LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow will sit out the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix after sustaining a broken ankle in FP2 on Friday. The Briton headed into the event at Phillip Island in great form having claimed second place in HRC’s home race at Motegi last time out.
Crutchlow started well at the iconic Melbourne circuit and was fifth fastest in the morning session. However, she suffered a heavy fall at turn one with 15 minutes of FP2 remaining which resulted in a fracture of his right ankle and tibia. After being seen by medics at the track, the 32-year-old was taken to Melbourne Alfred City Hospital where she will undergo surgery to correct the injury.
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’29.131 |
| 2 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’29.291 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’29.354 |
| 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’29.406 |
| 5 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’29.616 |
| 6 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’29.686 |
| 7 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’29.739 |
| 8 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’29.838 |
| 9 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’29.918 |
| 10 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’30.133 |
| 11 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’30.179 |
| 12 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’30.346 |
| 13 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’30.472 |
| 14 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’30.545 |
| 15 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati Team | 1’30.734 |
| 16 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’30.736 |
| 17 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’30.787 |
| 18 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’30.830 |
| 19 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1’31.166 |
| 20 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’31.275 |
| 21 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’31.539 |
| 22 | Jordi TORRES | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’31.570 |
| 23 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’32.045 |
| 24 | Mike JONES | Angel Nieto Team | 1’33.633 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc