Pebalap Amerika Serikat, Nicky Hayden, yang menggantikan Dani Pedrosa di tim Repsol Honda, mencatat putaran tercepat pada sesi latihan ke-4 GP Australia di Sirkuit Phillip Island, Sabtu (22/10/2016).
Hayden tengah memimpin sesi dengan catatan 1 menit 36,810 detik ketika hujan mulai turun. Sesi baru berjalan sekitar lima menit.
GUESS WHAT... it's raining again!
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Riders have retreated back to the pits... #AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/RmbabYshL0
Para pebalap yang berada di lintasan kembali ke pit untuk berganti ban dari slick ke wet.
Sesi 30 menit ini tersisa 19,01 menit ketika bendera merah berkibar dan sesi harus dihentikan karena cuaca yang semakin buruk. Hujan makin deras disertai angin kencang.
Red flag ... weather conditions#AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/oJrEyNyjXy
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Oh dear, we're fearing the worst for Mary Poppins... #AustralianGP https://t.co/eAZzGGoUKs
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Setelah sekitar 25 menit berhenti, pit lane kembali dibuka dan sesi bisa dilanjutkan. Hujan sudah berhenti, tetapi genangan air masih ada di lintasan.
We're back to it! #AustralianGP pic.twitter.com/iULcaLhwgE
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Marquez berhasil menajamkan putarannya saat sesi mendekati akhir, yang membawanya ke posisi kedua pebalap tercepat.
Hingga sesi berakhir, catatan waktu Hayden bertahan sebagai yang tercepat pada sesi ini. Marquez di posisi kedua, disusul Aleix Espargaro (Suzuki Ecstar) di posisi ketiga.
#MotoGP FP4
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Not bad @NickyHayden, not bad at all P1️!#AustralianGP https://t.co/mTzxfX8pbW
Berikut hasil sesi latihan bebas keempat GP Australia.
1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 36.810s [Lap 3/12] 312km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 40.031s +3.221s [10/10] 303km/h
3. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.971s +4.161s [2/8] 307km/h
4. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 40.973s +4.163s [2/11] 299km/h
5. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 41.092s +4.282s [2/2] 301km/h
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 41.199s +4.389s [10/10] 302km/h
7. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 41.482s +4.672s [14/14] 290km/h
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 41.648s +4.838s [9/9] 319km/h
9. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 41.825s +5.015s [10/10] 299km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 41.880s +5.070s [12/14] 312km/h
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.112s +5.302s [12/13] 299km/h
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 42.152s +5.342s [2/6] 288km/h
13. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 42.225s +5.415s [2/12] 309km/h
14. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 42.226s +5.416s [11/14] 309km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 42.916s +6.106s [9/13] 305km/h
16. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 43.019s +6.209s [9/9] 282km/h
17. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.048s +6.238s [14/14] 291km/h
0. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 43.821s +7.011s [10/10] 317km/h
0. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 43.933s +7.123s [10/10] 293km/h
0. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 44.411s +7.601s [11/12] 285km/h
0. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 44.545s +7.735s [15/15] 293km/h
Fastest practice time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 33.155s (FP3)
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 27.899s (2013)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)