Submitted by David Emmett on
Jorge Lorenzo has stamped his authority on the field at Le Mans, dominating the last session of free practice for the MotoGP field before qualifying starts. Lorenzo and Marc Marquez swapped top spot in the first half of FP4, before Lorenzo opened a gap in the second half, his advantage ending up at over half a second.
Marc Marquez ended the session in second, just ahead of Valentino Rossi, the only two men seemingly capable of matching the pace of Lorenzo. The two factory Ducatis followed, Andrea Iannone a fraction faster than Andrea Doviziosio, while Pol Espargaro was the first satellite bike once again, finishing in sixth.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | 1'32.801 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 1'33.333 | 0.532 | 0.532 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1'33.381 | 0.580 | 0.048 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | 1'33.493 | 0.692 | 0.112 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'33.522 | 0.721 | 0.029 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | Yamaha | 1'33.528 | 0.727 | 0.006 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 1'33.749 | 0.948 | 0.221 |
| 8 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'33.887 | 1.086 | 0.138 |
| 9 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha | 1'33.940 | 1.139 | 0.053 |
| 10 | 45 | Scott Redding | Ducati | 1'33.950 | 1.149 | 0.010 |
| 11 | 25 | Maverick Viñales | Suzuki | 1'34.010 | 1.209 | 0.060 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | 1'34.164 | 1.363 | 0.154 |
| 13 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | 1'34.189 | 1.388 | 0.025 |
| 14 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | Ducati | 1'34.304 | 1.503 | 0.115 |
| 15 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'34.317 | 1.516 | 0.013 |
| 16 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 1'34.330 | 1.529 | 0.013 |
| 17 | 8 | Hector Barbera | Ducati | 1'34.478 | 1.677 | 0.148 |
| 18 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Honda | 1'34.652 | 1.851 | 0.174 |
| 19 | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | Ducati | 1'34.926 | 2.125 | 0.274 |
| 20 | 76 | Loris Baz | Ducati | 1'34.933 | 2.132 | 0.007 |
| 21 | 19 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia | 1'35.139 | 2.338 | 0.206 |
Round Number:
5
2016
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