A mini qualifying then played out as the riders stuck in the soft tyres, with home hero Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) going second. With less than 10 to go, Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Dovizioso were sitting outside the provisional automatic Q2 places, both the Italians jumping comfortably inside the top 10 though as Crutchlow and Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) set fast times. No one could get close enough to topple Viñales though, and the Yamaha man was going even quicker. After going 0.3 clear, the number 12 then set the first and only 1:28 of the weekend to go over half a second ahead, only for Dovi to slightly dent that gap as the chequered flag came out.

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