Rider tim Suzuki Ecstar, Maverick Vinales menguasai jalannya sesi latihan bebas pertama MotoGP Inggris di Sirkuit Silverstone. Jumat (2/9). Vinales mencatatkan waktu terbaik 2 menit 2,483 detik di menit-menit akhir sesi latihan bebas. Ia unggul dari Jorge Lorenzo di posisi kedua yang terpaut 0,282 detik dari Vinales.
Posisi ketiga diisi pimpinan klasemen sementara Marc Marquez. Sementara Valentino Rossi jadi terbaik keempat di sesi latihan bebas pertama MotoGP Inggris.
Hasil latihan bebas pertama MotoGP Inggris :
1. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 02.483s [Lap 13/15] 317km/h (Top Speed)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 02.765s +0.282s [13/14] 317km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 03.563s +1.080s [10/13] 315km/h
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 03.591s +1.108s [16/16] 316km/h
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 03.637s +1.154s [10/13] 321km/h
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 03.714s +1.231s [15/17] 317km/h
7. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 04.027s +1.544s [9/17] 322km/h
8. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 04.037s +1.554s [16/16] 316km/h
9. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 04.138s +1.655s [15/15] 315km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 04.170s +1.687s [14/16] 314km/h
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 04.247s +1.764s [15/16] 314km/h
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 04.443s +1.960s [14/15] 312km/h
13. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 04.473s +1.990s [14/14] 316km/h
14. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 04.491s +2.008s [16/16] 315km/h
15. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 04.905s +2.422s [15/15] 313km/h
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 05.134s +2.651s [6/16] 313km/h
17. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 05.196s +2.713s [10/11] 313km/h
18. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 05.540s +3.057s [14/15] 311km/h
19. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 05.662s +3.179s [15/16] 314km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 06.016s +3.533s [17/17] 307km/h
21. Alex Lowes GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 06.225s +3.742s [12/13] 310km/h