Motegi - Persaingan para pembalap pada sesi latihan keempat gelaran MotoGP seri ke-15 yang diselenggarakan di sirkuit Motegi, Jepang(11/10) berlangsung sengit. Para rider beradu cepat untuk mencetak waktu terbaiknya.
Pembalap Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez sempat menempati posisi pertama hingga tiga menit menjelang sesi latihihan usai rekan satu timnya Dani Pedrosa mempertajam waktunya dan naik ke posisi pertama.
Namun secara mengejutkan rider Movistar Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo yang mencoba terus mempertajam waktunya berhasil merebut posisi pertama dari Pedrosa hanya 1 menit jelang sesi latihan usai. Lorenzo berhasil megukir waktu tercepat 1 menit 45.598 detik atau terpaut 0.052 detik dari catatan waktu Pedrosa.
Sedangkan Valentino Rossi harus puas berada di posisi ketujuh dengan torehan waktu 1 menit 45.992 detik. Padahal The Doctor pada sesi latihan sebelumnya mampu menempati posisi kedua.(otosport.co.id)
Hasil FP4 MotoGP Motegi :
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 45.598s [Lap 10/11] 302km/h (Top Speed)
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 45.650s +0.052s [10/15] 307km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 45.688s +0.090s [6/14] 305km/h
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 45.730s +0.132s [5/14] 305km/h
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 45.772s +0.174s [5/12] 306km/h
6. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 1m 45.900s +0.302s [6/15] 306km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 45.992s +0.394s [13/14] 304km/h
8. Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 46.301s +0.703s [9/12] 303km/h
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 46.441s +0.843s [11/13] 303km/h
10. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.657s +1.059s [13/14] 304km/h
11. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 46.809s +1.211s [11/11] 302km/h
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 46.830s +1.232s [5/9] 297km/h
13. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1m 46.936s +1.338s [6/11] 305km/h
14. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 47.474s +1.876s [5/11] 296km/h
15. Alex De Angelis RSM NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 47.611s +2.013s [11/12] 300km/h
16. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 47.798s +2.200s [13/13] 292km/h
17. Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)* 1m 47.847s +2.249s [5/12] 291km/h
18. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R) 1m 47.916s +2.318s [4/10] 293km/h
19. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing Project (ART) 1m 47.979s +2.381s [12/13] 287km/h
20. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamalube Racing Team with YSP (YZR-M1) 1m 47.998s +2.400s [4/8] 302km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 48.070s +2.472s [3/6] 302km/h
22. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) 1m 48.861s +3.263s [7/11] 292km/h
23. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Avintia)* 1m 49.157s +3.559s [3/12] 289km/h
24. Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)* 1m 49.319s +3.721s [9/12] 290km/h