Latihan Sesi Pertama, Dovizioso Unggul Tipis dari Rossi

Andrea Dovizioso memimpin latihan bebas sesi pertama jelang GP Qatar 2018. Bertempat di Sirkuit Losail, Jumat (16/3) pembalap Ducati tersebut unggul dengan catatan waktu 1 menit 55.366 detik.

Perolehan Dovizioso unggul tipis yakni 0,061 detik dari catatan waktu milik Valentino Rossi. Sementara dengan Marc Marquez di posisi tiga, Dovizioso unggul 0,377 detik.

Di sisi lain, nasib buruk menghampiri Thomas Luthi dari tim Marc VDS Honda. Ia mengalami kecelakaan ketika melintasai tikungan pertama Sirkuit Losail. Hal serupa juga dialami Pol Espargaro. Joki Red Bull KTM Factory Racing tersebut jatuh saat memasuki tikungan keempat sirkuit.

Berikut hasil lengkap free practice sesi pertama:
1. Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team (GP18) – 1m 55.366s
2. Valentino Rossi – Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) – 1m 55.427s +0.061s
3. Marc Marquez – Repsol Honda (RC213V) – 1m 55.743s +0.377s
4. Andrea Iannone – Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) – 1m 55.816s +0.450s
5. Jorge Lorenzo – Ducati Team (GP18) – 1m 55.888s +0.522s
6. Johann Zarco – Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) – 1m 55.943s +0.577s
7. Cal Crutchlow – LCR Honda (RC213V) – 1m 55.989s +0.623s
8. Alex Rins – Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) – 1m 55.997s +0.631s
9. Danilo Petrucci – Pramac Ducati (GP18) – 1m 56.076s +0.710s
10. Tito Rabat – Reale Avintia (GP17) – 1m 56.111s +0.745s
11. Maverick Viñales – Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) – 1m 56.130s +0.764s
12. Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda (RC213V) – 1m 56.265s +0.899s
13. Aleix Espargaro – Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) – 1m 56.313s +0.947s
14. Alvaro Bautista – Angel Nieto Team (GP17) – 1m 56.528s +1.162s
15. Hafizh Syahrin – Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) – 1m 56.544s +1.178s
16. Jack Miller – Pramac Ducati (GP17) – 1m 56.680s +1.314s
17. Pol Espargaro – Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) – 1m 56.999s +1.633s
18. Scott Redding – Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) – 1m 57.115s +1.749s
19. Takaaki Nakagami – LCR Honda (RC213V) – 1m 57.183s +1.817s
20. Thomas Luthi – EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) -1m 57.211s +1.845s
21. Franco Morbidelli – EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) – 1m 57.273s +1.907s
22. Bradley Smith – Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) – 1m 57.389s +2.023s
23. Xavier Simeon – Reale Avintia (GP16) – 1m 59.151s +3.785s
24. Karel Abraham – Angel Nieto Team (GP16) – 1m 59.462s +4.096s