Track conditions improve as Marquez goes third on day one in Argentina
. By Bikeland Staff
With more rubber on the track and a cleaner racing line emerging, the times dropped drastically from this morning with Marc bettering his FP1 time of 1’42.605 by over three seconds with his best lap of 1’39.336 on lap 12/15, placing him 3rd in the combined times on this first day. Teammate, Hiroshi, also improved his time of 1’45.688 from this morning by over four seconds with his time of 1’41.380 on lap 16/18, placing him 21st.
FP3 will commence tomorrow at 09h55 local time.
Marc Marquez
3RD 1'39.336 [LAP 12/15]
"I'm pretty happy today even if the track was not in the best condition. In the first session I was sliding around a lot, but in FP2 it was better. Things are gradually improving and we felt progressively more comfortable. I think the key to this weekend will be understanding the evolution of the grip level of the track, and adapting the setup to the changes. But the important thing is that we were able to go out and ride, and we are already at a good level."
Marc Marquez
Hiroshi Aoyama
21ST 1'41.380 [LAP 16/18]
“This morning and this afternoon have been difficult for me on the bike. I wasn’t able to get a good feeling or feedback on the bike due to the conditions. FP2 was a little better and we were able to go faster but the position didn’t change that much. It’s not the best way to start this first day but we will analyse the data tonight and try to improve tomorrow.”
Hiroshi Aoyama
Results Session
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1
ESPARGARO
Aleix 41 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar 1'38.776
2
IANNONE
Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team 1'39.311
3
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'39.336
4
CRUTCHLOW
Cal 35 GBR CWM LCR Honda 1'39.403
5
DOVIZIOSO
Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 1'39.434
6
LORENZO
Jorge 99 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'39.463
7
ESPARGARO
Pol 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'39.648
8
REDDING
Scott 45 GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1'39.892
9
ROSSI
Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'39.947
10
HERNANDEZ
Yonny 68 COL Pramac Racing 1'40.088
11
VINALES
Maverick 25 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar 1'40.126
12
SMITH
Bradley 38