Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso set the pace the opening practice session of the 2018 MotoGP season in Qatar, just 0.061s ahead of Valentino Rossi. Carrying over his impressive form from the third and final pre-season test at the Losail circuit, Dovizioso grabbed the top spot with three minutes remaining of a first session held in daylight hours. He set a best time of 1m55.366s to oust Rossi from the the top spot by four tenths, and while the factory Yamaha rider improved in the dying stages his 1m55.427s effort left him just over half a tenth shy. A last-minute improvement for reigning champion Marc Marquez put the Honda rider third, 0.316s behind his 2017 title adversary Dovizioso, with Andrea...
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