Reigning Moto2 champion Pecco Bagnaia got his first taste of MotoGP power on day one of testing at Valencia and finished less than a second off Maverick Vinales’ pace.

The Italian is riding a mid-spec Pramac Ducati GP18 for the test and looked immediately at home, outpacing fellow rookie Joan Mir on the works Suzuki by four-tenths of a second and didn’t even look at setup.

“Unfortunately the rain stopped us after only 38 laps. But I’m really very satisfied with this first day. Honestly, we just tried to lap as much as we could. We’ll start working on the setup tomorrow. My first feeling? The bike is impressive,” said Bagnaia.