Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheets a the Jerez circuit in Spain, the local rider beating Cal Crutchlow to top spot by a mere .002!
Australia's Jack Miller was third fastest overall, a further tenth and half behind Crutchlow with Andrea Dovizioso the faster of the two Ducati's in fourth place overall.
Marc Marquez rounded out the top five for Honda with James Folger, Aleix Espargaro, Dani Petrucci, Jorge Lorenzo and Maverick Vinales rounding out the top ten.
Built in 1986, the 4.4km Circuit of Jerez, set in a valley in the south of the country, features five left and eight right-hand turns that makes it a very technical circuit but for Pedrosa, putting ina fast lap was done with ease.
Top ten from Spain.
| 1 | 26 | D. PEDROSA | 1:51.648 |
| 2 | 35 | C. CRUTCHLOW | +0.002 |
| 3 | 43 | J. MILLER | +0.159 |
| 4 | 4 | A. DOVIZIOSO | +0.182 |
| 5 | 93 | M. MARQUEZ | +0.314 |
| 6 | 94 | J. FOLGER | +0.601 |
| 7 | 41 | A. ESPARGARO | +0.702 |
| 8 | 9 | D. PETRUCCI | +0.705 |
| 9 | 99 | J. LORENZO | +0.711 |
| 10 | 25 | M. VIÑALES | +0.907 |
