Hayden fastest in practice 4

American Nicky Hayden

Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team) was the quickest rider in FP4 at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, as the American MotoGP Legend headed out early on slicks to set his lap – and then the rain came down. Red-flagged and then re-started, the wet half of the session was topped my Marc Marquez on the other Repsol Honda Team machine – on ominous form in the wet ahead of qualifying.

Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was third fastest, with Loris Baz (Avintia Racing) in an impressive fourth. Home hero Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS was fifth in another good session for the Aussie, who rides at home for the first time since becoming a GP winner.

Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) impressed as prepared for a trip to Q1 in P6, with compatriot Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) in seventh. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) was eighth after a red first sector on his final attempt then saw conditions around the rest of the lap more difficult, with Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) P9 and Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) completing the top ten.

Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was P11, with teammate Valentino Rossi languishing further down in P14.

Practice 4 Results

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Time	Behind	Gap
1	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1'36.810	0.000	0.000
2	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1'40.031	3.221	3.221
3	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1'40.971	4.161	0.940
4	76	Loris BAZ	FRA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	1'40.973	4.163	0.002
5	43	Jack MILLER	AUS	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	1'41.092	4.282	0.119
6	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	1'41.199	4.389	0.107
7	45	Scott REDDING	GBR	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	1'41.482	4.672	0.283
8	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	1'41.648	4.838	0.166
9	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	1'41.825	5.015	0.177
10	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	1'41.880	5.070	0.055
11	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1'42.112	5.302	0.232
12	68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	1'42.152	5.342	0.040
13	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	1'42.225	5.415	0.073
14	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1'42.226	5.416	0.001
15	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Ducati Team	Ducati	1'42.916	6.106	0.690
16	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1'43.019	6.209	0.103
17	7	Mike JONES	AUS	Avintia Racing	Ducati	1'43.048	6.238	0.029
18	25	Maverick VINALES	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1'43.821	7.011	0.773
19	50	Eugene LAVERTY	IRL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	1'43.933	7.123	0.112
20	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1'44.411	7.601	0.478
21	53	Tito RABAT	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	1'44.545	7.735	0.134