Fakta yang bisa memungkinkan tim Ducati MotoGP mengalahkan Valentino Rossi dilihat dari hasil tes resmi MotoGP Qatar kemarin (10/3).
Sesi tes jelang musim 2017 di Sirkuit Losail, Qatar, merupakan sesi tes pramusim terakhir sebelum seri pembuka pada 26 Maret nanti.
Sesi tes pembuka kali ini berasil dikuasai oleh rider Ducati Andrea Dovizioso yang catatkan waktu 1 menit 54,819 detik. Sementara rekan setimnya Jorge Lorenzo berada di urutan kelima.
Rider anyar Yamaha, Maverick Vinales kembali menunjukkan hasil impresif dengan duduk di urutan kedua. Sementara Cal Crutchlow ada di urutan ketiga dalam sesi tes Qatar hari pertama.
Rider-rider unggulan lainnya seperti Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa dan Marc Marquez masih kurang maksimal di hari pertama tes. Mereka hanya duduk di urutan 7,8 dan 12.
Hasil Tes Qatar Hari Pertama
1. = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 54.819s [Lap 26/36]
2. = Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.179s +0.360s [49/60]
3. = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.420s +0.601s [28/28]
4. = Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 55.613s +0.794s [42/42]
5. = Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.616s +0.797s [27/46]
6. = Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 55.640s +0.821s [27/37]
7. = Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.679s +0.860s [43/48]
8. = Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.692s +0.873s [21/38]
9. = Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 55.705s +0.886s [45/54]
10. = Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.751s +0.932s [30/41]
11. = Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.830s +1.011s [33/41]
12. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.899s +1.080s [16/39]
13. = Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 55.916s +1.097s [32/43]
14. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.017s +1.198s [49/59]
15. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.085s +1.266s [23/37]
16. = Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.116s +1.297s [31/43]
17. = Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.193s +1.374s [25/31]
18. = Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 56.589s +1.770s [41/48]
19. = Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 56.665s +1.846s [44/46]
20. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 57.090s +2.271s [24/38]
21. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.455s +2.636s [36/46]
22. = Mika Kallio FIN KTM Test Rider (RC16) 1m 58.039s +3.220s [32/32]
23. = Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 58.755s +3.936s [35/46] (www.motorplus-online.com)