Austin – Marc Marquez ditempel ketat Cal Crutchlow pada latihan bebas ketiga Sabtu pagi (11/4) di Circuit of The Americas (CoTA), Austin, Texas.
Keduanya mengulangi posisi latihan kedua hari Jumat, setelah juara dunia bertahan Marquez bertukar posisi teratas dengan pembalap LCR Honda, Crutchlow di menit-menit akhir.
Marquez mendapatkan waktu terbaiknya di lap terakhir dari 12 lap yang ditempuh. Unggul 0,188 detik dari pembalap Inggris itu pada kondisi berkabut namun trek kering.
Crutchlow yang pada balapan seri kedua ini menggunakan sasi baru, meninggalkan pembalap Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo 0,157 detik.
Lorenzo memimpin 3 penunggang Yamaha M1 lainnya, Valentino Rossi (catatan waktunya mirip), Bradley Smith dan Pol Espargaro.
Pembalap Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso berada di undakan 8 dan Andrea Iannone ke-11. (otosport.otomotifnet.com)
Hasil Latihan Bebas Ketiga
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 03.302s [Lap 12/12] 342km/h (Top Speed)
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 03.490s +0.188s [13/13] 339km/h
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 03.647s +0.345s [14/15] 333km/h
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 03.647s +0.345s [15/16] 336km/h
5. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 03.666s +0.364s [13/15] 341km/h
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 03.773s +0.471s [14/17] 341km/h
7. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 03.790s +0.488s [9/13] 328km/h
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 03.850s +0.548s [14/14] 340km/h
9. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 03.946s +0.644s [13/16] 336km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 2m 04.030s +0.728s [11/14] 337km/h
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 04.343s +1.041s [16/17] 340km/h
12. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 04.425s +1.123s [11/15] 330km/h
13. Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 2m 04.429s +1.127s [15/16] 334km/h
14. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 04.845s +1.543s [10/12] 337km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 2m 04.876s +1.574s [7/12] 336km/h
16. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 2m 05.048s +1.746s [11/13] 338km/h
17. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 2m 05.931s +2.629s [13/14] 330km/h
18. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 05.959s +2.657s [15/15] 342km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.225s +2.923s [13/15] 328km/h
20. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 2m 06.394s +3.092s [3/12] 332km/h
21. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 2m 06.563s +3.261s [9/14] 328km/h
22. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar (RC213V-RS)* 2m 06.636s +3.334s [14/16] 330km/h
23. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar (RC213V-RS) 2m 06.913s +3.611s [14/16] 326km/h
24. Alex De Angelis RSM Octo IodaRacing (ART) 2m 07.467s +4.165s [14/14] 321km/h
25. Marco Melandri ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 07.669s +4.367s [14/15] 329km/h
Pembalap Langsung Ke Kualifikasi 2 - 10 Besar Gabungan Waktu Latihan
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V)
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
5. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)
7. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)
9. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1)
| Editor | : | Dimas Pradopo |
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