The final ni♉ght of the final MotoGP pre-season test took place at Losail in Qatar on Friday.

World champion Jorge Lorenzo finished the test as he had started on Wednesday; on top of the timesheets❀ - and this time by a substantial half-second over the rest of the field.

The Movistar Yamaha rider was also comfortably under the official race lap record on a ℱnight when the next 13 riders were covered by one-second. Lorenzo also joined the likes of Andrea Iannone and Pol Espargaro in putting in a long race-simulation run.

Once again there were numerous falls, including Valentino Rossi, Tito Rabat, Hector Barbera, Marc Marquez, Loris Baz, Aleix Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow, who underwent precautionary checks in ♏the Clinica Mobile. Rabat and Barbera fell🦩 several times.

The injured Danilo Petrucci was the only competitor no𒅌t present for the third official test, with factory test rider Michele Pirro taking hi💜s place.

Testing too🌺k place from 4pm to 11pm, but most again waited until after sunset (around 6pm) before taking to the track and stopped at 10pm due t💛o dropping temperatures.

The se✨ason-opening race will be held back🌺 at the Losail circuit from March 17-20.

It was confirmed ♉earlier this evening that Ducati has had to cancel it planned private test with Casey Stone this weekend, due to the MotoGP rules prohibiting testing at a circuit within 14 days of the race.

1.=Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 54.810s[Lap 11/51]2.=Scott ReddingGBROcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 55.326s +0.516s[43/55]3.=Maverick Vi?alesESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 55.333s +0.523s[29/48]4.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 55.402s +0.592s[52/52]5.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 55.429s +0.619s[36/55]6.Andrea IannoneITADucati Team (Desmosedici GP16)1m 55.535s +0.725s[5/52]7.=Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)1m 55.592s +0.782s[37/46]8.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici GP16)1m 55.700s +0.890s[47/47]9.Hector BarberaESPAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 55.733s +0.923s[8/23]10.Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 55.882s +1.072s[35/40]11.Yonny HernandezCOLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 55.894s +1.084s[17/18]12.=Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 55.966s +1.156s[39/62]13.=Loris BazFRAAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 56.057s +1.247s[20/27]14.=Dani PedrosaESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 56.142s +1.332s[27/30]15.=Aleix EspargaroESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 56.419s +1.609s[28/32]16.=Michele PirroITAOcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 56.591s +1.781s[30/63]17.=Tito RabatESPEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*1m 57.027s +2.217s[7/29]18.=Alvaro BautistaESPFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 57.043s +2.233s[50/52]19.=Jack MillerAUSEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)1m 57.046s +2.236s[31/40]20.=Eugene LavertyIRLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 57.146s +2.336s[35/51]21.=Stefan BradlGERFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 57.340s +2.530s[41/61]22.=Takuya TsudaJPNSuzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)2m 0.291s +5.481s[18/20]

Key: Rider has a higher position relative to end of previous hour.= Rider has the same position as end of previous hour. Rider has a lower positionℱ relative to end ꦯof previous hour.

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Official Qatar MotoGP records:Best lap: Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 53.927s (2008)Fastest race lap:Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1m 55.153s (2008)