Pertarungan MotoGP Australia siang ini (23/10) yang berlangsung 26 lap, jadi pembuktian kalau Valentino Rossi memang the Doctor. Start dari posisi ke-15, tapi hanya butuh 10 lap Valentino Rossi sudah mengubah hasil lomba MotoGP Australia. Hanya butuh 10 lap dari 26 lap, Valentino Rossi jadi runner up di hasil MotoGP Australia.
Dengan posisi ke-2 di MotoGP Australia, Valentino Rossi akan bikin gap lebih banyak dari Jorge Lorenzo untuk di posisi runner up klasemen sementara pembalap. “Suhunya mendukung dengan pilihan ban yang saya inginkan,” beber Rossi.
Podium pertama diisi Cal Cruthclow yang jadi pembalap Inggris pertama bisa meraih poin tertinggi di MotoGP Phillip Island, Australia.
“Saat saya lihat Marc jatuh, saya mulai tahan gas. Phillip Island sulit ditebak meski memang pilihan ban depan sangat berperan,” tutup Cal.
Hasil Lomba MotoGP Australia
| 1 | 25 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 176.5 | 40'48.543 |
| 2 | 20 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 176.2 | +4.218 |
| 3 | 16 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 176.1 | +5.309 |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 175.9 | +9.157 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 175.5 | +14.299 |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 175.1 | +20.125 |
| 7 | 9 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 174.5 | +28.369 |
| 8 | 8 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 174.5 | +28.781 |
| 9 | 7 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 174.5 | +28.792 |
| 10 | 6 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 174.5 | +28.815 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 174.3 | +31.809 |
| 12 | 4 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 173.1 | +47.734 |
| 13 | 3 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 173.1 | +47.749 |
| 14 | 2 | 50 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 172.7 | +54.311 |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Mike JONES | AUS | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 172.6 | +55.875 |
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 171.9 | +1'06.395 | |
| 17 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 170.8 | +1'22.604 | |
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| 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 174.5 | 3 Laps | ||
| 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 176.2 | 5 Laps | ||
| 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 176.6 | 18 Laps | ||
| 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 0 Lap | |||