– Yamaha's Valentino Rossi topped Friday's first free practice session for the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, as five riders suffered crashes.Rossi held top spot heading into the final few minutes and lowered the benchmark again to 1:33.451 after the chequered flag had dropped.Pol Espargaró finished 0.136s adrift on his satellite Yamaha M1 (Tech 3), with Suzuki rider Maverick Viñales a similar margin further back.Marc Márquez followed in fourth, despite a half-fall at Turn 10, during which he held on to his bike, and rejoined with help from the marshals.Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa were fifth and sixth on the other works Yamaha and Honda machines, with Andrea Dovizioso the...
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