Australian MotoGP - Warm-up Results
Vinales leads a dry but chilly morning warm-up for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
The Yamaha rider went fastest on a hard rear, then even quicker on a soft. Aprilia's Espargaro was his closest rival after a tow from Marquez.
Qualifying 1 and 2, postponed from Saturday due to strong gusts of wind, will now be held to determine the grid line-up for this afternoon's race.
Oliveira, whose big accident in FP4 prompted the end of yesterday's track action, was declared unfit to ride due to a lack of strength in his heavily bruised hands.
Vinales leads a dry but chilly morning warm-up for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
The Yamaha rider went fastest on a hard rear, then even quicker on a soft. Aprilia's Espargaro was his closest rival after a tow from Marquez.
Qualifying 1 and 2, postponed from Saturday due to strong gusts of wind, will now be held to determine the grid line-up for this afternoon's race.
Oliveira, whose big accident in FP4 prompted the end of yesterday's track action, was declared unfit to ride due to a lack of strength in his heavily bruised hands.
Fellow rookie Quartararo suffered an ankle injury on Friday, returning to action on Saturday morning.
Zarco is making his MotoGP comeback this weekend, for LCR Honda in place of Nakagami, who is undergoing shoulder surgery. The Frenchman will ride the team's 2018-spec RCV in the last three rounds of this season.
| Australian MotoGP - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'29.396s | 12/12 | 340k |
| 2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.671s | 7/10 | 340k |
| 3 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +0.688s | 5/12 | 343k |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.703s | 7/12 | 342k |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.872s | 12/13 | 337k |
| 6 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +1.070s | 11/13 | 346k |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.106s | 9/12 | 335k |
| 8 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.149s | 13/13 | 343k |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +1.180s | 11/11 | 341k |
| 10 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +1.220s | 9/11 | 342k |
| 11 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.295s | 11/13 | 342k |
| 12 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.308s | 10/10 | 341k |
| 13 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +1.354s | 12/12 | 343k |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +1.358s | 7/13 | 339k |
| 15 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.439s | 11/12 | 342k |
| 16 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.635s | 5/10 | 340k |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.651s | 9/11 | 339k |
| 18 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.991s | 7/0 | 326k |
| 19 | Mika Kallio | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +2.185s | 9/13 | 333k |
| 20 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +2.840s | 10/11 | 335k |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +3.574s | 12/12 | 334k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Practice Time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 28.824s (FP2)
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 27.899s (2013)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)
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