Penampilan tim Suzuki kian menjanjikan di tahun 2016 setelah menjadi yang tercepat di sesi hari kedua tes pramusim MotoGP di Sirkuit Losail, Qatar.
Catatan waktu terbaik tim Suzuki dicatatkan oleh Maverick Vinales yang mencatatkan waktu 1 meni 55,436 detik. Catatan waktu ini lebih cepat 0,020 detik dari catatan waktu hari sebelumnya yang dicetak Jorge Lorenzo.
Posisi kedua ditempati oleh Andrea Iannone yang menunjukkan peningkatan performa GP16 dengan selisih 0,072 detik dari Vinales. Sementara Jorge Lorenzo berada di urutan ketiga. (www.motorplus-online.com)
1. = Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.436s [Lap 28/42]
2. = Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.508s +0.072s [25/41]
3. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.535s +0.099s [14/48]
4. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.677s +0.241s [32/43]
5. = Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 55.815s +0.379s [20/35]
6. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.856s +0.420s [40/46]
7. = Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.857s +0.421s [42/42]
8. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.947s +0.511s [24/56]
9. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.046s +0.610s [4/42]
10. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 56.126s +0.690s [20/32]
11. = Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.173s +0.737s [16/30]
12. = Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.427s +0.991s [27/45]
13. ? Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.584s +1.148s [48/50]
14. ? Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 56.667s +1.231s [13/38]
15. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 57.263s +1.827s [29/49]
16. = Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 57.267s +1.831s [7/14]
17. = Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 57.670s +2.234s [25/41]
18. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 57.721s +2.285s [28/36]
19. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.789s +2.353s [4/20]
20. = Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 58.113s +2.677s [16/21]
21. = Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 1m 58.347s +2.911s [60/62]
22. = Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 58.418s +2.982s [8/16]