This is good news for the British organizer. At the end of this first day of the Grand Prix held at Silverstone, he has one of his compatriots at the top of the hierarchy. A Cal Crutchlow colorful, which will undoubtedly bring out the crowds a little more, especially if the weather remains favorable. Because the show is far from over. The LCR pilot assures him, he was barely attacking.
And yet, he is the only one to come in under the 2'01 lap mark. All without falling, which the Honda leader did twice, Marc Marquez. But the Englishman warns: nothing is certain: “ today everything went well and I felt it from FP1 where I performed well with a soft front tire which is not my style. But we must not get excited. Tomorrow is another day and it may be different from this one ».
« However, I won't tell you any jokes. I feel good on the bike. During FP2, we went on the hard tires and I was also fast. I didn't want to put a tender on the rear, but my chief mechanic pushed me to do it because you never know what can happen during FP3. I had a front tire that was already worn out and I almost fell, which would have been a nice accident. All this to say that I am not yet 100%. We do our best ».
On the track condition side that Casa Particular in Viñales criticized because of the bumps, he analyzes: “ the surface of three curves has been redone but we go there faster than in 2016. But the rest of the turns are more degraded and we therefore go slower. It's really bumpy! I don't even dare look at the Moto3 in turn 9 anymore. But hey, if you sit on a motorcycle saddle, you have to deal with it ».
Last year, Cal Cruchlow had placed second at Silverstone. Never has a Briton done so well on this track in the premier category, since Ron Haslam's third place in 1984, during the 500cc era.
#BritishGP MotoGP J.1:
| 1 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 2'00.897 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 2'01.138 | 0.241 | 0.241 |
| 3 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 2'01.168 | 0.271 | 0.030 |
| 4 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2'01.592 | 0.695 | 0.424 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 2'01.611 | 0.714 | 0.019 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 2'01.655 | 0.758 | 0.044 |
| 7 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 2'01.832 | 0.935 | 0.177 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 2'01.885 | 0.988 | 0.053 |
| 9 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 2'01.893 | 0.996 | 0.008 |
| 10 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 2'01.933 | 1.036 | 0.040 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 2'01.974 | 1.077 | 0.041 |
| 12 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 2'02.072 | 1.175 | 0.098 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 2'02.097 | 1.200 | 0.025 |
| 14 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'02.098 | 1.201 | 0.001 |
| 15 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 2'02.202 | 1.305 | 0.104 |
| 16 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 2'02.250 | 1.353 | 0.048 |
| 17 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'02.408 | 1.511 | 0.158 |
| 18 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 2'02.507 | 1.610 | 0.099 |
| 19 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'02.580 | 1.683 | 0.073 |
| 20 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 2'02.735 | 1.838 | 0.155 |
| 21 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 2'02.860 | 1.963 | 0.125 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 2'03.475 | 2.578 | 0.615 |
| 23 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 2'04.429 | 3.532 | 0.954 |
