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LONDON (Reuters) - Honda's Dani Pedrosa ended Yamaha's dominance in the first official MotoGP test of the year on Thursday with a lap of Qatar's Losail circuit that was quicker than the 2006 pole position time.

Despite light rain overnight, the Spaniard put in a late charge to clock a time of one minute 55.471 seconds on the final day of the test.

American John Hopkins was second fastest on his Suzuki GSV-R800, with a time of 1:55.825, but his day ended early after a heavy crash in the morning left him nursing a suspected fractured hand.

MotoGP organisers said in a statement that he was likely to miss next week's test in Jerez but was expected to be fit for the season-opener in Qatar on March 10.

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, winner in Qatar last year in a season that saw his long run as champion end with Honda's American Nicky Hayden taking the title, was the only other rider to lap in under 1:56.

Hayden, still recovering from shoulder surgery, was nearly two seconds off team mate Pedrosa's time.

The Kentucky rider, who saw doctors in California last week to assess his progress, fell twice on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Alison Wildey, London Sports Desk)