BalapMotor.Net – Free Practice (1), Maverick Vinales ungguli raja Circuit of The Americas (COTA) Marc Marquez, Free Practice (1) duel adu cepat Vinales dengan Marquez sudah terasa. Namun, Vinales ungguli juara bertahan dengan selisih waktu 0,577detik.
Di posisi ketiga ditempati oleh pembalap Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso. Catatan waktunya pun cukup impresif 2menit 05,604detik, tak terlalu jauh dengan Vinales (+0,681detik) yang berada di urutan pertama, dan Marc Marquez (+0,104detik) yang berada di urutan kedua.
Pada saat Free Practice (2) kembali terjadi pertarungan adu cepat antara Marquez dengan Vinales, namun Marquez yang punya catatan apik di sirkuit ini tak mau kalah saing seperti saat di Free Practice (1). Marquez pertajam catatan waktunya 2menit 04.061detik dan bahkan mematakan catatan waktu Vinales di Free Practice (1) 2menit 04,622detik.
Posisi kedua ditempati sang rookie Johann Zarco, Zarco juga terus pertajam catatan waktu, saat di Free Practice (2), dirinya berada di urutan dengan 2menit 05.790detik, namun di Free Practice (2), 2menit 04.347detik sekaligus menggeser posisi Vinales yang harus turun ke posisi ketiga. (Deni)
Hasil Free Practice (1) MotoGP Circuit of The Americas (COTA):
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 05.500s +0.577s [15/19] 332km/h
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 05.604s +0.681s [13/15] 333km/h
4. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 05.790s +0.867s [17/17] 331km/h
5. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.833s +0.910s [15/15] 337km/h
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 06.017s +1.094s [16/17] 336km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 06.109s +1.186s [5/16] 336km/h
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 06.292s +1.369s [15/15] 331km/h
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.411s +1.488s [14/14] 331km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 06.469s +1.546s [13/13] 332km/h
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 06.484s +1.561s [12/13] 331km/h
12. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 06.515s +1.592s [16/16] 330km/h
13. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 06.646s +1.723s [14/14] 333km/h
14. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 06.692s +1.769s [15/15] 330km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 06.786s +1.863s [9/15] 336km/h
16. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 06.824s +1.901s [9/14] 326km/h
17. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 06.894s +1.971s [13/17] 333km/h
18. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 07.127s +2.204s [12/17] 325km/h
19. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 07.300s +2.377s [15/15] 332km/h
20. Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 08.006s +3.083s [10/16] 330km/h
21. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 08.128s +3.205s [6/15] 331km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 08.292s +3.369s [13/16] 328km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 08.740s +3.817s [14/15] 326km/h
Hasil Free Practice (2) MotoGP Circuit of The Americas (COTA):
2. ^2 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 04.347s +0.286s [16/17] 331km/h
3. ˅2 Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 04.451s +0.390s [10/17] 331km/h
4. ^4 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 04.806s +0.745s [15/17] 331km/h
5. ^2 Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 04.811s +0.750s [12/15] 332km/h
6. ˅3 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 04.830s +0.769s [15/16] 334km/h
7. ^4 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 05.005s +0.944s [13/15] 328km/h
8. ^6 Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 05.033s +0.972s [14/15] 332km/h
9. ^4 Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.116s +1.055s [14/15] 333km/h
10. ^6 Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 05.142s +1.081s [17/17] 327km/h
11. ˅5 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 05.282s +1.221s [14/15] 337km/h
12. ˅2 Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 05.284s +1.223s [14/15] 333km/h
13. ˅1 Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 05.463s +1.402s [12/15] 332km/h
14. ˅5 Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 05.468s +1.407s [14/14] 328km/h
15. = Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.584s +1.523s [12/14] 338km/h
16. ˅11 Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.602s +1.541s [15/17] 340km/h
17. = Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 05.943s +1.882s [14/16] 330km/h
18. ^2 Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 06.155s +2.094s [13/13] 330km/h
19. ˅1 Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 06.358s +2.297s [4/13] 327km/h
20. ^1 Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 06.503s +2.442s [12/15] 330km/h
21. ˅2 Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 06.709s +2.648s [9/11] 328km/h
22. = Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 06.741s +2.680s [12/13] 327km/h
23. = Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 07.434s +3.373s [15/15] 327km/h
