Australian MotoGP - Free Practice (4) Results

Marquez sets the pace during a red-flagged FP4 session for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, which would be the final track action of the day.

The session was stopped after Oliveira had a big accident when he was blown onto the grass on the main straight and fell heavily at Turn One. The rookie was conscious, but taken away on a stretcher. Initial reports suggest he has escaped serious injury.

Australian MotoGP - Free Practice (4) Results

Marquez sets the pace during a red-flagged FP4 session for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, which would be the final track action of the day.

The session was stopped after Oliveira had a big accident when he was blown onto the grass on the main straight and fell heavily at Turn One. The rookie was conscious, but taken away on a stretcher. Initial reports suggest he has escaped serious injury.

An urgent Safety Commission meeting was then held with the riders to discuss track conditions. 

The outcome was a decision to cancel this afternoon's qualifying, with both the Qualifying 1 and Qualifying 2 sessions now provisionally moved to Sunday morning.

A limping Quartararo returned to action today, after missing FP2 due to an ankle injury in the wet FP1.

Zarco is making his MotoGP return this weekend for LCR Honda, in place of Nakagami, who is undergoing shoulder surgery. The Frenchman will ride the team's 2018-spec RCV in the last three rounds of this season.

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Australian MotoGP - Free Practice (4) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)1'31.185s8/8331k
2Maverick ViñalesSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.351s10/10328k
3Pol EspargaroSPARed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+0.762s8/8335k
4Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.929s6/8335k
5Franco MorbidelliITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.931s10/10326k
6Johann ZarcoFRALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.141s10/10325k
7Valentino RossiITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.574s5/8327k
8Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.629s5/7327k
9Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*+1.631s6/8328k
10Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.677s5/5317k
11Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (GP19)+1.678s5/5339k
12Danilo PetrucciITADucati Team (GP19)+1.779s4/4327k
13Fabio QuartararoFRAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+1.785s6/6321k
14Mika KallioFINRed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+1.911s7/7322k
15Jack MillerAUSPramac Ducati (GP19)+2.110s3/6328k
16Andrea IannoneITAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+2.174s6/6325k
17Francesco BagnaiaITAPramac Ducati (GP18)*+2.391s6/6315k
18Aleix EspargaroSPAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+2.914s6/6319k
19Karel AbrahamCZEReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)+3.790s5/5327k
20Jorge LorenzoSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+4.404s5/7326k
21Hafizh SyahrinMALRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+4.957s5/6303k
22Tito RabatSPAReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)+6.372s6/8318k

* Rookie.
Fastest Friday Time:

Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 28.824s (FP2)

Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 27.899s (2013)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)

 

By Peter McLaren

 

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