Even if it does not count for qualifying, we say, following the Moto3 qualifying which has just concluded in the dry, that this FP4 will perhaps be the only one during which the MotoGP riders will be able to work with a view to a race under the same conditions.
Perhaps the opportunity for the official Yamahas to get closer to a Marc Marquez who dominated last year and who has so far been able to evade all the pitfalls of very capricious Australian weather...
Here are references available :
|
Phillip Island MotoGP |
2015 |
2016 |
| FP1 | 1'30.047 Jorge Lorenzo | 1'40.957 Cal Crutchlow (rain) |
| FP2 | 1'29.383 Marc Marquez | 1'51.958 Hector barbera (rain) |
| FP3 | 1'29.081 Marc Marquez | 1'33.155 Marc Marquez (mixed) |
| FP4 | 1'29.245 Marc Marquez | |
| Q1 | 1'29.647 Pol Espargaro | |
| Q2 | 1'28.364 Marc Marquez | |
| WUP | 1'29.344 Marc Marquez | |
| Course | Marquez, Lorenzo, Iannone | |
| All time lap record | 1'27.899 Jorge Lorenzo 2013 | |
Like the start of the
Moto3 qualifying, it is now a classic scenario of this 2016 Australian Grand Prix; All it takes is for the drivers to go out on slicks for the raindrops to appear!
Nicky Hayden however, had time to achieve a 1'26.810 before everyone returned to the box... and stayed there, because a sort of storm raised the red flag 19 minutes from the end of the session.
https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/789673142553837568
Despite rain and strong wind still present, the session resumed after a 25-minute interruption, except for Jack Miller et Yonny Hernandez who prefer to stay in the box.
The times are obviously much slower than that of Nicky Hayden at the start of the session, even if Marc Marquez comes close to 3,2 seconds and Loris Baz at 4,1.
Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net
1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)
1m 36.810s [Lap 3/12] 312km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 40.031s +3.221s [10/10] 303km/h
3. Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
1m 40.971s +4.161s [2/8] 307km/h
4. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)
1m 40.973s +4.163s [2/11] 299km/h
5. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 41.092s +4.282s [2/2] 301km/h
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 41.199s +4.389s [10/10] 302km/h
7. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 41.482s +4.672s [14/14] 290km/h
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)
1m 41.648s +4.838s [9/9] 319km/h
9. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
1m 41.825s +5.015s [10/10] 299km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 41.880s +5.070s [12/14] 312km/h
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
1m 42.112s +5.302s [12/13] 299km/h
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.152s +5.342s [2/6] 288km/h
13. Espargaro Pol ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
1m 42.225s +5.415s [2/12] 309km/h
14. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.226s +5.416s [11/14] 309km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)
1m 42.916s +6.106s [9/13] 305km/h
16. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
1m 43.019s +6.209s [9/9] 282km/h
17. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.048s +6.238s [14/14] 291km/h
0. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
1m 43.821s +7.011s [10/10] 317km/h
0. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.933s +7.123s [10/10] 293km/h
0. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 44.411s +7.601s [11/12] 285km/h
0. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 44.545s +7.735s [15/15] 293km/h
