MotoGP Phillip Island: 1-2 KTM, Bagnaia buiten top 10
20 oktober 2023
Brad Binder heeft de eerste dag op Phillip Island de snelste rijd gerealiseerd. De 28-jarige Zuid-Afrikaan reed in de Time-Attack van de PR-sessie een 1'27.943 en was daarmee anderhalf tiende sneller dan teamgenoot Jack Miller. Voor het tweede weekend op rij kwalificeerde Pecco Bagnaia zich niet rechtstreeks voor Q2.
MotoGP Phillip Island, tijden vrije training:
| Rijder | Team | Merk | FP1 | PR | Verschil | ||
| 1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1'30.285 | 1'27.943 | |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1'30.453 | 1'28.091 | +0.148 |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1'29.777 | 1'28.212 | +0.269 |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1'29.039 | 1'28.222 | +0.279 |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 1'30.675 | 1'28.363 | +0.420 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1'30.434 | 1'28.368 | +0.425 |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1'30.819 | 1'28.452 | +0.509 |
| 8 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'30.464 | 1'28.453 | +0.510 |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1'30.480 | 1'28.456 | +0.513 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1'30.311 | 1'28.456 | +0.513 |
| 11 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1'30.518 | 1'28.642 | +0.699 |
| 12 | Alex Rins | ESP | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1'30.678 | 1'28.644 | +0.701 |
| 13 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM | 1'29.759 | 1'28.656 | +0.713 |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 1'30.753 | 1'28.659 | +0.716 |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1'30.434 | 1'28.661 | +0.718 |
| 16 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'30.614 | 1'28.790 | +0.847 |
| 17 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'30.858 | 1'28.937 | +0.994 |
| 18 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'30.972 | 1'29.007 | +1.064 |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1'31.332 | 1'29.164 | +1.221 |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 1'31.163 | 1'29.711 | +1.768 |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1'30.834 | 1'29.750 | +1.807 |
| 22 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1'30.940 | 1'29.908 | +1.965 |