NaikMotor – Ducati mencuri perhatian di sesi latihan bebas kedua (FP2) MotoGP Perancis di Sirkuit Le Mans Jumat, (19/5/2017). Andrea Dovizioso yang berada di posisi 14 saat FP1 justru jadi yang tercepat di FP2 dengan catatan waktu 1 menit 41.673 detik.
Hal ini terjadi berkat pemilihan ban yang tepat, di mana Dovi menggunakan ban basah di FP2. Dari total 23 rider, hanya Dovi dan Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing) yang berhasil mempertajam catatan waktu di FP2.
Bahkan empat pembalap Ducati dari tiga tim berbeda dengan spesifikasi mesin yang berbeda berhasil masuk di deretan terdepan. Dovi posisi pertama, Danilo Petrucci di tempat ketiga, Redding keempat, dan Alvaro Bautista di tempat keenam.
Di sisi lain, Marc Marquez yang pada FP1 tercepat kedua tampil konsisten dengan menjadi tercepat kedua di FP2. Sedangkan di tempat kelima milik Andrea Iannone, mantan pembalap Ducati yang baru hijrah ke Suzuki.
Bintang di pagi hari, Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda) yang mencatat waktu tercepat di FP1, merosot ke posisi tujuh di FP2. Disusul rider Yamaha, Maverick Vinales berada di urutan kedelapan di FP2.
Debutan di MotoGP, Sam Lowes, yang mulai menikmati hentakan mesin Big Bang KTM berada di peringkat kesembilan. Pembalap Inggris ini lebih cepat 0,08 detik dari Valentino Rossi yang berada di posisi kesepuluh.(Agl/NM)
Hasil Free Practice MotoGP Perancis Le Mans:
FP2:
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 41.673s [Lap 18/20] 298km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 41.716s +0.043s [18/19] 290km/h
3. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 41.906s +0.233s [12/17] 294km/h
4. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 41.925s +0.252s [21/21] 295km/h
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.078s +0.405s [20/20] 295km/h
6. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 42.625s +0.952s [21/21] 297km/h
7. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 42.729s +1.056s [12/16] 288km/h
8. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.894s +1.221s [17/18] 298km/h
9. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 42.998s +1.325s [18/19] 289km/h
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 43.006s +1.333s [20/20] 290km/h
11. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 43.177s +1.504s [16/16] 288km/h
12. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 43.250s +1.577s [19/19] 286km/h
13. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 43.340s +1.667s [9/14] 293km/h
14. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 44.177s +2.504s [21/21] 291km/h
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 44.276s +2.603s [12/21] 283km/h
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 44.572s +2.899s [12/17] 294km/h
17. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 44.678s +3.005s [21/21] 288km/h
18. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 45.074s +3.401s [17/19] 295km/h
19. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 45.119s +3.446s [14/18] 287km/h
20. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 45.622s +3.949s [13/13] 296km/h
21. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 45.804s +4.131s [17/17] 283km/h
22. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.127s +5.454s [7/9] 281km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 47.701s +6.028s [10/11] 278km/h
FP1:
1. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 37.467s [Lap 18/19] 292km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 38.755s +1.288s [17/17] 294km/h
3. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 39.248s +1.781s [20/20] 293km/h
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.607s +2.140s [13/14] 294km/h
5. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.427s +2.960s [17/17] 288km/h
6. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.528s +3.061s [14/14] 293km/h
7. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 40.817s +3.350s [7/7] 288km/h
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 40.894s +3.427s [16/17] 292km/h
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 41.024s +3.557s [21/21] 299km/h
10. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 41.307s +3.840s [11/14] 298km/h
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 41.562s +4.095s [15/18] 296km/h
12. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 41.644s +4.177s [11/12] 288km/h
13. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 41.854s +4.387s [13/17] 274km/h
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 41.871s +4.404s [9/10] 299km/h
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 41.887s +4.420s [16/19] 295km/h
16. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 41.947s +4.480s [10/16] 287km/h
17. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 42.040s +4.573s [15/15] 295km/h
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 42.094s +4.627s [18/19] 293km/h
19. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 42.243s +4.776s [6/7] 294km/h
20. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.891s +5.424s [17/21] 293km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 42.953s +5.486s [16/17] 300km/h
22. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 43.114s +5.647s [7/8] 287km/h
23. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 43.519s +6.052s [10/10] 295km/h
