Marc Marquez akhirnya keluar sebagai yang tercepat dalam sesi latihan bebas keempat MotoGP Malaysia, Sabtu (25/10). Marquez mencatatkan waktu tercepat 2 menit 1,413 detik untuk mengungguli rekan setimnya Dani Pedrosa yang berselisih 0,073 detik. Posisi ketiga diisi oleh Jorge Lorenzo.
Dua pembalap yakni Andrea Iannone dan Pol Espargaro tidak ikut ambil bagian dalam sesi latihan bebas keempat dan kualifikasi setelah mengalami cedera. Iannone mengalmi cedera pergelangan tangan sementara Pol Espargaro dilaporkan mengalami cedera kaki setelah terjatuh dan motornya terbakar di sesi latihan bebas ketiga. (www.motorplus-online.com)
Hasil Latihan Bebas Keempat Motogp Malaysia
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 326.0 | 2'01.413 | |
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 328.9 | 2'01.486 | 0.073 / 0.073 |
| 3 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 323.9 | 2'01.688 | 0.275 / 0.202 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 329.6 | 2'01.918 | 0.505 / 0.230 |
| 5 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 325.3 | 2'01.932 | 0.519 / 0.014 |
| 6 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 324.8 | 2'02.448 | 1.035 / 0.516 |
| 7 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Ducati Team | Ducati | 323.7 | 2'02.494 | 1.081 / 0.046 |
| 8 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 325.3 | 2'02.602 | 1.189 / 0.108 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 314.4 | 2'02.603 | 1.190 / 0.001 |
| 10 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 311.6 | 2'02.652 | 1.239 / 0.049 |
| 11 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | Honda | 325.5 | 2'03.036 | 1.623 / 0.384 |
| 12 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 315.1 | 2'03.129 | 1.716 / 0.093 |
| 13 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | Ducati | 322.6 | 2'03.220 | 1.807 / 0.091 |
| 14 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Drive M7 Aspar | Honda | 313.4 | 2'03.437 | 2.024 / 0.217 |
| 15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Honda | 312.5 | 2'03.648 | 2.235 / 0.211 |
| 16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 318.1 | 2'03.679 | 2.266 / 0.031 |
| 17 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | 318.0 | 2'04.075 | 2.662 / 0.396 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Octo IodaRacing Team | ART | 309.6 | 2'04.447 | 3.034 / 0.372 |
| 19 | 70 | Michael LAVERTY | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 309.4 | 2'05.777 | 4.364 / 1.330 |
| 20 | 23 | Broc PARKES | AUS | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 305.6 | 2'06.004 | 4.591 / 0.227 |
| 21 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Avintia Racing | Avintia | 305.6 | 2'06.326 | 4.913 / 0.322 |
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