Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) went quickest in FP1 at the Pramac Motorrad Deutschland Grand Prix to beat Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) by 0.390, setting a best time of 1:21.442, with Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) the only other rider to dip under the 1:22 minute bracket in third.
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Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was fourth fastest in the opening premier class session, with Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso rounding out the top five – 0.819 back of Iannone.
Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Alvaro Bautista (Angel Nieto Team) and Tito Rabat (Reale Avinita Racing) all crashed in quick succession mid-way through the morning session – all riders ok.
The MotoGP™ riders will be back out at the Sachsenring for FP2 at 14:05 local time (GMT +2), tune in to VideoPass to find out who will take the advantage on the opening day in Germany.