Yamaha's Maverick Vinales beat 2018 MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez by 0.302 seconds in a rain-hit first day of 2019 pre-season testing on Tuesday in Valencia. Overnight rain left the Ricardo Tormo circuit damp as Tuesday's test was given the green light, meaning a no wheels were turned for the first two hours. KTM newboy Johann Zarco was the first to venture out on circuit at 12:15 local time, and set the benchmark time at 1:34.547s before returning to pitlane after three laps. With just over four and a half hours left, a few more riders made their way onto the circuit, with Zarco's initial pacesetting lap beaten by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro with a 1:33.347s, with the...
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