NaikMotor – Pembalap Ducati Andrea Dovizioso tampil tercepat di FP Jumat MotoGP Motegi Jepang di lintasan yang diguyur hujan. Dovi hanya berselisih 0,043 detik ketimbang Marquez yang akhirnya terjungkal di FP2, Jumat (13/10/2017).
Pembalap Aprilia, Aleix Espargaro juga membuat penampilan gemilang dengan menjadi yang tercepat ketiga di sesi latihan yang terus diguyur hujan. Selain Dovizioso tampil tercepat di FP Jumat MotoGP Motegi, Jorge Lorenzo juga melengkapi performa Ducati di urutan keempat meski kondisi basah kuyup.
Penampilan menjanjikan ditampilkan pembalap pengganti Jonas Folger dari Yamaha Tech3, Kohta Nozane yang mampu mencapai peringkat ke-13, sementara Katsuyuki Nakasuga sebagai pelapis Rossi dan Vinales dari Yamaha Factory Racing hanya berada di posisi paling buncit. (Arif/nm)
Hasil FP Jumat MotoGP Motegi
1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 1m 54.877s [Lap 7/17] 296km/h (Max)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 54.920s +0.043s [14/16] 296km/h
3. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 55.061s +0.184s [16/16] 297km/h
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 1m 55.234s +0.357s [16/18] 294km/h
5. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 55.468s +0.591s [12/18] 297km/h
6. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 1m 55.541s +0.664s [17/19] 299km/h
7. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 55.614s +0.737s [16/20] 297km/h
8. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.773s +0.896s [20/20] 283km/h
9. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 56.149s +1.272s [12/19] 295km/h
10.Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 56.229s +1.352s [14/18] 295km/h
11.Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 56.376s +1.499s [16/18] 295km/h
12.Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 56.435s +1.558s [18/18] 293km/h
13.Kohta Nozane JPN Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 56.453s +1.576s [12/18] 291km/h
14.Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 1m 56.680s +1.803s [10/13] 295km/h
15.Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 1m 56.776s +1.899s [13/16] 291km/h
16.Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 1m 56.827s +1.950s [11/21] 293km/h
17.Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.853s +1.976s [15/15] 287km/h
18.Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 56.872s +1.995s [14/15] 296km/h
19.Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 57.250s +2.373s [16/17] 290km/h
20.Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 1m 57.259s +2.382s [14/17] 288km/h
21.Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 57.540s +2.663s [18/20] 298km/h
22.Hiroshi Aoyama JPN EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.548s +2.671s [18/18] 297km/h
23.Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.645s +2.768s [18/20] 291km/h
24.Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 1m 58.341s +3.464s [8/17] 294km/h
