Pojok Pos. Pada sesi latihan bebas pertama MotoGP Australia, Pembalap Yamaha, Maverick Vinales berhasil mencuri waktu tercepat. Mengaspal di Sirkuit Phillip Island, pembalap asal Spanyol mencatatkan waktu tercepat satu menit 29,952 detik pada Jumat 26 Oktober 2018.

Berada di posisi kedua terdapat pembalap tuan rumah, Jack Miller. Dia berselisih 0,037 detik dari Vinales. Menutup posisi tiga terdepan, ada Danilo Petrucci. Sementara Andrea Dovizioso harus puas berada di posisi kelima.

Sementara rekan setim Vinales, Valentino Rossi, kembali mendapat hasil yang kurang memuaskan. The Doctor hanya mampu finis di urutan ke-10.

Sedangkan duo Honda, Marc Marquez dan Dani Pedrosa, mengalami nasib sial pada latihan bebas pertama. Mereka sama-sama terjatuh.  Imbasnya, posisi mereka terpaut jauh. Marquez mengakhiri latihan di posisi keenam. Sementara Pedrosa harus puas di peringkat 13.
 
Berikut hasil lengkap FP 1 MotoGP Australia:
1. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 29.952s
2. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 29.989s +0.037s
3. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 30.027s +0.075s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 30.121s +0.169s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 40.266s +0.266s
6. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.384s +0.384s
7. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 30.418s +0.418s
8. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 30.658s +0.658s
9. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 30.772s +0.820s
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 30.828s +0.876s
11. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 30.936s +0.984s
12. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 30.956s +1.004s
13. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.984s +1.032s
14. Alvaro Bautista ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 31.197s +1.245s
15. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.207s +1.255s
16. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 31.339s +1.387s
17. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 31.546s +1.594s
18. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 31.670s +1.718s
19. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 31.941s +1.989s
20. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 1m 32.013s +2.061s
21. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 32.024s +2.072s
22. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.334s +2.382s
23. Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 32.793s +2.841s
24. Mike Jones AUS Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 35.012s +5.060s

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