Lorenzo tops Marques in Jerez practice
A fair and sunny day welcomed the teams as the Red Bull GP of Spain got underway today in Jerez de la Frontera, the first European race of the season.
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo topped both Free Practice sessions on Friday ahead of Honda's Marc Marquez and Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro.
Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'39.555 |
| 2 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0.345 |
| 3 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 0.538 |
| 4 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 0.674 |
| 5 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.727 |
| 6 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 0.893 |
| 7 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1.182 |
| 8 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1.305 |
| 9 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1.370 |
| 10 | LAVERTY Eugene | 50 | IRE | Aspar MotoGP Team | Ducati | 1.370 |
| 11 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1.462 |
| 12 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | Aspar MotoGP Team | Ducati | 1.473 |
| 13 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 1.557 |
| 14 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1.612 |
| 15 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1.623 |
| 16 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1.732 |
| 17 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1.765 |
| 18 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 2.018 |
| 19 | PIRRO Michele | 51 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 2.286 |
| 20 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 2.349 |
| 21 | RABAT Tito | 53 | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 2.675 |