Pembalap Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez membuktikan dominasinya di sirkuit Sachsenring, Jerman. Menggunakan ban asimetrik pada sesi latihan pertama gelaran MotoGP seri ke-9 (10/7), MM93 mampu jadi yang terkencang.
Memang Marquez punya catatan sempurna di sirkuit ini. Pasalnya Marquez tak pernah kalah di Sachsenring sejak tahun 2009.
Di sesi latihan pertama ini, Marquez mampu menorehkan waktu terbaik yakni, 1 menit 21.766 detik dalam satu putaran. Disusul Valentino Rossi dengan selisih 0.336 detik dari Marquez. Sementara posisi ketiga ditempati oleh pembalap Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS, Scott Redding dengan torehan waktu 1 menit 22.167 detik.
Hiroshi Aoyama yang kembali turun balap menggantikan Karel Abraham yang cedera, harus puas menempati posisi ke-20. Sedangkan pengganti Marco Melandri, Michael Laverty berada di posisi ke-23 dengan torehan waktu 1 menit 24.446 detik. (otorider.com)
Hasil Sesi Latihan 1 MotoGP Sachsenring :
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 21.766s [Lap 20/21] 293km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 22.102s +0.336s [10/26] 291km/h
3. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 22.167s +0.401s [23/23] 287km/h
4. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 22.243s +0.477s [23/23] 290km/h
5. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 22.396s +0.630s [20/23] 291km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 22.428s +0.662s [20/20] 296km/h
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 22.445s +0.679s [19/21] 290km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 22.462s +0.696s [17/19] 286km/h
9. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 22.567s +0.801s [15/20] 287km/h
10. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 22.670s +0.904s [22/24] 295km/h
11. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 22.674s +0.908s [18/19] 285km/h
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 22.696s +0.930s [17/20] 293km/h
13. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 22.698s +0.932s [10/25] 293km/h
14. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 1m 22.792s +1.026s [10/22] 291km/h
15. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 22.935s +1.169s [18/21] 285km/h
16. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 23.163s +1.397s [12/18] 286km/h
17. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 23.299s +1.533s [18/21] 289km/h
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 23.878s +2.112s [10/16] 283km/h
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 24.007s +2.241s [22/24] 282km/h
20. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 24.063s +2.297s [19/20] 286km/h
21. Alex De Angelis RSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 1m 24.063s +2.297s [10/23] 280km/h
22. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 24.096s +2.330s [21/21] 286km/h
23. Michael Laverty GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 24.446s +2.680s [19/20] 282km/h
24. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 25.462s +3.696s [24/26] 283km/h
25. Claudio Corti ITA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 26.771s +5.005s [20/22] 282km/h