Juara bertahan Marc Marquez menutup sesi tes resmi pertama yang digelar di Sirkuit Philip Island, Australia (15/2) sebagai yang tercepat. Marquez membukukan catatan waktu 1 menit 29,497 detik di hari pertama.
Marquez sendiri mencoba dua motor yang menggunakan spek mesin berbeda di hari pertama ini. Sementara itu membuntuti di belakang Marquez adalah rider Yamaha Valentino Rossi yang lebih lambat 0,1 detik saja dari Marquez. Diikuti oleh rider Suzuki Andrea Iannone yang berada di tempat ketiga.
Rider anyar Yamaha Maverick Vinales menyusul di urutan keempat dan Cal Crutchlow melengkapi posisi lima besar. Sementara itu Jorge Lorenzo lagi-lagi terlempar dari posisi sepuluh besar dan duduk di urutan 11 dalam sesi tes Philip Island.
1. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 29.497s [Lap 53/68]
2. ^ Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.683s +0.186s [76/77]
3. ^ Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.926s +0.429s [68/70]
4. ? Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.989s +0.492s [26/64]
5. ? Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.065s +0.568s [61/61]
6. ^ Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.262s +0.765s [87/87]
7. ? Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.281s +0.784s [13/55]
8. ? Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.410s +0.913s [16/64]
9. = Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 30.426s +0.929s [80/82]
10. ? Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 30.578s +1.081s [30/62]
11. ? Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 30.631s +1.134s [33/61]
12. ? Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.770s +1.273s [24/68]
13. ? Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 30.771s +1.274s [7/51]
14. ? Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 30.802s +1.305s [26/28]
15. = Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 30.867s +1.370s [77/80]
16. = Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.179s +1.682s [17/61]
17. = Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 31.200s +1.703s [54/59]
18. = Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.249s +1.752s [56/60]
19. = Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 31.432s +1.935s [66/66]
20. = Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 31.755s +2.258s [33/59]
21. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 32.307s +2.810s [15/35]
22. = Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 32.690s +3.193s [43/57] (www.motorplus-online.com)
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