Dovizioso Kuasai Sesi Pembuka GP Jepang

Dovizioso akhirnya naik ke posisi tercepat setelah menyelesesaikan satu putaran dalam 1 menit 45,786 detik. Dia menggeser Marquez ke urutan kedua.

#AD04 takes the AND top spot!@DucatiMotor fastest in FP1!#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/tjvFUygWkt

— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) October 14, 2016

Dua pebalap Movistar Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo dan Rossi, berada di urutan ketiga dan keempat tercepat.

#MotoGP FP1

Top : #AD04 #MM93 #JL99 #VR46 #DP26 #MV25 #AE41 #CC35 #AB19#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/XPsNB0HIQD

— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) October 14, 2016

Para pebalap akan kembali ke lintasan untuk menjalani sesi latihan kedua siang nanti, mulai pukul 14.05 waktu setempat atau 12.05 WIB.

Berikut hasil sesi latihan bebas pertama GP Jepang.

1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 45.786s [Lap 16/16] 309km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 46.031s +0.245s [10/18] 305km/h
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.181s +0.395s [16/18] 305km/h
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.222s +0.436s [14/20] 303km/h
5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 46.314s +0.528s [19/19] 307km/h
6. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 46.349s +0.563s [17/18] 307km/h
7. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 46.406s +0.620s [14/15] 304km/h
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 46.590s +0.804s [6/17] 304km/h
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 46.721s +0.935s [18/19] 303km/h
10. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 46.853s +1.067s [17/17] 308km/h
11. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.998s +1.212s [5/16] 305km/h
12. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.125s +1.339s [13/19] 305km/h
13. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 47.426s +1.640s [7/17] 300km/h
14. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.641s +1.855s [18/18] 304km/h
15. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.704s +1.918s [17/17] 302km/h
16. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 47.777s +1.991s [14/15] 301km/h
17. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.988s +2.202s [8/16] 303km/h
18. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 48.058s +2.272s [9/17] 305km/h
19. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 48.409s +2.623s [19/23] 300km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 48.914s +3.128s [12/16] 295km/h
21. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 51.415s +5.629s [13/13] 301km/h
Outside 107%:
Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 53.473s +7.687s

Official Motegi MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 43.790s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 45.350s (2014)