Crutchlow fastest at soaked Phillip Island
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| Repsol Honda teammates Marc Marquez and American Nicky Hayden |
The first practices of the weekend for the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix got underway today MotoGP riders battling soaking conditions. With very little track time to be had, due to persistent rain and the cancellation of FP2, today's times were meaningless.
Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) went quickest in first practice at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, as the rainy conditions from Moto3 FP1 continued – and then deteriorated. Crutchlow took the top spot before the rain got harder, and remained P1 ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Yakhnich).
Home hero Jack Miller was spectacular through the final corner as his Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS machine moved him up into P3, with the Assen winner slotting in ahead of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as the new champion of the world got back on track. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Maverick Vinales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Pol Espargaro were P5, P6 and P7, with Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) ending the session in P8.
Dani Pedrosa’s replacement Nicky Hayden rode the Repsol Honda machine for the first time since 2008 in FP1, with the 2006 MotoGP World Champion in P9.
Friday Results
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Time | Behind | Gap. |
| 1 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 1'40.957 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 1'41.010 | 0.053 | 0.053 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'41.457 | 0.500 | 0.447 |
| 4 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'41.511 | 0.554 | 0.054 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'41.569 | 0.612 | 0.058 |
| 6 | 25 | Maverick VIÃ'ALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'41.813 | 0.856 | 0.244 |
| 7 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'42.465 | 1.508 | 0.652 |
| 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'42.956 | 1.999 | 0.491 |
| 9 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'43.012 | 2.055 | 0.056 |
| 10 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'43.070 | 2.113 | 0.058 |
| 11 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'43.132 | 2.175 | 0.062 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 1'43.314 | 2.357 | 0.182 |
| 13 | 7 | Mike JONES | AUS | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'43.483 | 2.526 | 0.169 |
| 14 | 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'44.176 | 3.219 | 0.693 |
| 15 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'44.178 | 3.221 | 0.002 |
| 16 | 50 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'44.181 | 3.224 | 0.003 |
| 17 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'44.551 | 3.594 | 0.370 |
| 18 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'44.792 | 3.835 | 0.241 |
| 19 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'45.651 | 4.694 | 0.859 |
| 20 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'47.225 | 6.268 | 1.574 |
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'49.008 | 8.051 | 1.783 |