Petronas Sprinta’s John McPhee proved the Moto3 man to beat today at the Jerez MotoGP test, topping the tiddler timesheets with a three-tenth advatnage over Raul Fernandez.

McPhee set his 1'46.263 in the opening session of the day when the temperatures were cooler, with Fernandez the only rider in the top seven to better his time in the afternoon – the Spaniard was also the only non-Honda rider in the top five.

The gap between the top duo was 0.321, with Masia and fourth place finisher Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) the only riders to get within half a second of McPhee’s pace.

After signing a new Rivacold Snipers Team contract on Tuesday in Jerez, Filip Salac was up the sharp end in the test as the Czech rider finished 5th ahead of Free Practice Friday.

The Husqvarna of Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) was 0.008 of Salac in P6, with Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) just 0.003 off Fenati in 7th.

The top 10 at the Jerez Test was made up by Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3), Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) – the Italian only getting out in the afternoon session after a minor gearbox problem at the start of the day – and Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team).