitted