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Hingga dua jam terakhir sesi, Marquez dan Vinales masih bertahan di posisi dua teratas. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) dan Pedrosa berada di urutan ketiga dan keempat.
Lowes jatuh untuk kali kedua pada sesi ini. Beberapa menit kemudian, Pol Espargaro (KTM) yang harus merasakan kerasnya aspal Sirkuit Phillip Island.
Marquez lalu mempertajam putaran waktunya menjadi 1 menit 29,497 detik. Dia kini hampir setengah detik lebih cepat dari Vinales.
Menit-menit terakhir sesi diwarnai beberapa pergeseran posisi pebalap di daftar pencatat putaran tercepat.
Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) sempat naik ke urutan kedua tercepat. Rossi lalu menggesar Iannone dari posisi kedua.
Marquez masih bertahan sebagai pebalap tercepat hingga sesi berakhir. Rossi juga bertahan di urutan kedua, disusul Iannone dan Vinales.
That's the end of Day 1 @MotoGP #AusTest & @marcmarquez93 stays on top with a 1:29.497 followed by @ValeYellow46 and @andreaiannone29. pic.twitter.com/tLka2FnPav
— Australian MotoGP (@ausmotogp) February 15, 2017
Tes pramusim di Sirkuit Phillip Island berlangsung tiga hari, 15-17 Februari. Sesi berlangsung delapan jam, mulai pukul 09.45 hingga 17.45 waktu setempat (05.45-13.45 WIB).
Berikut hasil hari pertama tes pramusim di Sirkuit Phillip Island.
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 29.497s [Lap 53/68]
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.683s +0.186s [76/77]
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.926s +0.429s [68/70]
4. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.989s +0.492s [26/64]
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.065s +0.568s [61/61]
6. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.262s +0.765s [87/87]
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.281s +0.784s [13/55]
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.410s +0.913s [16/64]
9. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 30.426s +0.929s [80/82]
10. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 30.578s +1.081s [30/62]
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.631s +1.134s [33/61]
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.770s +1.273s [24/68]
13. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.771s +1.274s [7/51]
14. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 30.802s +1.305s [26/28]
15. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 30.867s +1.370s [77/80]
16. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.179s +1.682s [17/61]
17. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 31.200s +1.703s [54/59]
18. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.249s +1.752s [56/60]
19. Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 31.432s +1.935s [66/66]
20. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.755s +2.258s [33/59]
21. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 32.307s +2.810s [15/35]
22. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.690s +3.193s [43/57]
2016 Australian MotoGP:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 30.189s (Qualifying 2)
Fastest race lap:
Cal Crutchlow GBR Honda 1m 29.494s
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 27.899s (2013)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)