While his teammate Márquez showed his muscles at the top of the hierarchy and Crutchlow saved the essential by inserting himself into the top 5 with the satellite Honda, Dani Pedrosa, HRC official, was struggling to keep up. Phillip Island. Eleventh in the morning, it was through pain that he managed to climb into the top 10 car, finishing his performance ninth. In need of sensations which is eroding his confidence, the one who is also fourth overall fears that the forecast rain will end up making him lose his grip.
« It was complicated to find the right settings in the morning » explains Dani. “ We tried several things, including choosing tires from medium to soft. But you have to find confidence in the bike. We don't have the ideal settings yet. In the afternoon, the asphalt was warmer than in the morning but the wind had lowered the ambient temperature ».
« At the moment, we miss too much skating. You have to work on the sensations with the front. Let's hope that tomorrow, Saturday, we can take a step forward ". Provided that heaven allows it...
#AustralianGP MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'29.225 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'29.230 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'29.322 | 0.097 | 0.092 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'29.329 | 0.104 | 0.007 |
| 5 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'29.423 | 0.198 | 0.094 |
| 6 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'29.466 | 0.241 | 0.043 |
| 7 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'29.604 | 0.379 | 0.138 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'29.667 | 0.442 | 0.063 |
| 9 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'29.702 | 0.477 | 0.035 |
| 10 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'29.760 | 0.535 | 0.058 |
| 11 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'29.820 | 0.595 | 0.060 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'29.977 | 0.752 | 0.157 |
| 13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'29.987 | 0.762 | 0.010 |
| 14 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'30.046 | 0.821 | 0.059 |
| 15 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'30.085 | 0.860 | 0.039 |
| 16 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'30.140 | 0.915 | 0.055 |
| 17 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'30.269 | 1.044 | 0.129 |
| 18 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'30.274 | 1.049 | 0.005 |
| 19 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'30.546 | 1.321 | 0.272 |
| 20 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'30.682 | 1.457 | 0.136 |
| 21 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'30.777 | 1.552 | 0.095 |
| 22 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'31.688 | 2.463 | 0.911 |
| 23 | 23 | Broc PARKES | Yamaha | 1'32.152 | 2.927 | 0.464 |
