– Andrea Dovizioso set the pace during Friday morning's first practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of wildcard Ducati team-mate Michele Pirro.Dovizioso worked his way down to a 1:47.394 in pleasant conditions at Mugello, ending the session two-tenths up on Pirro, who is making his first appearance of the season.Yamaha rider and championship leader Maverick Viñales took third, followed closely by Johann Zarco (Tech 3), Héctor Barberá (Avintia) and Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati).Viñales enters the weekend 17 points clear of Honda's Dani Pedrosa, and a further six points up on team-mate Valentino Rossi, who is recovering from a motocross crash.Danilo Petrucci was next up on...
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