A sunset worthy of a postcard was followed this morning by a completely different panorama: 14° in the air and on the track, sticky skies, wind that would chill a penguin and a little scattered but very present rain. Welcome to Phillip Island!
One of the particularities of this circuit is that none of its records date from last year, and this has nothing to do with the resurfacing of the track which took place in December 2012. This is rather to the weather conditions and those of today are obviously not conducive to anything in this area.
Here are references available :
|
Phillip Island Moto3 |
2015 |
2016 |
| FP1 | 1'37.209 Miguel Oliveira | |
| FP2 | 1'37.531 Jorge Navarro | |
| FP3 | 1'36.519 Brad Binder | |
| QP | 1'36.180 Danny Kent | |
| WUP | 1'36.437 Danny Kent | |
| Course | Oliveira, Vazquez, Binder | |
| All time lap record | 1'36.050 Alex Marquez 2014 |
As fairly heavy rain is expected during the day, most drivers take to the track quite quickly because if the ground is very wet, the rain really holds up. However, it is not the immediate choice of Brad Binder, the only driver on the podium last year still present on the circuit this year.
Look at this trio. @SkyRacingTeam head out to get the work done in # Moto3 FP1
It's damp. #AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/P0JSef4m7r
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 20, 2016
After a few laps to get the feel of the Australian track, Aron canet sets a first milestone in 1'50.825. Enea Bastianini also takes the measure of turn #4, but in another way…
.@eneabastianini has slipped off his @GresiniRacing machine…he’s unhurt👍#AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/fpP8uGupsD
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 20, 2016
At mid-session, it is preceded by Nicolo Bulega in 1'49.589, while behind him we find Andrea Migno, Niccolo Antonelli, Gabriel Rodrigo, Enea Bastianini, Juanfran Guevara, Jules Danilo, Jorge Navarro and Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
Phillip Oettl also makes a mistake in the same turn “4, without seriousness while Brad Binder rewards us with a spectacular recovery in which his Ktm will lose the integrity of its bubble…
THAT was closed…broken screen for @ BradBinder_41 after his KTM tries to spit him off ????#AustralianGP https://t.co/xPU89lOrmo
- MotoGP ™ (@MotoGP) October 20, 2016
On this subject, we note that one of the Ktms from the Sky VR46 team is equipped with a sort of pinlock under the screen.
The rain gets heavier while Tatsuki Suzuki, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Bo Bendsneyder take advantage of this to enter the Top 8 ahead Jules Danilo.
The last minutes are the opportunity to Fabio Spiranelli, at turn 3, Maria Herrera, at 8, Lorenzo Petrarca, at 10 and John McPhee, always at 10 to increase the number of minor falls, while no one will improve the reference time.
Late fall for @SpiranelliFabio. The @CIPMOTO rider is all OK and making his way back to the pits. #AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/J59WHBbcIc
- Mahindra Racing (@MahindraRacing) October 20, 2016
Jules Danilo finished 11th, Fabio Quartararo 21e.
Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net
1. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 49.589s
2. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 50.045s
3. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 50.126s
4. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) 1m 50.525s
5. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 51.131s
6. Tatsuki suzuki JPN CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 1m 51.182s
7. Andrea Locatelli ITA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 51.243s
8. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda)
1m 51.515s
9. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 51.741s
10. Livio Law BEL RW Racing GP BV (Honda) 1m 51.746s
11. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 51.824s
12. John mcphee GBR Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 51.848s
13. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda)
1m 51.896s
14. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 52.040s
15. George Martin SPA Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team (Mahindra) 1m 52.132s
16. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda) 1m 52.180s
17. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 1m 52.290s
18. Lorenzo Petrarca ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 52.304s
19. Khairul Idham Pawi MAL Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 52.480s
20. Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 52.595s
21. fabio quartararo FRA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 52.705s
22. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 52.711s
23. Francis Bagnaia ITA Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team (Mahindra) 1m 52.960s
24. Maria Herrera SPA MH6 Team (KTM) 1m 52.997s
25. Hiroki Ono JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 53.071s
26. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra)
1m 53.398s
27. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (KTM) 1m 53.950s
28. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 54.308s
29. Fabio Spiranelli ITA CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 1m 54.329s
30. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra)
1m 54.491s
31. Albert Arenas SPA Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 55.056s
32. Stefano Valtulini ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 55.253s
33. Adam Norrodin MAL Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 56.545s
Matt Barton AUS Suus Honda (FTR Honda) 1m 58.831s
