Update: Rain on Friday meant these were the best lap times of the week.

Ahead of the winter MotoGP testing ban, a private test is being held alongside the leadin💟g World Superbike teams at Jerezk.

The Suzuki, KTM and Aprilia factory MotoGP teams are present at the Spanish circuit, plus sate🥃llite riders from Honda and Ducati.

The factory Ducati team is not taking part, since new signing Jorge Lorenzo was only given permission from Yamaha for the Valen🌠cia test. For the same reason, Pol Espargaro is unable to test for KTM - but is present to watch from trackside.

Alex Rins (Suzuki) is missing the test due to injuries🦩 at Va🐭lencia, while team-mate Andrea Iannone only rode on Wednesday.

Repsol Honda originally planned to attend, but have since changed their minds, while Movistar Yamahaꦚ and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 have chosen Sepang in Malaysia for their private tes🍒t.

The winter test ban then begins on December 1 and runs until the offici🌃al Sepang test starts at the en🎉d of January.

Testing at Jerez concludes on Friday evening, although not all riders are expected to return for the final day, preferring to save their limited private te💝sting for 2017.

Thursday saw World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea lead꧟ the timesheets with a 1m 38.721s, which is quicker than Valentino Rossi's pole time at this year's MotoGP.

Rea is believed to have used a qualifying tyre to set his best time, recording a 1♊m 39.5s on a race tyr🤪e...

2016 Spanish MotoGP:Pole position: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 38.736sFastest race lap: Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 40.090s

Official Jerez MotoGP records:Best lap: Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 37.910s (2015)Fastest race lap:Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 38.735s (2015)