MotoGP Update -- Pebalap Repsol Honda Marc Marquez tampil sebagai rider tercepat pertama dalam Tes MotoGP 2016 Hari Ketiga (Jumat, 19/2/2016) di Sirkuit Philip Island Australia.
Rider Suzuki, Vinalis, di posisi dua, diikuti Crutchlow (LCR Honda) di posisi tiga besar.
Valentino Rossi berada di posisi lima di belakang Barbera.
Rekan Rossi di Movistar Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo, ada di posisi sembilan, di belakang Baz, Pedrosa, dan P. Espargaro.
Dalam hasil tes hari kedua (18/2) Vinales pertama, Rossi keempat. Pada tes hari pertama (17/2), Petrucci tercepat, Rossi keenam.
Hasil Lengkap Tes MotoGP 2016 Philip Island Hari Ketiga (19/2/2016)
1. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 29.158s [Lap 48/64]
2. = Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.299s +0.141s [11/39]
3. ˄ Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 29.348s +0.190s [58/58]
4. ˅ Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 29.361s +0.203s [57/65]
5. ˅ Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.435s +0.277s [43/56]
6. ˅ Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 29.583s +0.425s [11/54]
7. ˅ Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 29.606s +0.448s [37/42]
8. ˄ Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 29.718s +0.560s [43/44]
9. ˅ Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.760s +0.602s [16/41]
10. ˅ Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 29.860s +0.702s [49/65]
11. ˄ Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 29.922s +0.764s [57/61]
12. ˅ Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 29.932s +0.774s [39/53]
13. ˅ Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 29.995s +0.837s [53/57]
14. ˅ Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 30.023s +0.865s [37/37]
15. ˄ Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 30.119s +0.961s [56/56]
16. = Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 30.188s +1.030s [43/45]
17. ˅ Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 30.198s +1.040s [34/38]
18. = Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 30.492s +1.334s [48/54]
19. = Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 31.055s +1.897s [25/45]
20. = Takuya Tsuda JPN Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) 1m 33.532s +4.374s [32/46]
Seperti dilansir Crash, ujicoba pramusim hari ketiga ini diwarnai insiden jatuhnya tujuh pebalap, termasuk juara dunia MotoGP 2015 Jorge Lorenzo dan rider tercepat tes Marc Marquez.
Selain keduanya, rider lain yang jatuh adalah Rabat (dua kali), Miller, Pol Espargaro, Aleix Espargaro (dua kali), Vinales, Smith, Crutchlow, Petrucci, dan Eugene Laverty.
Usai tes pramusim di Philip Island, para pebalap mempersiapkan diri mengikuti race MotoGP 2016 seri pertama di Doha Qatar Minggu 20 Maret 2016. (Jadwal Lengkap MotoGP 2016).*
