Johann Zarco has finished fastest in the post-race Jerez MotoGP test from Cal Crutchlow and Dani Pedrosa.
Zarco lapped within a tenth of the new outright lap record which Crutchlow set during the race weekend’s qualifying session.
The Tech3 Yamaha rider had already gone to the top of the timesheets before improving to that 1:37.730s lap.
Crutchlow was the previous fast man and the LCR rider finished 0.217s slower, but just ahead of the first of the factory Hondas in Dani Pedrosa.
On the other Repsol Honda, Jerez race winner Marc Marquez ended the day in fifth position as between them they tried a number of new aerodynamic options.
Splitting them was Movistar Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales, while Jack Miller put himself ninth-fastest on his Pramac Ducati.
The field also tested a new soft compound rear Michelin tyre during the day.
The Ducati Team, Suzuki Ecstar, and Gresini Aprilia sat out the test, as did Pramac Ducati’s Danilo Petruccu and Tech3’s Hafizh Syahrin, the latter after he had a bicycle crash before the race weekend.
Round 5 of MotoGP takes place in Le Mans, France on May 18-20.
In-season testing: Jerez
| Pos | Num | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time | Gap 1st/prev |
| 1 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1:37.730 | |
| 2 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1:37.947 | 0.217/0.217 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:37.980 | 0.250/0.033 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | ESP | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:38.139 | 0.409/0.159 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1:38.232 | 0.502/0.093 |
| 6 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:38.288 | 0.558/0.056 |
| 7 | 53 | Tito RABAT | ESP | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:38.304 | 0.574/0.016 |
| 8 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1:38.444 | 0.714/0.140 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1:38.586 | 0.856/0.142 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:38.673 | 0.943/0.087 |
| 11 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:38.674 | 0.944/0.001 |
| 12 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:38.684 | 0.954/0.010 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | ESP | Angel Nieto Team | Ducati | 1:39.135 | 1.405/0.451 |
| 14 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:39.232 | 1.502/0.097 |
| 15 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SUI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1:39.643 | 1.913/0.411 |
| 16 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:39.720 | 1.990/0.077 |
| 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1:45.040 | 7.310/5.320 | |
| 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | |||
| 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
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