Sementara sesi sempat terhambat karena Yonny Hernandez terjatuh dan marshall mengibarkan bendera merah. Marc Marquez melakukan putaran pertama di atas motor sejak insiden patah tulang kakinya. Demikian juga Pol Espargaro yang baru saja melakukan operasi akibat patah tulang selangka saat tes Qatar lalu. (otosport.co.id)
Hasil Sesi Latihan 1 MotoGP Qatar
1. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Forward Racing (Forward-Yamaha) 1m 55.201s***
2. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1m 55.667s | +0.466s*
3. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 55.816s | +0.615s*
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 55.996s | +0.795s**
5. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 56.020s | +0.819s*
6. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.332s | +1.131s*
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 56.542s | +1.341s*
8. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Forward-Yamaha) 1m 56.626s | +1.425s***
9. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 56.668s | +1.467s*
10. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 56.670s | +1.469s***
11. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 56.682s | +1.481s*
12. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 1m 56.726s | +1.525s*
13. Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 57.046s | +1.845s**
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 57.100s | +1.899s**
15. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 57.623s | +2.422s**
16. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R) 1m 57.779s | +2.578s***
17. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 58.182s | +2.981s***
18. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Avintia) 1m 58.394s | +3.193s***
19. Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R) 1m 58.495s | +3.294s***
20. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Avintia) 1m 58.732s | +3.531s***
21. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing Project (ART) 1m 59.321s | +4.120s***
22. Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) 1m 59.328s | +4.127s***
23. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) No Time***
* Factory Class
** Factory Class dengan kelonggaran
*** Open Class
Fastest 2014 Qatar test time:
Aleix Espargaro ESP Forward-Yamaha 1m 54.874s (March 9)
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha 1m 53.927s (2011)
Fastest race lap:
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1m 55.153s (2008)