Ducati's MotoGP title challenger Andrea Dovizioso has set the pace in today's opening practice at Jerez, toppling Marc Marquez from top spot by just 0.007s with Pol Espargaro in third only 0.036s further back. Marquez had led the way right from pitlane opening, putting in an early 1'39.548 on soft Michelins all round which stayed there until he bettered it with a 1'39.275 with a medium front but it wasn't enough to secure bragging rights as Dovizoso stuck in a 1'39.268 using a medium front/soft rear combo. KTM's Espargaro, who signed a new, two-year deal with the factory earlier in the week, is fastest in the fourth sector which carried him into the top three after a tow from Valentino...
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