TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Penghuni puncak klasemen sementara MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso, berhasil menjadi yang tercepat dalam sesi latihan bebas pertama grand prix Spanyol di Jerez, Jumat, 4 Mei 2018. Pembalap Ducati itu unggul 0,0007 detik dari Marc Marquez (Honda).
Dovizioso meraih waktu tercepatnya pada lap ke-17 dari total 18 yang dia lakukan. Ia mengungguli Marquez yang sempat tampil meyakinkan sepanjang latihan berlangsung.
Pol Espargaro, yang baru memperpanjang kontraknya bersama KTM, berada di urutan ketiga, terpaut 0,043 detik. Ia diikuti dua pembalap Pramac Ducati, Danilo Petrucci dan Jack Miller.
Valentino Rossi, yang kini menempati posisi ketujuh klasemen pembalap, hanya mampu menorehkan catatan waku tercepat keenam. Pembalap veteran Yamaha ini tertinggal 0,220 detik dari Dovizioso.
Hasil latihan bebas pertama MotoGP Spanyol:
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 39.268s [Lap 17/18] 288km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.275s +0.007s [18/21] 290k
3. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 39.311s +0.043s [15/19] 288k
4. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 39.429s +0.161s [20/20] 285k
5. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 39.483s +0.215s [15/18] 281k
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 39.488s +0.220s [16/21] 280k
7. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 39.518s +0.250s [20/20] 287k
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.548s +0.280s [12/20] 286k
9. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 39.559s +0.291s [15/16] 287k
10. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.585s +0.317s [17/17] 280k
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 39.614s +0.346s [16/21] 283k
12. Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 39.817s +0.549s [18/21] 286k
13. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.899s +0.631s [10/17] 281k
14. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.934s +0.666s [20/20] 285k
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 39.986s +0.718s [17/19] 287k
16. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 40.007s +0.739s [16/20] 281k
17. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 40.032s +0.764s [18/18] 281k
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 40.193s +0.925s [20/20] 284k
19. Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 40.366s +1.098s [20/22] 281k
20. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 40.371s +1.103s [19/19] 282k
21. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.537s +1.269s [18/20] 283k
22. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 40.585s +1.317s [17/21] 284k
23. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 40.605s +1.337s [21/21] 281k
24. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 41.471s +2.203s [18/19] 276k
25. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 42.074s +2.806s [15/19] 279k.
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