Terverifikasi Administratif dan Faktual oleh Dewan Pers
Sementara itu, Valentino Rossi beberapa kali menjadi pebalap tercepat pada tes tersebut sebelum catatan waktunya disalip oleh lima pebalap lain saat waktu tersisa 30 menit.
Rossi harus masuk garasi lebih awal karena tim Yamaha memberi instruksi untuk menghentikan tes lebih awal.
A flurry of fast laps at the end of the day sees Pedrosa finish quickest followed by Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Petrucci, Miller and Rossi. Rossi had been fastest when he finished testing.#SepangTest #MotoGP
— CRASH.NET/MotoGP (@crash_motogp) January 28, 2018
Dani Pedrosa menutup tes pramusim kali ini dengan catatan waktu tercepat 1 menit 59,427 detik diikuti oleh Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), Jorge Lorenzo, Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing), Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing) dan Valentino Rossi.
Berikut hasil lengkap hari pertama tes pramusim MotoGP 2018 di Sirkuit Sepang, Minggu (28/1/2018):
1. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) 1m 59.427s [Lap 55/56]
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) +0.343s [33/35]
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) +0.375s [38/38]
4. Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Ducati) +0.696s [29/30]
5. Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati) +0.751s [42/43]
6. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) +0.806s [44/50]
7. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) +0.863s [50/51]
8. Johann Zarco (Yamaha Tech3) +0.994s [60/62]
9. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) +1.095s [28/38]
10. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM) +1.141s [38/39]
11. Alex Rins (Suzuki Ecstar) +1.200s [61/63]
12. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) +1.237s [63/64]
13. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha) +1.287s [55/72]
14. Aleix Esargaro (Aprilia Gresini) +1.439s [34/40]
15. Tito Rabat (Reale Avintia) +1.485s [66/66]
16. Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) +1.600s [27/41]
17. Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM) +1.672s [29/39]
18. Franco Morbidelli (Marc VDS) +1.734s [61/62]
19. Alvaro Bautista (Angel Nieto Team) +2.301s [30/40]
20. Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki Test Rider) +2.437s [37/58]
21. Scott Redding (Aprilia Gresini) +2.535s [40/51]
22. Yamaha Test (Yamaha Test Rider) +2.617s [26/28]
23. Yonny Hernandez (Yamaha Tech3) +2.626s [47/47]
24. Karel Abraham (Angel Nieto Team) +2.661s [46/46]
25. Yamaha Test 2 (Yamaha Test Rider) +3.100s [23/39]
26. Xavier Simeon (Reale Avintia) +3.519s [45/47]
27. Tom Luthi (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) +4.305s [57/58]
28. Yamaha Test 1 (Yamaha Test Rider) +4.359s [3/3]
29. Michele Pirro (Ducati Test Rider) +5.340s [3/4]
30. Mika Kallio (KTM Test Rider) +6.505s [7/7]