Iannone leads Marquez and Rossi in opening session

The Italian was 0.390 quicker than anyone else in FP1 with Marquez and Rossi his closest challengers

Tags MotoGP, 2018, PRAMAC MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND, FP1, #GermanGP

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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It's @andreaiannone29 who leads the first Friday free practice session for the big bikes from @marcmarquez93 and @ValeYellow46 ????#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/ikXqFFLyKf
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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.

German GP: MotoGP™ Free Practice 1 13/07/2018

Don't miss the premier class take to the Sachsenring for the first time in round 9 of the Championship

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.

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