Sepang MotoGP: Mir shades Yamahas in warm-up
Suzuki's Joan Mir edged Yamaha riders Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli in the warm-up for MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix.
It was Morbidelli that spent the majority of the session on top, a 1m59.922s setting the early pace before he improved with a 1m59.832s.
Mir then took over with a two-lap stint inside the last few minutes, the Spaniard jumping to the top with a 1m59.747s followed immediately by a 1m59.516s.
That left him three-tenths clear of Morbidelli, Vinales slotting in between the pair with a 1m59.784s right at the flag.
It's the first time all weekend that a Petronas SRT rider hasn't topped a session.
Following his spectacular qualifying shunt, Marc Marquez fell just short of overhauling Morbidelli with a 1m59.857s on his final run.
Andrea Dovizioso was fourth-quickest, while weekend-long pacesetter Fabio Quartararo was a quiet fifth.
Valentino Rossi was seventh, slowest of the Yamahas, as Jack Miller, Pol Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow rounded out the Top 10.
Session results:
| Cla | # | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |  Joan Mir | Suzuki | 01'59.516 | |
| 2 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | 01'59.784 | 00.268 |
| 3 | 21 |  Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 01'59.832 | 00.316 |
| 4 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 01'59.857 | 00.341 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 01'59.913 | 00.397 |
| 6 | 20 |  Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 01'59.916 | 00.400 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 02'00.013 | 00.497 |
| 8 | 43 |  Jack Miller | Ducati | 02'00.023 | 00.507 |
| 9 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM | 02'00.172 | 00.656 |
| 10 | 35 |  Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 02'00.174 | 00.658 |
| 11 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 02'00.249 | 00.733 |
| 12 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 02'00.339 | 00.823 |
| 13 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 02'00.359 | 00.843 |
| 14 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 02'00.460 | 00.944 |
| 15 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 02'00.525 | 01.009 |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Honda | 02'00.667 | 01.151 |
| 17 | 17 |  Karel Abraham | Ducati | 02'01.124 | 01.608 |
| 18 | 82 |  Mika Kallio | KTM | 02'01.238 | 01.722 |
| 19 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | 02'01.504 | 01.988 |
| 20 | 55 |  Hafizh Syahrin | KTM | 02'02.224 | 02.708 |
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