Kastara.id, Motegi – Pembalap Ducati Team Andrea Dovizioso berhasil menjadi yang tercepat di sesi Latihan Bebas pertama (FP1) MotoGP Jepang, Jumat (19/10). Pembalap Italia itu mencetak waktu lap terbaik 1 menit 45.358 detik.
Di posisi kedua ada pembalap satelit LCR Honda Cal Crutchlow yang finis lebih lambat +0.105 detik. Melengkapi posisi tiga, hadir nama pembalap satelit Monster Yamaha Tech3 Johann Zarco.
Hasil berbeda terlihat pada Latihan Bebas kedua (FP2). Kali ini giliran pembalap Repsol Honda Dani Pedrosa memimpin di sesi ini. Pembalap Spanyol itu mencetak waktu lap terbaik 1 menit 48.136 detik.
Posisi tercepat kedua berhasil diraih oleh pembalap Aprilia Gresini Racing Scott Redding. Sementara di posisi tiga diraih pembalap satelit Alma Pramac Racing Ducati, Danilo Petrucci.
Di sesi ini pula pembalap Monster Yamaha Tech3 Hafizh Syahrin (Malaysia) menjadi pembalap rookie tercepat dengan selisih 1,255 detik.
Berikut Hasil Lengkap Latihan Bebas kedua MotoGP Motegi, Jepang 2018:
- Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 48.136s [Lap 12/12] 304km/h (Top Speed)
- Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 48.635s +0.499s [6/6] 298k
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 48.939s +0.803s [3/3] 304k
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 49.022s +0.886s [6/7] 302k
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 49.133s +0.997s [16/16] 301k
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 49.387s +1.251s [9/9] 298k
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 49.573s +1.437s [4/4] 296k
- Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 50.154s +2.018s [13/13] 295k
- Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 50.482s +2.346s [9/10] 298k
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 50.578s +2.442s [7/7] 302k
- Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 50.694s +2.558s [12/12] 299k
- Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 1m 51.652s +3.516s [3/3] 299k
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 53.586s +5.450s [8/9] 300k
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 54.078s +5.942s [14/14] 295k
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 54.133s +5.997s [15/18] 295k
- Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 54.758s +6.622s [17/17] 295k
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 57.297s +9.161s [8/10] 293k
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 58.255s +10.119s [3/5] 285k
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) No Time
- Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) No Time
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) No Time
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) No Time
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) No Time
- Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) No Time
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) No Time
Top 10 Riders on Combined Times (all set in FP1):
- Andrea DoviziosoITA Ducati Team (GP18)
- Cal CrutchlowGBR LCR Honda (RC213V)
- Johann ZarcoFRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)
- Marc MarquezESP Repsol Honda (RC213V)
- Maverick VinalesESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Andrea IannoneITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
- Alvaro BautistaESP Angel Nieto Team (GP16)
- Jack MillerAUS Pramac Ducati (GP17)
- Valentino RossiITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Aleix EspargaroESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
Fastest FP1 time: Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 45.358s
Official Motegi MotoGP records:
Best lap: Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 43.790s (2015)
Fastest race lap: Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 45.350s (2015)
(dwi)