Pebalap LCR Honda, Stefan Bradl, berhasil menggeser dominasi Valentino Rossi dan Marc Marquez di sesi latihan bebas jelang GP Indianapolis, Sabtu (9/8). Pada sesi latihan ketiga, Bradl finis tercepat dalam waktu 1 menit 32.522 detik.
Bradl finis di depan duo Yamaha, Valentino Rossi dan Jorge Lorenzo, yang melengkapi posisi tiga besar. Sementara penampilan juara dunia bertahan Marc Marquez kurang maksimal. Hasilnya, ia hanya menempati posisi keenam.
Hasil Lengkap:
| Pos | Rider | Team/Bike | Time | Gap |
| 1. | Stefan Bradl | LCR Honda | 1m32.522s | |
| 2. | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1m32.538s | +0.016s |
| 3. | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | 1m32.606s | +0.084s |
| 4. | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1m32.767s | +0.245s |
| 5. | Pol Espargaro | Tech 3 Yamaha | 1m32.797s | +0.275s |
| 6. | Marc Marquez | Honda | 1m32.862s | +0.340s |
| 7. | Andrea Iannone | Pramac Ducati | 1m33.015s | +0.493s |
| 8. | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 Yamaha | 1m33.202s | +0.680s |
| 9. | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 1m33.220s | +0.698s |
| 10. | Aleix Espargaro | Forward Yamaha | 1m33.453s | +0.931s |
| 11. | Yonny Hernandez | Pramac Ducati | 1m33.634s | +1.112s |
| 12. | Alvaro Bautista | Gresini Honda | 1m33.676s | +1.154s |
| 13. | Scott Redding | Gresini Honda | 1m33.765s | +1.243s |
| 14. | Cal Crutchlow | Ducati | 1m34.118s | +1.596s |
| 15. | Hiroshi Aoyama | Aspar Honda | 1m34.267s | +1.745s |
| 16. | Karel Abraham | Cardion Honda | 1m34.745s | +2.223s |
| 17. | Danilo Petrucci | Ioda Aprilia | 1m34.772s | +2.250s |
| 18. | Hector Barbera | Avintia FTR-Kawasaki | 1m34.801s | +2.279s |
| 19. | Mike di Meglio | Avintia FTR-Kawasaki | 1m34.938s | +2.416s |
| 20. | Leon Camier | Aspar Honda | 1m35.010s | +2.488s |
| 21. | Colin Edwards | Forward Yamaha | 1m35.122s | +2.600s |
| 22. | Broc Parkes | PBM-Aprilia | 1m35.521s | +2.999s |
| 23. | Michael Laverty | PBM-Aprilia | 1m35.915s | +3.393s |
| Editor | : | Tulus Muliawan |
| Sumber | : | Autosport |
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