Dani Pedrosa ended the final day of MotoGP testing in Thailand fastest of all, after a late effort put him 0.086s ahead of long-time pacesetter Johann Zarco on the Tech3 Yamaha.
Track action on the final day of running at the Buriram Circuit got underway slightly earlier on Sunday, though was briefly halted not long into the session after a snake made its way onto the track.
Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller set the early pace on his GP17 with a 1:30.190s, though was soon deposed by Zarco with a 1:29.994s.
The Frenchman, who has been running the 2016 YZR-M1 chassis this test along with Yamaha's new aerodynamic fairing, improved on his morning best just after lunch time with a 1:29.867s – the fastest lap of the entire test.
Zarco's effort – which was done on the soft tyre – put him just under two tenths clear of LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow, who had all of his softer rear tyres at his disposal having been unable to do a proper time attack so far this weekend.
A late 1:29.961s from Pedrosa moved him ahead of Crutchlow into second, before a 1:29.781s in the final few minutes put him into top spot.
Crutchlow was shuffled back to third, where he remained as the chequered flag fell, while Marc Marquez – who spent the day testing the carbon swingarm Honda tried at Sepang last month – slid from second to fourth. The reigning world champion also suffered a small fall at Turn 12 late in the day.
Miller also took a trip into the Buriram gravel trap after he came off at the fast Turn 4. However, the Australian was unhurt and ended the day sixth fastest, ahead of Andrea Dovizioso on the factory Ducati. Suzuki's Alex Rins, who was fifth in the end, added his name to the list of crashers after a tumble at Turn 10.
LCR's Takaaki Nakagami impressed in eighth spot ahead of Avintia's Tito Rabat, while Yamaha's Valentino Rossi leaped up to 10th in the closing stages to cap off another tough day as he continues to seek a fix for his acceleration issues.
Pramac's Danilo Petrucci headed the sister factory Yamaha of Maverick Vinales, while Franco Morbidelli jumped up to 14th late on, ahead of Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone on the Suzuki.
Jorge Lorenzo was a mystifying 22nd, behind Tech3 rookie Hafizh Syahrin, as Ducati took the GP17 from Petrucci's box to allow the Spaniard to compare it with the GP18 having struggled for pace on it all weekend.
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