Mugello MotoGP: Dovizoso leads Ducati one-two in practice one

In a strong start for Ducati's home weekend, its bikes filled five of the top seven places, with its factory riders having tested at Mugello last month.

Championship leader Maverick Vinales had set the early benchmark of 1m47.669s in the opening 15 minutes of the 45-minute session, dislodging fellow Yamaha rider Jonas Folger from the top spot.

Vinales' time stood as the quickest until the closing five minutes, when Dovizioso lowered the bar to a 1m47.394s and Pirro slotted into second, 0.201 seconds slower.

That knocked Vinales down to third, and he end up just 0.005s clear of lead Tech3 rider Johann Zarco in fourth.

Jorge Lorenzo overcame an apparent fuel pump issue to end up sixth fastest, 0.353s down on teammate Dovizioso, edged out by the Avintia Ducati of Hector Barbera for a place in the top five.

Danilo Petrucci made it four GP17 Ducatis in the top seven a further two tenths behind, while Folger and Honda pair Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow completed the top 10.

Having been cleared to ride following last week's motocross crash, Valentino Rossi ended the first practice session of his home weekend in 15th place, 1.119s slower than Dovizioso.

Andrea Iannone was the lead Suzuki rider in 11th, Aleix Espargaro was best of the Aprilias in 14th, and Pol Espargaro led the KTM pair in 20th, over two seconds off the pace.

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