FIM MotoGP World Championship
Circuit of The Americas
Austin, Texas
April 20, 2015
Free Practice One Results (wet conditions, all on Bridgestone tires):
1. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Italy (DUCATI GP15), 2:19.402
2. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (HONDA RC213V), 2:19.864
3. Scott REDDING, UK (HONDA RC213V), 2:20.487
4. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 2:20.593
5. Danilo PETRUCCI, Italy (DUCATI GP14), 2:20.665
6. Bradley SMITH, UK (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 2:20.951
7. Pol ESPARGARO, Spain (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 2:20.983
8. Cal CRUTCHLOW, UK (HONDA RC213V), 2:21.300
9. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 2:21.486
10. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (DUCATI GP14), 2:21.625
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Spain (APRILIA RS-GP), 2:22.018
12. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Japan (HONDA RC213V), 2:22.387
13. Jack MILLER, Australia (HONDA RC213V-RS), 2:22.391
14. Stefan BRADL, Germany (FORWARD YAMAHA), 2:22.498
15. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (HONDA RC213V-RS), 2:22.542
16. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (SUZUKI GSX-RR), 2:22.571
17. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (DUCATI GP14), 2:22.663
18. Hector BARBERA, Spain (DUCATI GP14), 2:22.716
19. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (DUCATI GP15), 2:22.741
20. Loris BAZ, France (FORWARD YAMAHA), 2:24.178
21. Eugene LAVERTY, Ireland (HONDA RC213V-RS), 2:24.851
22. Maverick VIÑALES, Spain (SUZUKI GSX-RR), 2:25.024, crash
23. Marco MELANDRI, Italy (APRILIA RS-GP), 2:25.141
24. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (ART-APRILIA), 2:25.160
25. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (HONDA RC213V-RS), 2:25.405
More, from a press release issued by Repsol Honda:
Wet start to Red Bull GP of The Americas
The first session of the weekend has got underway in Austin, Texas with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez second fastest and replacement rider Hiroshi Aoyama in 12th.
An issue with the lap time transponder delayed the session from starting by fifty minutes, then after just twelve minutes the session was red flagged when a dog was spotted on the track. A further delay of twenty minutes ensued before the riders were able to return on track and complete this first session.
Marc completed fifteen laps with his fastest lap of 2’19.864 (lap 14) and Hiroshi Aoyama – replacing injured Dani Pedrosa – recorded 17 laps and took his best time on the final lap with 2’22.387.
Marc Marquez
2ND 2’19.864 [LAP 14/15]
“I felt good this morning even in these wet conditions. The grip of the track in the rain isn’t too bad – but not one of the best! It’s important to work well on the setup as it looks quite likely we will have a wet race. I tried to push on my last lap and had a moment, but it was good to see the limit in these conditions. This afternoon we will continue to work and prepare for qualifying and the race, regardless of the conditions.”
Hiroshi Aoyama
12TH 2’22.387 [LAP 17/17]
“Unfortunately this first practice in Austin was very wet, which wasn’t ideal for me. I’ve just jumped onto Dani’s bike and I need some time to adapt. I was trying to get some feeling and slowly improved through the session but it looks like the weather will remain like this for the weekend so we’ll keep working on the wet setup and try to find some consistency.”