A year on from Cal Crutchlow’s fantastic victory at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, and the LCR Honda Team return to the magnificent cliff-top venue of Phillip Island with the hope of getting back to those dizzy heights once more. The Victorian track is one of the most exciting race circuits in the whole world, with a super-fast layout and picturesque location lending itself to thrilling action, and Crutchlow demonstrated in last year’s race that he has the mastery of its challenging nuances.

After three difficult races, and changeable weather forecast for the whole weekend in Australia, the hope is that confidence from that brilliant performance 12 months ago can bring the squad back to their customary level of fighting for the top positions in the MotoGP World Championship.


#35 Cal Crutchlow

“Obviously, we are really looking forward to Phillip Island after three difficult races. We had such a great result here last year as a team, so hopefully we can do similar again this year.

“As always we will give 100%, but I think it will be an even more difficult race this year considering the fact that everybody is so competitive and riding at such a high level in MotoGP at the moment. Nonetheless, we will give our very best at a circuit we all love to race at.”