Morbidelli fastest ahead of cagey MotoGP title rivals in Qatar practise
Championship leader Alex Marquez was fifth while Jorge Martin, on his first race-weekend ride for Aprilia, was a careful 20th.
Morbidelli finished in 1min 50sec on his VR46 Ducati. Fellow Italian Bagnaia was 0.145sec behind with Marc Marquez at 0.167sec. Martin was 1.568 slower.
Morbidelli's team-mate Fabio Di Giannantonio was fourth and championship leader Alex Marquez was fifth on his Gresini Ducati.
Frenchman Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha, was the fastest non-Ducati in sixth.
Both Bagnaia and Marquez...