MotoGP Australia - Free Practice (4) Results

Nicky Hayden💫 fastest🧔 in FP4 as the Phillip Island weather continues to taunt the riders.
Hayden is making his second MotoGP appearance of the season - this time returning to the Repsol Honda team with which he won the 2006 wo✃rld championship, as a replacement for the injured Dani Pedrosa.
A dry track for the openingᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ minutes of FP4 - when Hayden set his best time - was swiftly followed by torrentia🐎l rain and gale-force winds, causing the session to be red flagged after 11 of the 30mins.
Once restarted🧸, the session remained fully wet🌞 to the finish.
The delayed Qualifying 1 - for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo - will now ge🌺t underway.
1.Nicky HaydenUSARepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 36.810s[Lap 3/12]312km/h (Top Speed)2.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 40.031s +3.221s[10/10]303km/h3.Aleix EspargaroESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 40.971s +4.161s[2/8]307km/h4.Loris BazFRAAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 40.973s +4.163s[2/11]299km/h5.Jack MillerAUSEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)1m 41.092s +4.282s[2/2]301km/h6.Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)1m 41.199s +4.389s[10/10]302km/h7.Scott ReddingGBROcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 41.482s +4.672s[14/14]290km/h8.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici GP)1m 41.648s +4.838s[9/9]319km/h9.Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 41.825s +5.015s[10/10]299km/h10.Danilo PetrucciITAOcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 41.880s +5.070s[12/14]312km/h11.Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 42.112s +5.302s[12/13]299km/h12.Yonny HernandezCOLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 42.152s +5.342s[2/6]288km/h13.Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 42.225s +5.415s[2/12]309km/h14.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 42.226s +5.416s[11/14]309km/h15.Hector BarberaESPDucati Team (Desmosedici GP)1m 42.916s +6.106s[9/13]305km/h16.Stefan BradlGERFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 43.019s +6.209s[9/9]282km/h17.Mike JonesAUSAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 43.048s +6.238s[14/14]291km/h0.Maverick Vi?alesESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 43.821s +7.011s[10/10]317km/h0.Eugene LavertyIRLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 43.933s +7.123s[10/10]293km/h0.Alvaro BautistaESPFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 44.411s +7.601s[11/12]285km/h0.Tito RabatESPEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*1m 44.545s +7.735s[15/15]293km/h
Blue Name = No Concessions.
7 engine changes for the season. Engines must be identical throughout season within same team (development freeze). 5 days of private testing.Black Name = Concessions.
9 engine changes. No engine development freeze. Unlimited private testing.* Rookie
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:Best lap: Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 27.899s (2013)Fastest race lap:Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story 🐼and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.