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Fabio Quartararo leaves the Jerez Monday test as fastest, having shattered his own pole record set on Saturday by half a second. Cal Crutchlow took second spot, four tenths behind the Petronas Yamaha rider, and three tenths ahead of Quartararo's teammate Franco Morbidelli.
There were a spate of crashes at the end of the day. Jorge Lorenzo crashed at Turn 6, then again at Turn 9, while Taka Nakagami crashed in Turn 3. Joan Mir also took a tumble at Turn 9. No serious injuries were reported.
Times:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:36.379 | ||
| 2 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:36.797 | 0.418 | 0.418 |
| 3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:37.093 | 0.714 | 0.296 |
| 4 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:37.114 | 0.735 | 0.021 |
| 5 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:37.226 | 0.847 | 0.112 |
| 6 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:37.233 | 0.854 | 0.007 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:37.260 | 0.881 | 0.027 |
| 8 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:37.275 | 0.896 | 0.015 |
| 9 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda RC213V | 1:37.466 | 1.087 | 0.191 |
| 10 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:37.468 | 1.089 | 0.002 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP19 | 1:37.601 | 1.222 | 0.133 |
| 12 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati GP18 | 1:37.698 | 1.319 | 0.097 |
| 13 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP19 | 1:37.701 | 1.322 | 0.003 |
| 14 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP19 | 1:37.720 | 1.341 | 0.019 |
| 15 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.758 | 1.379 | 0.038 |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | KTM RC16 | 1:37.895 | 1.516 | 0.137 |
| 17 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.056 | 1.677 | 0.161 |
| 18 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP18 | 1:38.061 | 1.682 | 0.005 |
| 19 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP18 | 1:38.075 | 1.696 | 0.014 |
| 20 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.077 | 1.698 | 0.002 |
| 21 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:38.649 | 2.270 | 0.572 |
| 22 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | KTM RC16 | 1:39.053 | 2.674 | 0.404 |
| 23 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:39.637 | 3.258 | 0.584 |
Round Number:
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2019
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Pol's 137.1 is impressive! I
Pol's 137.1 is impressive! I hope to find some video to see if the bike has settled today or is still bucking wagging and pumping.
Great job Quartararo and Yamaha! Tight track w plenty of grip, and Michelin brought good tires. But the temps were high. Hoping it continues for them!
Quartararo amazing
You have to love a championship that gives a talented rider with a best end of season finish of 10th in four years the change in MotoGP on a competitive bike with a team that is obviously working fantastically given how quickly it was put together.
Quartararo has had two podium in the last three years including a win in Moto2 on the Speedup at one of the tracks where that frame was able to show stunning late race speed. Now he is doing the same on the Yamaha.
Great selection and risk taking by the Petronas Yamaha SRT team (Stigefelt and Zeelenberg?). I would love to see a transcript of the rider selection meetings. Morbidelli seems obvious, not Quartararo (until now!) even given his CEV feats.