Silverstone MotoGP: Vinales fastest in dry morning warm-up

Vinales hit the head of the times about halfway through the 20-minute session, which was held 30 minutes early than planned as part of a revised Sunday timetable issued in response to the threat of heavy rain.

The Spaniard, who only qualified 11th in the wet on Saturday, knocked Pramac Ducati man Jack Miller off the top spot with a 2m02.561s, which was then marginally beaten by Marc Marquez's 2m02.550s.

Marquez's P1 reign proved short-lived however as Vinales responded with a 2m02.527s and then finally a 2m01.980s, enough to beat Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso by 0.203s.

Honda rider Marquez slipped to third in the final stages, ahead of poleman Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) and Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) - who gave compatriot Bradley Smith a lift back to the pits at the end of the session after the KTM man crashed.

Miller eventually slipped to sixth late on, followed by front-row starter Johann Zarco (Tech 3 Yamaha).

Valentino Rossi, 12th on the grid, could manage no better than 10th, 1.094s behind works Yamaha teammate Vinales.

Scott Redding led Aprilia's charge in 12th place, one place ahead of top Suzuki rider Andrea Iannone, while Smith was 17th-fastest after his crash.

Session results:

Pos.	#	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	25	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	2'01.980
2	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	2'02.183	0.203
3	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	2'02.550	0.570
4	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	2'02.760	0.780
5	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	2'02.786	0.806
6	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	2'02.794	0.814
7	5	Johann Zarco	Yamaha	2'02.796	0.816
8	19	Alvaro Bautista	Ducati	2'02.818	0.838
9	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	2'03.003	1.023
10	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	2'03.074	1.094
11	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	2'03.284	1.304
12	45	Scott Redding	Aprilia	2'03.492	1.512
13	29	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	2'03.582	1.602
14	21	Franco Morbidelli	Honda	2'03.652	1.672
15	26	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	2'03.714	1.734
16	55	Hafizh Syahrin	Yamaha	2'03.724	1.744
17	38	Bradley Smith	KTM	2'03.769	1.789
18	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	2'03.865	1.885
19	17	Karel Abraham	Ducati	2'03.926	1.946
20	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	2'04.538	2.558
21	12	Thomas Luthi	Honda	2'04.929	2.949
22	10	Xavier Simeon	Ducati	2'05.601	3.621
23	76	Loris Baz	KTM	2'05.659	3.679