Rider anyar Yamaha, Maverick Vinales unggul lagi. Vinales kembali menunjukkan jika ia merupakan penantang gelar musim ini. Rider bernomor 25 itu kuasai tes resmi Philip Island, Australia hari kedua yang digelar pada Kamis (16/2).
Agenda mayoritas tim hari ini melakukan simulasi balapan dengan rata-rata rider melakukan lebih dari 70 lap. Dalam tes hari kedua ini Vinales menjadi satu-satunya rider yang menembus 1 menit 28 detik.
Di belakang Vinales ada Marc Marquez yang terpaut 0,4 detik. Sementara posisi ketiga ditempati oleh rider LCR Honda Cal Crutchlow.
1. = Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 28.847s [Lap 21/80]
2. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 29.309s +0.462s [20/107]
3. = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 29.325s +0.478s [28/80]
4. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 29.411s +0.564s [42/86]
5. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 29.483s +0.636s [32/55]
6. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 29.501s +0.654s [18/69]
7. = Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 29.664s +0.817s [29/65]
8. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.674s +0.827s [18/70]
9. = Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 29.802s +0.955s [68/80]
10. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 29.838s +0.991s [36/83]
11. = Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 29.880s +1.033s [84/88]
12. = Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.947s +1.100s [19/72]
13. = Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 30.142s +1.295s [20/73]
14. ^ Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.150s +1.303s [64/65]
15. ? Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.197s +1.350s [32/64]
16. ^ Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.245s +1.398s [38/40]
17. ? Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.352s +1.505s [18/62]
18. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.435s +1.588s [83/90]
19. = Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 30.645s +1.798s [24/59]
20. = Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 30.852s +2.005s [34/53]
21. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 30.895s +2.048s [34/64]
22. = Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 31.704s +2.857s [35/81] (www.motorplus-online.com)