Maverick Viñales led the warm-up of the MotoGP Qatar GP. It was a session in daytime that riders used to fine-tune the final details before the main race.
Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac/Ducati) was the first leader, ahead of Viñales (Aprilia), who was later overtaken by Raúl Fernández (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team/Aprilia).
Lap times improved as Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) later took the top spot, with Viñales returning to second, and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha) climbing to third place.
With less than two minutes until the checkered flag, there were further changes, with Zarco back in the lead, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) in second, and Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM) in third.
On his penultimate lap, Viñales reclaimed the lead, clocking in 0.236s faster than Zarco, and the positions remained unchanged until the end. Quartararo also held on to the third position.
Meanwhile, Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) climbed to fourth, and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) to fifth. As for the title contenders, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) secured ninth place, and Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) finished in 16th.
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